Brown and the Ivy League Again Lead the Nation in NCAA Graduation Success Rate
12/3/2021 9:00:00 AM | General
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University athletics recorded a 98-pecent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the latest report released by the NCAA on Thursday. Brown and the Ivy League again lead the nation in GSR with a combined average over 98% across its eight institutions for student-athletes who began college in 2013.
Nationally, the NCAA Division I GSR reached 90% for the second straight year.
All of the Ivy League institutions had a score of 96 or higher. Since the NCAA began including the Ivy League in its GSR data collection in 2011-12, the Ivy League has finished first among Division I conferences all 11 years.
"The success of Brown University Athletics and the Ivy League as a whole is again a testament to the tremendous work-ethic of our student-athletes," said M. Grace Calhoun, PhD., Vice President for Athletics and Recreation. "Brown student-athletes continue to be a model of success within our community and on the national stage."
Sixteen Brown programs had a perfect GSR: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's crew, women's fencing, field hockey, women's hockey, men's lacrosse, women's soccer, softball, men's swimming & diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, volleyball, men's water polo, and wrestling.
"When the initial draft of a new NCAA constitution was unveiled last month, committee members emphasized academics as the top principle on which college athletics is based," NCAA President Mark Emmert said. "Today's announcement proves that college athletes take seriously their status as students. We celebrate them and their achievements and will continue to support them as the NCAA modernizes its rules to benefit them."
The Graduation Rates Institution Report gives graduation information about the most recent six-year graduating class of students and student-athletes who entered as freshmen in 2014-15. The graduation rate (percent) is based on a comparison of the number (N) of students who entered a college or university and the number of those who graduated within six years.
Nationally, the NCAA Division I GSR reached 90% for the second straight year.
All of the Ivy League institutions had a score of 96 or higher. Since the NCAA began including the Ivy League in its GSR data collection in 2011-12, the Ivy League has finished first among Division I conferences all 11 years.
"The success of Brown University Athletics and the Ivy League as a whole is again a testament to the tremendous work-ethic of our student-athletes," said M. Grace Calhoun, PhD., Vice President for Athletics and Recreation. "Brown student-athletes continue to be a model of success within our community and on the national stage."
Sixteen Brown programs had a perfect GSR: baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, women's crew, women's fencing, field hockey, women's hockey, men's lacrosse, women's soccer, softball, men's swimming & diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, volleyball, men's water polo, and wrestling.
"When the initial draft of a new NCAA constitution was unveiled last month, committee members emphasized academics as the top principle on which college athletics is based," NCAA President Mark Emmert said. "Today's announcement proves that college athletes take seriously their status as students. We celebrate them and their achievements and will continue to support them as the NCAA modernizes its rules to benefit them."
The Graduation Rates Institution Report gives graduation information about the most recent six-year graduating class of students and student-athletes who entered as freshmen in 2014-15. The graduation rate (percent) is based on a comparison of the number (N) of students who entered a college or university and the number of those who graduated within six years.
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