How are student-athletes who enter the institution during the preceding summer term or at midterm counted in the admissions information?
In responding to self-study Item No. 2 (Attachment No. 1), institutions should use the methodology on the graduation-rates disclosure form (i.e., include freshman who entered during the preceding summer term but not those who are midterm enrollees). However, self-study Item No. 3 (Attachment No. 2) includes all summer and midterm enrollees. Given the relatively small number of special admits at most institutions, eliminating these students may substantially affect the data.Q: Should institutions that do not award athletics aid or that sponsor nonscholarship sports compile graduation rates information for freshman student-athletes who are recruited instead of gathering data for freshman student-athletes on athletics aid?A: The committee agreed that institutions or sports that do not award athletics aid, such as the Ivy Group or nonscholarship sports, may compile graduation rates information for freshman student-athletes who are recruited. As a reminder, when completing Operating Princip
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