UVA achieves its highest NCAA Graduation Success Rate
Posted on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, 3:55 pm
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The NCAA has released its annual Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data for incoming student-athletes from 2010-2013, and the scores for Virginia student-athletes are the highest since the NCAA began issuing the report. Cavalier student-athletes covered during the current report graduated at a 95 percent rate, up one percent from last year’s report which was the previous high for UVA athletics. The NCAA’s national average for this year’s reporting range is 88 percent.
The NCAA launched the GSR in 1998.
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.
“These graduation rates show the tremendous commitment to academic excellence exhibited by our student-athletes,” said Virginia athletics director Carla Williams. “Their ability to balance the academic rigor and athletic endeavors of UVA is remarkable. We are also very thankful for the invaluable support provided by our coaches and student development staff.”
The data shows that 20 of 21 of Virginia’s programs matched or exceed the national average (88 percent) for their respective GSR scores. A total of 12 UVA programs recorded perfect 100 percent graduation rates: baseball, men’s basketball, men’s swimming & diving, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s cross country and track & field, women’s golf, women’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming and volleyball.
Two of Virginia’s program’s – men’s tennis and volleyball – posted 100 percent graduation rates for the 16th consecutive year, which covers the entire history of the report. The Cavalier women’s golf team had a 100 percent rate for the 11th straight year, which covers the history of its program. Women’s cross country/track & field and women’s swimming achieved a perfect mark for the seventh straight year. The UVA women’s lacrosse team had its 11th 100 percent graduation total in the 15-year history of the report.
