In light of that nonsense about Nebraska having the most Academic All-Americans, here's a brief comparison of the value offered by ND, Nebraska, and UCLA to their black football players.
Graduation Success Rate for Black Football Players:
ND- 100% (1st in BCS*)
Nebraska- 58% (35th in BCS)
UCLA- 46% (58th in BCS)
30 year Return for Graduates:
ND- $1,623,900 (2nd in BCS)
UCLA- $1,174,100 (12th in BCS)
Nebraska- $605,800 (68th in BCS)
Expected 30 year Return for Black Football Players:
ND- $1,623,900 (1st in BCS)
UCLA- $540,086 (30th in BCS)
Nebraska- $351,364 (61st in BCS)
ND offers ~3x more value than UCLA and ~5x more value than Nebraska to black athletes.
*Rankings compare only schools with football programs in AQ conferences and schools that have made recent BCS appearances. There are a total of 70 schools ranked, so 35th is the median.
Sources:
Degree Value
Graduation Success Rate
Full BCS Rankings for the Above Data
As an aside, the bullsh!t about Nebraska having the most Academic All-Americans is a great example of how unscrupulous coaches try to obfuscate this issue. Pelini's staff hear that Rios is concerned with academics, so they toss some stat at him completely out of context that makes Nebraska look like an outstanding academic institution.
Did they mention that the value of a Nebraska degree is among the worst in the BCS? Or that they only graduate 58% of their black football players? Of course not.
This stuff drives me insane. Coaches like Pelini are basically lying to recruits. That is straight up false advertising.