ABSTRACT According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) manual, a student-athlete may be admitted to a university under special exception to the normal entrance requirements. Currently, the NCAA does not require data to track the outcomes of specially admitted student-athletes. Pragmatism, within the context of education, warrants regular evaluation of policies and procedures to see if they are achieving the desired purposes, and subsequently making changes to reflect values and beliefs as needed. The purpose of this quantitative study was to gain a pragmatic understanding of educational outcomes associated with specially admitted student-athletes within the “Power 5” conference institutions. Findings show the majority of student-athlete special admits (51%) graduated within six years from their initial institution while 6.06% were dismissed for academic reasons. Furthermore, student-athletes within the “Power 5” conference institutions graduated at a higher rate (68%) than Division I student-athletes (67%) and all Division I students (65%). GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

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承认还是不承认？探索“五强”会议中“特殊入学”学生运动员的毕业率

摘要根据美国大学体育协会（NCAA）手册，学生运动员可以在正常入学条件的特殊例外情况下被大学录取。当前，NCAA不需要数据来追踪特殊入学的学生运动员的成绩。在教育背景下，实用主义需要定期评估政策和程序，以查看其是否达到了预期的目的，并随后进行更改以反映所需的价值观和信念。这项定量研究的目的是对“ Power 5”会议机构中与特别接纳的学生运动员相关的教育成果进行务实的理解。调查结果显示，大多数学生运动员特殊录取者（51％）在最初的六年内毕业，而6岁时才毕业。06％因学术原因被解雇。此外，“五国集团”会议机构的学生运动员的毕业率（68％）高于第一类学生运动员（67％）和所有第一类学生（65％）。图形概要