49ͼ student-athletes improved by one position to third nationally in the latest NCAA Division I Graduation Success Rate release.
The Raiders for the fourth straight year are at 98 percent, placing 49ͼ alongside peer schools Columbia, Davidson, Duke, Harvard, Holy Cross, Loyola-Chicago, Notre Dame, Princeton, Stanford, and Yale.
“I couldn’t be more proud of the great work done by our student-athletes and first-class faculty to achieve this incredible ranking,” said 49ͼ Vice President and Director of Athletics ’91, MA’94. “We strive to obtain excellence in all that we do, and this is a clear example of that. Our student-athletes are proof that you can compete at the highest level of athletics while excelling in the classroom at a world-class institution.”
49ͼ recorded perfect 100-percent graduation success rates from 23 of its 24 NCAA-sponsored teams, or three more than a year ago.
The NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate includes transfer students and student-athletes who leave in good academic standing. The GSR measures graduation over six years from first-time college enrollment.
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