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Wildcats Record 98 Percent Graduation Success Rate
12/7/2023 1:25:00 PM | General
DAVIDSON, N.C. – The latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report was released Wednesday, and Davidson Athletics again ranks among the nation's best with an overall department GSR of 98 percent.
The NCAA's national average for this year's reporting range is 91 percent.
Figures released Wednesday reflect graduation numbers among student-athletes who entered college in 2016. The NCAA has tracked GSR for more than two decades, and student-athletes have surpassed the original benchmark goal of 80%, with long-term graduation rate increases being observed year after year from an overall 74% in 2002 to this year's record 91%.
In addition to posting the top rate in the Atlantic 10 Conference, 15 of Davidson's 17 reported programs recorded 100 percent graduation rates over that period. It's also the third straight year the Wildcats have reached that number.
Since the first report (2004-05), both tennis programs as well as men's soccer, have obtained perfect marks.
The Graduation Success Rate measures graduation rates for student-athletes by team. The GSR considers student-athletes who are on scholarship their first year and who graduate from their respective universities or leave their programs, via transfer to other universities or for professional opportunities, while in good academic standing.
A complete and searchable Graduation Rates Report is available online at NCAA.org.
ABOUT THE NCAA's GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE
The NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) is designed to show the proportion of student-athletes on any given team who earn a college degree. The NCAA has imposed a new set of academic standards that seeks to hold teams and institutions accountable for how well a student-athlete progresses toward a degree.
The NCAA's national average for this year's reporting range is 91 percent.
Figures released Wednesday reflect graduation numbers among student-athletes who entered college in 2016. The NCAA has tracked GSR for more than two decades, and student-athletes have surpassed the original benchmark goal of 80%, with long-term graduation rate increases being observed year after year from an overall 74% in 2002 to this year's record 91%.
In addition to posting the top rate in the Atlantic 10 Conference, 15 of Davidson's 17 reported programs recorded 100 percent graduation rates over that period. It's also the third straight year the Wildcats have reached that number.
Since the first report (2004-05), both tennis programs as well as men's soccer, have obtained perfect marks.
The Graduation Success Rate measures graduation rates for student-athletes by team. The GSR considers student-athletes who are on scholarship their first year and who graduate from their respective universities or leave their programs, via transfer to other universities or for professional opportunities, while in good academic standing.
A complete and searchable Graduation Rates Report is available online at NCAA.org.
ABOUT THE NCAA's GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE
The NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) is designed to show the proportion of student-athletes on any given team who earn a college degree. The NCAA has imposed a new set of academic standards that seeks to hold teams and institutions accountable for how well a student-athlete progresses toward a degree.
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