Sports scholarships and academic fraud

Abstract

American intercollegiate athletics have long been associated with academic corruption. The main enablers of academic misconduct within these institutions are the universities themselves. By violating the rules set by the National Collegiate Athletics Association, these universities display a disregard for both the academic integrity of the institutions and the best interests of their students. The present paper presents an overview of the most prevalent types of misconduct seen in intercollegiate athletics, and includes an examination of the main interests at stake as well as some recent examples. The aim of this study is to provide further insight into the academic corruption permeating collegiate athletics in the United States.