ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The NCAA released its annual Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data for the 2015-16 to 2018-19 freshman cohorts, and three Lobo programs recorded perfect scores as all UNM programs scored well above federal rates.
The sports of men's and women's tennis, and women's golf all scored 100%.
The NCAA launched the GSR program in 2002. The NCAA’s national average for this year’s reporting period is 90%, and UNM was just off that pace at 88%.
The Graduation Success Rate measures graduation rates for student-athletes by team. The GSR considers student-athletes who are on scholarship their first year and who graduate from their respective universities or leave their programs, via transfer to other universities or for professional opportunities, while in good academic standing.
The figures released reflect graduation rates among student-athletes who entered college in 2018. The NCAA has tracked GSR for more than two decades, and student-athletes have surpassed the original benchmark goal of 80 percent, with long-term graduation rate increases being observed year after year from an overall 74 percent in 2002 to this year’s 90 percent.
For UNM, 10 of the 15 programs matched or exceeded the national average (90%) for their GSR scores. All programs bettered the Federal Success Rate as well.
ABOUT THE NCAA’s GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE:
The NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) measures the proportion of student-athletes on a given team who earn a college degree. The NCAA has imposed a new set of academic standards that seek to hold teams and institutions accountable for how well a student-athlete progresses toward a degree.