The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act requires co-educational institutions of postsecondary education that participate in a Title IV, federal student financial assistance program, and have an intercollegiate athletic program, to prepare an annual report to the Department of Education on athletic participation, staffing, and revenues and expenses, by men's and women's teams.
Equity in athletics data is now available on the Web at: http://ope.ed.gov/athletics. This site provides data from thousands of colleges and universities in a convenient searchable form.
Statute and Regulations
The Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315) (HEOA) was enacted on August 14, 2008. This law reauthorizes and extends the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The Higher Education Act (HEA) provides the statutory authority for most of the programs and activities administered or conducted by the Office of Postsecondary Education, including requirements related to equity in athletics disclosure.
These regulations govern the consumer disclosure requirements for institutions that participate in the Federal student financial assistance programs.
Data Collection
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Survey. This site is for institutions completing the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act survey.