Rutgers Athletics Sets School-Record in Graduation Success Rate
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Seven Scarlet Knight Programs Post Perfect Rates of 100
PISCATAWAY, N.J. --- Rutgers Athletics set a school-record with an overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 90 in the NCAA's annual report, released today for all Division I institutions. Seven Scarlet Knight programs produced perfect rates of 100, while 19 out of 20 teams earned marks of 80 or above.
Rutgers Athletics has earned an overall rate of 85 or above for 11 consecutive years.
"Academic success at Rutgers University is of the highest priority, and is a source of pride for our student-athletes, alumni, faculty and administration," said Athletic Director Pat Hobbs. "Our student-athletes are committed to succeeding both in their sport and in the classroom. We are thankful for the support from the faculty, academic advisors and our coaching staffs, who are committed to guiding them to reach academic milestones."
All 20 programs had GSR totals at or above the federal rate within their respective sport in this year's report, highlighted by 10 of 12 women's teams with rates of 92 or above.
Fifteen of 20 programs either maintained or were above their GSR from last year.
Rutgers women's basketball, field hockey, women's golf, gymnastics, women's lacrosse, women's swimming & diving and women's tennis all achieved a perfect GSR of 100. Gymnastics has earned a perfect rate in every NCAA report to-date, marking 16 consecutive years.
Women's lacrosse (six), field hockey (five), women's basketball and women's swimming & diving (four), women's golf (three) and women's tennis (two) have also maintained perfect rates. Men's lacrosse (97), baseball (95), and men's soccer (85) all set or tied their program-record rates.
Each year, the NCAA publicly announces the GSR of all Division I institutions. This year's numbers reflect an average for students who entered college from 2010-13. The GSR begins with the federal cohort and adds transfer students, mid-year enrollees, and non-scholarship students (in specified cases) to the sample. Student-athletes who leave an institution while in good academic standing before exhausting athletics eligibility are removed from the cohort of their initial institution. This rate provides a more complete and accurate look at actual student-athlete success by taking into account the full variety of participants in Division I athletics and tracking their academic outcomes.
A school-record 319 student-athletes of at least sophomore standing earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2019-20 with 171 spring honorees, 48 winter recognitions and 100 fall acknowledgments. Among them were a school-record 126 Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholars with a minimum GPA of 3.70 or above for the academic year.
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Rutgers Athletics has earned an overall rate of 85 or above for 11 consecutive years.
"Academic success at Rutgers University is of the highest priority, and is a source of pride for our student-athletes, alumni, faculty and administration," said Athletic Director Pat Hobbs. "Our student-athletes are committed to succeeding both in their sport and in the classroom. We are thankful for the support from the faculty, academic advisors and our coaching staffs, who are committed to guiding them to reach academic milestones."
All 20 programs had GSR totals at or above the federal rate within their respective sport in this year's report, highlighted by 10 of 12 women's teams with rates of 92 or above.
Fifteen of 20 programs either maintained or were above their GSR from last year.
Rutgers women's basketball, field hockey, women's golf, gymnastics, women's lacrosse, women's swimming & diving and women's tennis all achieved a perfect GSR of 100. Gymnastics has earned a perfect rate in every NCAA report to-date, marking 16 consecutive years.
Women's lacrosse (six), field hockey (five), women's basketball and women's swimming & diving (four), women's golf (three) and women's tennis (two) have also maintained perfect rates. Men's lacrosse (97), baseball (95), and men's soccer (85) all set or tied their program-record rates.
Each year, the NCAA publicly announces the GSR of all Division I institutions. This year's numbers reflect an average for students who entered college from 2010-13. The GSR begins with the federal cohort and adds transfer students, mid-year enrollees, and non-scholarship students (in specified cases) to the sample. Student-athletes who leave an institution while in good academic standing before exhausting athletics eligibility are removed from the cohort of their initial institution. This rate provides a more complete and accurate look at actual student-athlete success by taking into account the full variety of participants in Division I athletics and tracking their academic outcomes.
A school-record 319 student-athletes of at least sophomore standing earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2019-20 with 171 spring honorees, 48 winter recognitions and 100 fall acknowledgments. Among them were a school-record 126 Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholars with a minimum GPA of 3.70 or above for the academic year.
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