Xavier University Athletics
Xavier Athletics Posts 96 Percent Graduation Success Rate
12.03.21 | Athletic Department
CINCINNATI - Xavier Athletics posted a Graduate Success Ratings of 96 percent, as released by the NCAA this week. The GSR, which measures six-year graduation rates, included student-athletes who entered school in the fall of 2014 through the end of the 2020-21 school year.
Of Xavier's 18 intercollegiate sports that were included in the ratings, 11 earned a perfect 100 percent GSR for the cohort year of 2014. Those teams include baseball, men's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's swimming, men's and women's tennis, and men's indoor/outdoor track and field.
Xavier's overall GSR of 96 percent ranks sixth in the BIG EAST and in the top 50 in the NCAA. The conference ranks third among all 32 D-I conferences with an overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 95 percent and a Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) of 78 percent. All 11 BIG EAST schools achieved an overall GSR of 91 percent or better.
The Graduation Success Rate, which measures six-year graduation rates, included student-athletes who entered school in the fall of 2014. The NCAA developed the Graduation Success Rate formula in 2003, as part of its academic reform initiatives to better measure student-athlete academic success. The NCAA's GSR metric allows student-athletes six years to earn their degrees.
Of Xavier's 18 intercollegiate sports that were included in the ratings, 11 earned a perfect 100 percent GSR for the cohort year of 2014. Those teams include baseball, men's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's swimming, men's and women's tennis, and men's indoor/outdoor track and field.
Xavier's overall GSR of 96 percent ranks sixth in the BIG EAST and in the top 50 in the NCAA. The conference ranks third among all 32 D-I conferences with an overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 95 percent and a Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) of 78 percent. All 11 BIG EAST schools achieved an overall GSR of 91 percent or better.
The Graduation Success Rate, which measures six-year graduation rates, included student-athletes who entered school in the fall of 2014. The NCAA developed the Graduation Success Rate formula in 2003, as part of its academic reform initiatives to better measure student-athlete academic success. The NCAA's GSR metric allows student-athletes six years to earn their degrees.
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