Three-quarters of student-athletes surveyed in the NCAA Student-Athlete Activism and Racial Justice Engagement Study indicated that it was important to them to be an engaged citizen, and over half said college athletes have a responsibility to volunteer in the local community.

As a follow-up to the spring 2020 NCAA Student-Athlete COVID-19 Well-Being Survey, the fall survey showed student-athletes continue to face heightened mental health concerns, barriers to sport participation, and career planning challenges.

Since college sports were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic in March, many respondents in the NCAA student-athlete well-being survey reported experiencing high rates of mental distress.

Five research teams will receive a total of $100,000 through the NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program, designed to enhance college athletes’ psychosocial well-being and mental health.

shows a record-high number of college students are taking part in NCAA sports. It also reveals colleges and universities continue to expand opportunities for their students to compete.

More student-athletes than ever are graduating from college, according to the most recent Division I Graduation Success Rate. The single-year rate for student-athletes who enrolled in college in 2012 increased one percentage point to 89%, the highest ever.

The NCAA Research Committee has selected five research proposals to fund in the 2019 cycle of the NCAA Graduate Student Research Grant Program.

Six research teams will receive a total of $100,000 through the NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program, designed to enhance college athletes’ psychosocial well-being and mental health.

A record-setting 494,992 students competed in NCAA sports in the 2017-18 academic year, an increase of more than 3,000 since 2016-17.