Investing in athletics is one approach that universities have taken to better appeal to potential students. We analyze whether football success, as measured by win percentage, is correlated with a higher number of student applicants. We find that for schools in the major “Power‐Five” conferences, win percentage does not significantly change the number of students who apply. However, in the smaller “Group‐of‐Five” conferences, win percentage is associated with an increase in the number of applications. This is a particularly relevant finding because smaller universities may often be the ones struggling to maintain the size of their student body.

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橄榄球获胜率对五强和五校组大学申请的影响

投资体育运动是大学为更好地吸引潜在学生而采取的一种方法。我们分析了以获胜百分比衡量的足球成功是否与更多的学生申请者相关。我们发现，对于参加主要“五强”会议的学校来说，获胜百分比并没有显着改变申请的学生数量。然而，在规模较小的“五国集团”会议中，获胜率与申请数量的增加相关。这是一个特别相关的发现，因为规模较小的大学可能往往难以维持学生群体的规模。