Recruiting research
Data-driven recruiting research
Long-form research articles sourced from NCAA, NCES, and recruiting industry data, with sources listed for every claim.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
46% of Division I men’s basketball athletes reported bettor messages
Evidence-led analysis of negative or threatening messages attributed to sports bettors in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
51% of Division I men’s basketball athletes reported online abuse
Evidence-led analysis of social media abuse tied to athletics performance in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
41% of men’s-sport transfers wanted a higher competition level
Evidence-led analysis of pursuing a higher competitive level as a transfer reason in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
29% of men’s-sport transfers cited more playing time
Evidence-led analysis of seeking more playing time as a transfer reason in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
90% of NCAA athletes prioritized competing and team success
Evidence-led analysis of the weight athletes place on competition opportunity and team success in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
Nearly three-quarters of NCAA athletes valued being a team leader
Evidence-led analysis of the importance athletes place on being viewed as a team leader in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
Transfers weighed academics 5 to 10 points less in college choice
Evidence-led analysis of the difference in academic emphasis during college choice in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
Playing-time promises mattered more in transfers’ college choice
Evidence-led analysis of the influence of promised playing time or a team role on transfer college choice in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
47% of women’s-sport transfers sought a coach or teammate change
Evidence-led analysis of coach and teammate change as a transfer reason in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
39% of women’s-sport transfers cited mental health or well-being
Evidence-led analysis of mental health or well-being as a transfer reason in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study, with recruiting implications and explicit limits.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
NCAA athletes reported 33 more minutes of weekday sleep in 2025
A bounded analysis of weekday sleep change in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
12% of NCAA senior athletes planned to pursue sport full time
A bounded analysis of postcollege sport plans in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
44% of NCAA senior athletes planned work related to their major
A bounded analysis of major-related career plans in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
23% of NCAA senior athletes planned postgraduate education
A bounded analysis of postgraduate education plans in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
Football athletes averaged 6 hours 24 minutes of weekday sleep
A bounded analysis of football sleep and schedule demands in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
What the 2025 NCAA GOALS sample can tell college recruits
A bounded analysis of survey coverage in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
Ice hockey athletes reported the most weekday sleep in NCAA GOALS
A bounded analysis of ice hockey sleep averages in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
Men’s-sport athletes planned full-time sport at 2.5 times the women’s rate
A bounded analysis of gender difference in postcollege sport plans in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
NCAA pro and Olympic expectations varied sharply by division and gender
A bounded analysis of professional and Olympic expectations in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
2025 NCAA GOALS Study
Women’s-sport athletes planned graduate school at twice the men’s rate
A bounded analysis of gender difference in graduate-school plans in the NCAA 2025 GOALS study and how families can verify the result during college research.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
More than 40% of men’s-sport athletes reported trying to gain weight
Evidence-led analysis of weight-gain goals and qualified nutrition support from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
NCAA survey reports 72% alcohol use among college athletes
Evidence-led analysis of substance-use prevalence and support access from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
NCAA athlete binge drinking fell from 55% to 35% since 2009
Evidence-led analysis of trend interpretation and percentage-point change from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.
Student-Athlete Health and Wellness
Academics, future planning, and finances led NCAA athlete stressors
Evidence-led analysis of sources of stress and cross-campus support from the NCAA 2022-23 Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study, with limits and college research questions.