<p>I don’t know where the Duke stat went… I know I read it in an article on <a href=“http://www.tribeathletics.com%5B/url%5D”>www.tribeathletics.com</a> back in the fall. It just came out when the new data was released.</p>
<p>With this system though, that this ncaa data measured, the student/athletes had 6 years to complete their degree, because the latest data was for the entering class of 1998, and how many had graduated by spring 2004. The data for the graduating class of 2003 would not have W&M at 100% either, though it was very high.</p>
<p>Anyone have a link to the new APR rankings? I tried looking, can’t find them. All I can find is from W&M</p>
<ol>
<li>Yale University (999)</li>
<li>Princeton University (994)</li>
<li>University of Pennsylvania (993)</li>
<li>William and Mary (992) - highest of schools offering athletic scholarships</li>
</ol>
<p>“But turn it around - given the Duke and W&M data, why are they accepting all those inferior (white?) non-football students who don’t graduate?”</p>
<p>Some people don’t make the transition to college well, or can’t handle the workload and higher expectations. That’s my guess where the dropouts come. There’s probably a better support system for the football players also, and most normal students are under pressure to finish in 4 rather than 6 years.</p>