GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE

The NCAA has released the latest Division I graduation rate data, including the division’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR), which once again held good news for Tulane University student-athletes.

Tulane University student-athletes posted an overall GSR of 95 percent, which served as a two percent improvement from the previous year. The Green Wave’s 95 percent GSR is six percentage points above the national average and is tied for sixth overall among Football Bowl Subdivision institutions. Tulane’s overall GSR is also tops among institutions in the American Athletic Conference and is the highest in the state of Louisiana.

“Today’s graduation success rates once again show the tremendous emphasis our student-athletes place on academic excellence,” Tulane Director of Athletics Troy Dannen. “One of our department’s primary goals is to prepare our student-athletes for future success, and earning a degree from one of the nation’s top institutions gives each of them a significant advantage. I would like to thank our academic and coaching staffs for pushing our young men and women to be the very best in the classroom.”

Tulane featured nine teams with a perfect GSR, which is two more than the previous year (nine teams with a perfect GSR in men’s tennis, men’s cross country/track, women’s basketball, women’s bowling, women’s golf, women’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis, women’s cross country/ track and women’s volleyball). Tulane’s nine teams with perfect GSR is the most of any institution in The American.

“I could not be more thrilled for our student-athletes’ GSR accomplishment,” Senior Associate Athletics Director for Academic Services Dr. Charvi Greer said. “This data truly showcases our student-athletes’ goal of obtaining their degrees.”

The national GSR for the entering class of 2012 increased one point to 89 percent.

The NCAA developed the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) to more accurately assess the long-term academic success of student-athletes. The rate holds institutions accountable for transfer students, unlike the federal graduation rate. The GSR also accounts for midyear enrollees and is calculated for every sport. Under the calculation, institutions are not penalized for outgoing transfer students who leave in good academic standing. The outgoing transfers are included in the receiving institution’s GSR cohort.

The GSR allows student-athletes six years to earn their degree. The 2018-19 rate is based on student-athletes who entered college in the fall of 2012, the most recent data available. The four-year GSR rate also includes the freshmen classes of 2009, 2010 and 2011. The rate shows the percentage of those student-athletes who earned a degree by the spring of 2018. This marks the 18th year GSR data has been collected.