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Creighton Athletics Earns NCAA Graduation Success Rate of 96 Percent
12/14/2023 9:58:00 AM | Academic Services
Eleven of 14 teams earn perfect score
OMAHA, Neb. - Eleven Creighton University teams posted perfect Graduation Success Rates and all 14 Bluejay programs performed at 85 percent or higher according to figures released by the NCAA. Creighton had an overall GSR score of 96 percent, which was tied for 43rd-best nationally.
The GSR data shows the percentage of student-athletes receiving athletics aid and earning a degree within six years of entering college. The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere. This calculation provides a more accurate appraisal of student-athlete success. The 2023 GSR numbers are based on freshmen who matriculated in 2016 and transfers who matriculated between 2013 and 2016.
Creighton turned in a perfect GSR score of 100 percent in volleyball, women's tennis, women's soccer, softball, women's golf, rowing, women's basketball, men's tennis, men's golf, men's cross country and men's tennis. It's the 19th straight year with a perfect GSR score for men's golf, women's golf, women's tennis and women's basketball, and the eighth straight reporting period that men's tennis has earned a perfect score.
Nationally, 91 percent of student-athletes who started college in 2016 earned degrees. That figure is far better than the 74 percent mark when GSR tracking started in 2002. All 11 BIG EAST schools achieved an overall GSR of 90 percent or better, and its overall 97 percent rate placed it second among all 32 conferences.
"The NCAA's mission is to provide a world-class athletics and academic experience for student-athletes that fosters lifelong well-being," NCAA President Charlie Baker said. "These record graduation rates illustrate the tremendous academic accomplishments of NCAA student-athletes and further emphasize the importance of the national office working with members to create outstanding educational experiences and opportunities for these remarkable young men and women."
Creighton is one of 21 schools with a GSR score of 95 percent or better in each of the last 10 cycles, joining Belmont, Brown, Bucknell, Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Duke, Gonzaga, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Loyola (Md.), Northwestern, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Stanford and Yale.
The GSR data shows the percentage of student-athletes receiving athletics aid and earning a degree within six years of entering college. The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere. This calculation provides a more accurate appraisal of student-athlete success. The 2023 GSR numbers are based on freshmen who matriculated in 2016 and transfers who matriculated between 2013 and 2016.
Creighton turned in a perfect GSR score of 100 percent in volleyball, women's tennis, women's soccer, softball, women's golf, rowing, women's basketball, men's tennis, men's golf, men's cross country and men's tennis. It's the 19th straight year with a perfect GSR score for men's golf, women's golf, women's tennis and women's basketball, and the eighth straight reporting period that men's tennis has earned a perfect score.
Nationally, 91 percent of student-athletes who started college in 2016 earned degrees. That figure is far better than the 74 percent mark when GSR tracking started in 2002. All 11 BIG EAST schools achieved an overall GSR of 90 percent or better, and its overall 97 percent rate placed it second among all 32 conferences.
"The NCAA's mission is to provide a world-class athletics and academic experience for student-athletes that fosters lifelong well-being," NCAA President Charlie Baker said. "These record graduation rates illustrate the tremendous academic accomplishments of NCAA student-athletes and further emphasize the importance of the national office working with members to create outstanding educational experiences and opportunities for these remarkable young men and women."
Creighton is one of 21 schools with a GSR score of 95 percent or better in each of the last 10 cycles, joining Belmont, Brown, Bucknell, Colgate, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Davidson, Duke, Gonzaga, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Loyola (Md.), Northwestern, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Stanford and Yale.
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