Seven Crimson Tide Programs Earn Perfect NCAA GSR Scores in 2017
11/8/2017 5:07:00 PM | General
Seven University of Alabama Athletics programs, including men's basketball, earned perfect Graduation Success Rates per the NCAA
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -Â The University of Alabama men's basketball program, along with six other Crimson Tide programs, once again led the Southeastern Conference in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Wednesday.
Overall, Alabama's GSR was 90 this year, ranking in the top four among SEC schools. The Crimson Tide's overall score ranks in the top third nationally.
Alabama's score continues to far exceed the standards for completion of undergraduate studies nationally per the NCAA. This year's GSR spans the period covering student-athletes who attended the University during 2007-10.
The men's basketball team remained at a perfect 100 while the Alabama football team jumped four points from a year ago to 84, which ranks fourth in the SEC, marking the ninth year in a row that the Tide football squad has ranked in the top four in the SEC by GSR.
"The University of Alabama enjoyed another strong showing in the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate this year and that reflects well on our student-athletes, coaches and overall department and shows the importance placed on academics," UA Director of Athletics Greg Byrne said.
In addition to men's basketball, Alabama also led the SEC with perfect GSR scores of 100 in men's golf, women's golf, gymnastics, men's tennis, women's tennis and men's swimming & diving. Alabama was third among SEC schools in terms of teams scoring a perfect 100.
In addition to the sports that posted perfect scores of 100, five others posted scores 90 or better - softball (95), soccer (93), volleyball (92), women's swimming & diving (90) and women's track & field (90).
Overall, 12 Alabama programs recorded a GSR score of 90 or better. The average GSR for student-athletes is 86 for all of NCAA Division I.
The GSR measures graduation rates at Division I institutions and includes those transferring into the institutions. The GSR also allows institutions to subtract student-athletes who leave their institutions prior to graduation, as long as they would have been academically eligible to compete had they remained.
The NCAA's GSR and the Academic Success Rate (ASR) were developed in response to a mandate by college and university presidents for graduation data that more accurately reflects the mobility among today's college students. Both rates improve on the federally mandated graduation rate by including students who were omitted from the federal calculation.
