Universities don’t like to publicize how much preferential admissions treatment they give special populations like athletes, legacies, and under-represented minority groups.
From ESPN columnist and 4 time All-American Stanford University softball player
“Which is generally what Stanford looks for when admitting athletes. There are no official standards you have to hit to get in. No magic formula of SAT scores and GPA, although generally it's gotta be above 1150 (out of 1600) and 3.5. But it's a sliding scale. And yes, it varies by sport. A football player with a 1100 SAT and 3.4 GPA might get in while a softball player with the same scores wouldn't.”
http://m.espn.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=college_sports&id=6206094&src=desktopFrom Duke Chronicle - university student newspaper editorial
“For the Class of 2007, 768 male non-athletes were admitted to Duke with an average SAT score of 1,438, while 42 recruited athletes averaged 1,172. For females, 786 non-athletes averaged 1,403, versus 37 athletes' 1,258.
That's a 266-point gap for males and a 145-point gap for females.
And in case you're interested in a team-by-team breakdown, the eight men's baseball team recruits averaged 1,206 that year, while 22 football players averaged 1,063 and the five men's basketball players came in last at 997. All 14 other recruited male athletes averaged 1,258.
Considering the national average for the 2002 SAT was 1,026, it's a safe bet that few (if any) non-athletes could even get their foot in the door with stats like the ones above.
Yet the most elite recruits (read: prospective basketball players) can be tentatively admitted before they've finished their junior year of high school; all that's needed is a PSAT score and freshman and sophomore grades.
This must have been how our beloved Sean Dockery got admitted with a 2.3 GPA and an ACT score of 15; at the time, his credentials didn't even meet NCAA minimums of a 2.5 GPA and 17 on the ACT.”
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2006/10/fight-blue-devils-fightFrom Stanford Magazine - published by Stanford Univerisity alumni association
“In the four classes entering the University from 1994 to 1997, the average freshman male athlete had logged a 3.73 high school GPA and a 1,215 SAT score, according to NCAA statistics. Female freshman athletes during the same period had a 3.87 GPA and a 1,151 SAT score. By comparison, the averages for all Division 1 schools combined were 2.97 and 997 for males and 3.29 and 1,007 for females. At Duke University, another school known for academics as well as athletics, incoming freshman male athletes had a 3.46 GPA and an SAT of 1,103, while females had a 3.51 grade-point and a 1,090 test score.“
https://stanfordmag.org/contents/how-to-build-a-dynasty
