Institutional racism in college athletics stems from the influence of the history of racism throughout the American experience. Since racism in college athletics is a result of racism within the larger society that surrounds it, cultural understanding must begin with the location of racism in American society. There are still racial issues limiting availability and access to this institution (Stahura and Greenwood, 2001). While diversity awareness is important in determining the success of African-American college students, white students have an opposing view regarding this issue. Ervin reveals that “White college students are rebelling against diversity because they believe that it is an anti-White, preferential system that favors the needs of students of color” (Ervin, 2001, p. 764). Ervin explains African-American students’ differing opinion that “students [of color] feel that diversity is a façade and that multicultural programs do not help to solve the problems of intergroup conflict. African-American athletes viewed the chance to play at predominately white colleges as an opportunity to increase their chances of being recognized by recruiters from professional teams. According to Cureton, “campus environment (social and cultural) and student interpersonal factors significantly predict Blacks’ academic success. Specifically, prior research indicates those students’ perceptions of the college environment (feeling comfortable with the university, faculty relations, and nurturing environment that promotes personal development) or the university’s reputation strongly affects academic performance” (Cureton, 2000 p. 296-297). The survey used to gather data for this study was a replication and extension of Cureton’s study published in the Journal of Black Studies in 2003 titled “Race—Specific College Student Experiences on a Predominantly White Campus.” The focus of Cureton’s study was to discover the level at which black students at a predominantly white college were negatively affected in their academic performance by perceptions of the experiences in their environment compared with white students who share the same environment. One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to find the differences among the white and African-American student-athletes’ responses. Crosstabs was used to find differences among white and African-American student-athletes’. Results revealed black versus white opinions among student athletes at a state-supported, Division I, predominately white institution in the south relative to the academic community, athletic community, community as a whole and dynamics within the football and basketball teams. The results yielded significant differences relative to questions in each of the three categories analyzed.Keyword(s): athletics/sports, interdisciplinary, multiculturalism/cultural diversity