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Minnesota Matches Second Best GSR in School History
11/20/2024 12:00:00 PM | Athletics
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota remains committed to its academic standards as Maroon & Gold student-athletes posted another strong showing on Wednesday with the release of the NCAA's newest Graduation Success Rate (GSR).
With a 95 percent graduation rate for the second straight academic year, Minnesota has now recorded the seven highest GSR statistics in school history over the last seven years with a school-record 96 percent mark in 2021, 94 percent in 2022, 2020 and 2019, and a 93 percent rate in 2018.
Within the Big Ten, the Gophers' rate of 95 percent ranked third behind only Northwestern (98 percent) and Michigan (96).
This year's GSR primarily focuses on the six-year cohorts who came to the 'U' as freshmen in 2017. The GSR shows the percentage of student-athletes on any given team who earn a college degree within six years of starting school. It represents data from first-time freshmen, student-athletes who entered at mid-year, and student-athletes who transferred into the University of Minnesota between 2014 and 2017. It excludes student-athletes who transfer from the university in good academic standing.
Ten Minnesota programs posted 100 percent graduation rates for the aforementioned time frame: baseball, women's basketball, women's golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, women's swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. All 19 sponsored sports on campus had grad rates at or above 88 percent.
With a 95 percent graduation rate for the second straight academic year, Minnesota has now recorded the seven highest GSR statistics in school history over the last seven years with a school-record 96 percent mark in 2021, 94 percent in 2022, 2020 and 2019, and a 93 percent rate in 2018.
Within the Big Ten, the Gophers' rate of 95 percent ranked third behind only Northwestern (98 percent) and Michigan (96).
This year's GSR primarily focuses on the six-year cohorts who came to the 'U' as freshmen in 2017. The GSR shows the percentage of student-athletes on any given team who earn a college degree within six years of starting school. It represents data from first-time freshmen, student-athletes who entered at mid-year, and student-athletes who transferred into the University of Minnesota between 2014 and 2017. It excludes student-athletes who transfer from the university in good academic standing.
Ten Minnesota programs posted 100 percent graduation rates for the aforementioned time frame: baseball, women's basketball, women's golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, women's swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. All 19 sponsored sports on campus had grad rates at or above 88 percent.
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