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University of Minnesota student-athletes recorded a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 80 percent, according to the NCAA’s latest GSR report.
The GSR report, released by the NCAA today, represents data from first-time freshmen, students-athletes who entered at midyear, as well as student-athletes who transferred into the University of Minnesota between 2001 and 2004.
The 80-percent figure is a one-point increase over the GSR released last year by the NCAA for Minnesota. It is also highest total posted by Gopher student-athletes since the NCAA began releasing Graduation Success Rate figures in 2005.
“Academic success and degree-completion are essential elements of the student-athlete experience and I am pleased that our overall Graduation Success Rate continues to rise,” director of athletics Joel Maturi said. “This improvement is the result of the collective effort, not just of student-athletes, but also our coaches, faculty and McNamara Academic Center staff. Together, we will continue striving to see that the graduation rates of our student-athletes keep heading in a positive direction.”
The NCAA also released Federal Graduation Rates in the report, which counts all student-athletes who transfer from or leave an institution for any reason as non-graduates from their initial school, even if they leave in good academic standing and subsequently graduate from another institution.
While the report showed that Minnesota’s four-class average Federal Graduation Rate remained steady at 66 percent, the Federal rate for the 2004-05 class (64 percent) did slip compared to the Federal rate for the 2003-04 class (70 percent). This drop, in large part, was due to an unusual number of student-athlete transfers from the university in the 2004-05 class and is not considered to represent a downward trend in student-athlete graduation rates.
As a result, the Federal Graduation Rates for student-athlete dipped below the Federal Graduation Rate for all University of Minnesota students (70 percent) for just the second time in the last 13 years. According to projections, however, this appears to be an anomaly of the 2004-05 class and Federal Graduation Rates for student-athletes are expected to return to the 70-percent level with next year’s announcement of figures for the 2005-06 class (the 2002-03 and 2003-04 cohorts graduated at federal rate of 71 percent and 70 percent, respectively).
“The figures in the Federal Graduation Rate portion of the NCAA announcement are disappointing, but not unexpected, due to the number of transfer we had in one class,” Maturi said. “Looking forward, we project this figure to rebound quickly next year based on the data available.”
Graduation Success Rates for Minnesota’s women’s programs continue to excel. Ten of 11 programs posted GSRs of 80 percent or better, with seven posting scores above 90 percent. Golf, tennis and volleyball each registered perfect scores of 100 percent.
On the men’s side, five of the 10 programs registered GSR scores of 80 percent or better, led by tennis (100), gymnastics (89) and cross country/track & field (88). Hockey (+11) made one of the largest improvement among the men’s sports, with football (+3) and basketball (+1) also making gains.
The Graduation Success Rate was created by the NCAA in 2005 to more accurately reflect actual graduation rates by including transfer data in the calculation.
For more information on Graduation Success Rates, please visit www.ncaa.org.
Notes:
-Minnesota’s overall athletic department GSR of 80 percent is an all-time high.
-Minnesota’s overall GSR has improved from 67 percent in 2005 to 80 percent today.
-Graduation Success Rates for Minnesota football student-athletes have moved up steadily since the NCAA began reporting graduation figures in 2005, jumping from 41% to 59%.
-Minnesota men’s basketball GSR figures have improved by more than double in the past seven years.
-Men's hockey GSR numbers continue on a positive trajectory. Men’s hockey has added 25 points in the last five years to its GSR.
University of Minnesota student-athletes recorded a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 80 percent, according to the NCAA’s latest GSR report.
The GSR report, released by the NCAA today, represents data from first-time freshmen, students-athletes who entered at midyear, as well as student-athletes who transferred into the University of Minnesota between 2001 and 2004.
The 80-percent figure is a one-point increase over the GSR released last year by the NCAA for Minnesota. It is also highest total posted by Gopher student-athletes since the NCAA began releasing Graduation Success Rate figures in 2005.
“Academic success and degree-completion are essential elements of the student-athlete experience and I am pleased that our overall Graduation Success Rate continues to rise,” director of athletics Joel Maturi said. “This improvement is the result of the collective effort, not just of student-athletes, but also our coaches, faculty and McNamara Academic Center staff. Together, we will continue striving to see that the graduation rates of our student-athletes keep heading in a positive direction.”
The NCAA also released Federal Graduation Rates in the report, which counts all student-athletes who transfer from or leave an institution for any reason as non-graduates from their initial school, even if they leave in good academic standing and subsequently graduate from another institution.
While the report showed that Minnesota’s four-class average Federal Graduation Rate remained steady at 66 percent, the Federal rate for the 2004-05 class (64 percent) did slip compared to the Federal rate for the 2003-04 class (70 percent). This drop, in large part, was due to an unusual number of student-athlete transfers from the university in the 2004-05 class and is not considered to represent a downward trend in student-athlete graduation rates.
As a result, the Federal Graduation Rates for student-athlete dipped below the Federal Graduation Rate for all University of Minnesota students (70 percent) for just the second time in the last 13 years. According to projections, however, this appears to be an anomaly of the 2004-05 class and Federal Graduation Rates for student-athletes are expected to return to the 70-percent level with next year’s announcement of figures for the 2005-06 class (the 2002-03 and 2003-04 cohorts graduated at federal rate of 71 percent and 70 percent, respectively).
“The figures in the Federal Graduation Rate portion of the NCAA announcement are disappointing, but not unexpected, due to the number of transfer we had in one class,” Maturi said. “Looking forward, we project this figure to rebound quickly next year based on the data available.”
Graduation Success Rates for Minnesota’s women’s programs continue to excel. Ten of 11 programs posted GSRs of 80 percent or better, with seven posting scores above 90 percent. Golf, tennis and volleyball each registered perfect scores of 100 percent.
On the men’s side, five of the 10 programs registered GSR scores of 80 percent or better, led by tennis (100), gymnastics (89) and cross country/track & field (88). Hockey (+11) made one of the largest improvement among the men’s sports, with football (+3) and basketball (+1) also making gains.
The Graduation Success Rate was created by the NCAA in 2005 to more accurately reflect actual graduation rates by including transfer data in the calculation.
For more information on Graduation Success Rates, please visit www.ncaa.org.
Notes:
-Minnesota’s overall athletic department GSR of 80 percent is an all-time high.
-Minnesota’s overall GSR has improved from 67 percent in 2005 to 80 percent today.
-Graduation Success Rates for Minnesota football student-athletes have moved up steadily since the NCAA began reporting graduation figures in 2005, jumping from 41% to 59%.
-Minnesota men’s basketball GSR figures have improved by more than double in the past seven years.
-Men's hockey GSR numbers continue on a positive trajectory. Men’s hockey has added 25 points in the last five years to its GSR.
