ABSTRACT Student engagement in collegiate sport consists of both student involvement and institutional support, which varies across varsity and club sport programs. Though greater engagement is found in varsity athletics, there is a need to examine whether the additional time and resources invested are maximizing student outcomes. Therefore, the current study sought to compare the perceived social, intellectual, and fitness benefits associated with varsity athletic and club sport participation at a large university in the United States. A multivariate analysis of variance demonstrated significantly greater perceived intellectual and fitness benefits associated with participation in varsity athletics in comparison to club sport, with a non-significant difference in perceived social benefits associated with participation in varsity and club sport programs. These findings support the return on investment in varsity athletics; however, invite reconsideration of institutional resource allocation given the comparable student outcomes associated with club sport.

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大学运动与俱乐部运动：学生成绩比较

摘要学生对大学体育的参与既包括学生的参与，也包括机构支持，这在大学运动和俱乐部体育课程中有所不同。尽管在高校田径运动中发现了更大的参与度，但仍需要检查所投入的额外时间和资源是否使学生的学习成果最大化。因此，当前的研究试图比较美国一所大型大学与大学运动和俱乐部运动参与相关的感知的社交，智力和健身益处。多变量方差分析表明，与俱乐部运动相比，参加大学运动会带来更大的感知智力和健身益处，与参加大学运动和俱乐部体育计划相关的可感知的社会效益没有显着差异。这些发现支持了大学运动项目的投资回报。但是，考虑到与俱乐部运动相关的可比学生成果，请重新考虑机构资源的分配。