Black Bears achieve high marks in NCAA Graduation Success Rate
11/27/2024 12:11:00 AM | Academic Support Services
Orono, Maine -- The University of Maine achieved a NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 81 percent, including six teams with 85 percent or higher, as announced by the NCAA.
The softball program led the way, achieving a perfect 100 percent GSR for the 2014-17 Cohorts. Women's cross country and track & field (93), women's basketball (92), women's swim & dive (87), men's swim & dive (86) and field hockey (85) rounded out Maine's top GSR marks.
The Black Bear student-athlete GSR of 81 percent exceeded the federal graduation rate (FGR) of the overall student population (57%).
The softball program led the way, achieving a perfect 100 percent GSR for the 2014-17 Cohorts. Women's cross country and track & field (93), women's basketball (92), women's swim & dive (87), men's swim & dive (86) and field hockey (85) rounded out Maine's top GSR marks.
The Black Bear student-athlete GSR of 81 percent exceeded the federal graduation rate (FGR) of the overall student population (57%).
The NCAA developed the Division I Graduation Success Rate in response to college and university presidents who wanted graduation data that more accurately reflect the mobility among all college students today.
Both the Graduation Success Rate and the Academic Success Rate account for the academic outcomes of student-athletes who transfer from one institution to another. The rate compiled using the federal government's methodology does not count transfers in and counts transfers out as graduation failures. Regardless of which rate is used, student-athletes are shown to graduate at a higher rate than their peers in the general student body.
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