Questions? Email the CSC staff at aaa@cscommunicators.com for questions specific to the Academic All-America® program.
Program Overview
Academic All-American is a title reserved for
college student-athletes who perform at an
elite level in their
chosen sport and in the
classroom. The all-time list of 44,000+ Academic All-Americans includes major sports stars and some of the world’s most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science and the arts. Established in 1952 and selected by College Sports Communicators, Academic All-America is the longest running and premier award for
athletic and academic success across championship college sports at all
NCAA levels, the
NAIA,
two-year colleges and
Canadian institutions. Teams are announced year round and amplified by CSC member colleges, universities, and conferences on a wide local, regional, national, and even international scope.
Read more about the evolution of the program over the years at AcademicAllAmerica.com. Click here to download the "
About the Academic All-America Program" informational flyer.
Nominating and voting for Academic All-America® is an exclusive right of College Sports Communicators members.
- Outstanding student-athletes are nominated for Academic All-District® recognition by communications directors and must have a minimum 3.50 GPA and meet high athletic standards. (over 30,000 nominations annually)
- A select group of student-athletes advances to the national ballot where CSC members vote on Academic All-America teams. (approximately 2,000 selections annually)
- An Academic All-American Team Member of the Year is selected in each sport and division. (66 recipients)
- An Overall Academic All-American of the Year is selected as the top student-athlete across all sports in each NCAA and NAIA division. (4 recipients)
CSC member links:
| The Academic All-America® Program |
IMPORTANT! NO LATE NOMINATIONS OR VOTES ARE ABLE TO BE ACCEPTED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Nomination deadlines are strictly followed. NO late nominations can be considered or accepted, per long-standing policy of the CSC Executive Board of Directors. Please plan accordingly and download the Important Dates calendar at the link above. |
| Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Program |
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Help protect our federally registered trademark.
The College Sports Communicators Executive Board of Directors and Academic All-America Committee leadership remind members that the Academic All-America® mark is federally registered.
Your help is needed by the Executive Board and AAA Committee to monitor the wrongful use of this registered trademark. If you see any other organizations, including coaching associations, using this registered trademark, immediately contact Associate Executive Director Will Roleson (will@cscommunicators.com). We'll have our legal counsel, Collegiate Images, follow up with a letter regarding infringement of our federally registered mark and they will be asked to "cease and desist" from future use of that mark.
Many times during the year we find that our own membership is using "Academic All-America" in releases that they prepare for student-athletes receiving academic achievement awards from other organizations — when in fact those organizations refer to their awards as "All-Academic," "Scholar-Athlete," "Academic All-Star," etc.
We ask that members be cognizant of only using "Academic All-America" in relation to CSC's program. There are NO exceptions. |