The NCAA said the graduation rates for student-athletes in the Football Bowl Subdivision rose three percent to 69 percent from last year.
In a report released Wednesday, the NCAA also said the annual Graduation Success Rate for student-athletes who began school in 2003 was 79 percent. While this rate matches the GSR for the past two years and continues to be the highest ever in Division I, it has risen five points in nine years and 12 points since the GSR was established in 1984.
“Given the large number of students we are measuring each year, any increase in graduation rates is remarkable, so this improvement is particularly noteworthy,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a statement on the organization’s website.
Emmert was also pleased with growing academic success of minority students in football and men’s basketball in particular. He pointed out that in men’s basketball, the GSR rose three percent to 60 percent for the first time ever. In football, the GSR for African-American student-athletes has jumped eight points over the nine-year period.
“These are not just numbers,” Emmert said. “These figures represent additional young people who are succeeding in the classroom and reaching their goals of graduation.”
In the state of Florida, UCF and Miami both saw their respective Graduation Success Rates for football rise in 2003 while Florida State and Florida saw their numbers decline.
The Knights saw their GSR climb from 56 in 2002 to 70 in 2003. Miami saw their numbers go from 75 in 2002 to 81 in 2003. Florida State saw a nine percent drop from 2002 to 2003. The Seminoles went from 73 percent to 64 percent while Florida dropped two percent from 69 to 67.
In a report released Wednesday, the NCAA also said the annual Graduation Success Rate for student-athletes who began school in 2003 was 79 percent. While this rate matches the GSR for the past two years and continues to be the highest ever in Division I, it has risen five points in nine years and 12 points since the GSR was established in 1984.
“Given the large number of students we are measuring each year, any increase in graduation rates is remarkable, so this improvement is particularly noteworthy,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a statement on the organization’s website.
Emmert was also pleased with growing academic success of minority students in football and men’s basketball in particular. He pointed out that in men’s basketball, the GSR rose three percent to 60 percent for the first time ever. In football, the GSR for African-American student-athletes has jumped eight points over the nine-year period.
“These are not just numbers,” Emmert said. “These figures represent additional young people who are succeeding in the classroom and reaching their goals of graduation.”
In the state of Florida, UCF and Miami both saw their respective Graduation Success Rates for football rise in 2003 while Florida State and Florida saw their numbers decline.
The Knights saw their GSR climb from 56 in 2002 to 70 in 2003. Miami saw their numbers go from 75 in 2002 to 81 in 2003. Florida State saw a nine percent drop from 2002 to 2003. The Seminoles went from 73 percent to 64 percent while Florida dropped two percent from 69 to 67.
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