NCAA Division I Academic Unit Revenue Distribution Session

NCAA Division I Academic Unit Revenue Distribution

Session Overview • Academic-based revenue distribution criteria and timeline. • Improvement strategies and resources. • Membership panel.

Background on Academic Unit In October 2016, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors and Board of Governors approved distribution of revenue based on academic achievement of student-athletes. Distribution based on NCAA’s Turner/CBS media contract future increases. Distribution to conferences will begin in 2019‐ 20. No restrictions on how institutions use revenue. Conference policies/bylaws relevant to distributions will apply.

Guidelines Used to Establish Distribution 1. Distributions reward broad-based academic success by all teams. 2. Multiple academic measures determine qualification for academic unit to ensure institutions with various missions have opportunity to earn them. 3. Criteria are simple and use rates familiar to membership and public. 4. Measures create incentive for schools that may not initially receive distributions. 5. Criteria balance selectivity inherent in rewarding broad-based academic success with diversity of school’s academic missions.

Academic Unit Criteria for Distribution • Institution has to meet one of the following criteria: NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate • APR for previous year is 985 or higher. Average of single-year rates for all teams. NCAA Division I Graduation Success Rate • GSR for most recently available year is 90% or higher. Federal Graduation Rate • Difference between student-athlete and student-body rates for most recently published Federal Graduation Rates is at least 13 percentage points.

Estimated Academic Unit Funding Eight-Year Look Fiscal Year 2019 -2020 -2021 -2022 -2023 -2024 -2025 -2026 -2027 Projected Academic Fund Annual Distribution $12, 694, 601 $25, 389, 203 $36, 427, 986 $50, 833, 599 $65, 671, 381 $105, 420, 385 $108, 069, 139 $111, 247, 643 Approximate Payout/Institution* $55, 678 $111, 356 $159, 772 $222, 954 $288, 032 $462, 370 $473, 987 $487, 928 *Approximate payout/institution based on 228 institutions meeting one of three academic unit criteria each year. (Data taken from September 2016 report of NCAA Division I Values-Based Revenue Distribution Working Group to NCAA Division I Board of Directors. )

Timeline for Academic Unit Revenue Distribution Spring 2018 First mock reports available. Spring 2019 Spring 2020 June 2020 Final reports available. First actual distribution to conferences. Second mock reports available.

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Academic Unit Report – Page 2

Institutional Outcomes 2016 2018 2019 Overall Institutions Qualified 228 (66%) 262 (75%) 274 (78%) FBS 76 (61. 3%) 91 (70. 5%) 92 (70. 7%) FCS 71 (74. 7%) 101 (80. 8%) 100 (81. 3%) DI (No football) 71 (74. 7%) 72 (74. 2%) 82 (83. 6%) Autonomy 41 (63. 1%) 49 (75. 4%) 47 (72. 3%) Non-Autonomy 187 (66. 3%) 213 (75. 3%) 227 (79. 4%) HBCU 15 (63. 0%) 17 (70. 8%) 17 (73. 9%) Limited Resource 28 (60. 9%) 33 (70. 2%) 35 (71. 4%)

Detailed Timeline GSR data due Jun APR data due Jul GSR corrections submitted Sep Oct APR adjustments/ corrections Oct GSR/FGR data released Oct Dec Academic Unit report notification May APR data released May Jun Academicbased revenue distributions sent to conference

Detailed Timeline Federal Graduation Rate APR SA rate 13% or higher than >985 single year average student body Distribution Year GSR >90% single year 2020 2012 Cohort 2018 -19 Single Year 2021 2013 Cohort 2019 -20 Single Year 2022 2014 Cohort 2020 -21 Single Year

Preparing for the Academic Unit

Analyze Data Understanding of Academic Rates (APR, GSR, FGR) Broad-Based Collaboration Create Specific Initiatives Academic Unit Secure Institutional Support

Appoint a Chief Data Officer. Establish/refine systems to track student-athletes. Learn all nuances of APR/GSR/Federal Graduation Rates and your institution’s data. Engage entire department in discussions/action plans/strategies. Identify waivers for lost points and delayed-graduation points. Discussions on managing scholarships and retroactive aid. Verify teams for sports sponsorship.

Resources • NCAA staff. • NCAA. org/academic unit. • Policies and procedures review. • APR, GSR, Federal Graduation Rates rules education. • Best practices.

Membership Perspective

Session Survey • Complete in NCAA Events app. • In Regional Rules Seminar schedule, select this session. • Click Survey and answer the three questions. • Click Submit at top. • Done!

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