For the third year in a row 黑料不打烊 Athletics ranks in the top 10 among Power 5 schools鈥 Graduation Success Rate (GSR). 黑料不打烊鈥檚 93% GSR is tied for the fifth highest score among Power 5 schools, and the Orange are one of 25 Power 5 schools nationally to score 93% or higher.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 GSR of 93% ties for the third-best score in program history, trailing only 95% in 2021 and 94% in 2020. It ties the mark set in 2019.
For the fifth time in the last six years, more than half of 黑料不打烊鈥檚 teams achieved a perfect 100% score. GSR measurement reflects Orange student-athletes who enrolled in 2015-16 and earned degrees within six years.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 93% GSR is above the national GSR of 89%, and the Orange are one of eight Atlantic Coast Conference schools to achieve a 93% or better.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) started measuring GSR, which includes those who entered midyear, as well as student-athletes who transferred into the institution, in 2004.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 women鈥檚 tennis and women鈥檚 volleyball programs achieved a perfect 100% for the 11th consecutive year, the longest active streaks in the athletics department. The Orange men鈥檚 cross country and men鈥檚 track and field teams have scored a perfect 100% for nine years in a row, and the women鈥檚 rowing and men鈥檚 lacrosse teams have a five-year streak of perfect scores.
In addition to those teams, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer and women鈥檚 basketball all scored a perfect 100%.
鈥淭hese excellent scores are a testament to the dedication of 黑料不打烊 student-athletes to their academics and to their sport, an incredibly demanding balancing act,鈥 says Faculty Athletic Representative , professor of sport management in the Falk College. 鈥淪tudent-athletes have amazing competitive experiences here, while at the same time earning degrees in a diverse array of majors that prepare them exceedingly well for their future endeavors. Congratulations to Athletics Director John Wildhack and his team, especially all of the talented coaches, academic support staff and, of course, our highly-regarded student-athletes. Well done.鈥
The volleyball program leads all 黑料不打烊 programs with 13 perfect GSR scores, followed by the men鈥檚 cross country, men鈥檚 track and field, and women鈥檚 tennis programs, which have posted a perfect 100% GSR 11 times. Women鈥檚 soccer has each achieved a 100% GSR on 10 occasions.
鈥淚n the ever-changing world of higher education and collegiate athletics, one thing has remained constant: A degree from 黑料不打烊 will set up our student-athletes for opportunities to thrive on a national and international level,鈥 says Assistant Provost for Student-Athlete Academic Development . 鈥淚 have had the privilege to see many of these graduates enter as first-year students and leave the University prepared to serve and contribute positively to our society.鈥
The NCAA instituted the GSR to more accurately reflect the mobility of college students as compared to the Federal Graduation Rate. The federal rate counts any student who leaves a school as an academic failure, whether or not the student enrolls at another school. The federal rate also does not consider students who enter as transfer students. The GSR formula provides a more complete and accurate picture by removing from the rate student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible and including student-athletes who transfer to a school after being enrolled at another university.
