Visual

This visual represents my argument pretty well. Even though the focus of this chart is primarily on student athletes instead of the institution as a whole, it still conveys the issue of a loss of intellectualness in modern higher education. As the chart depicts, there is a significant difference between the GPA of non-athletes to athletes. The difference isn't as bad as one might think, but yet again these are averages that represent a large student body. I find it interesting that females, both athletes and non-athletes, have a much higher average GPA than males do. It makes me think, is gender a factor that contributes to the loss of the academic focus of higher education due to the presence of athletic programs?