NCAA Releases Graduation Rates
October 28, 2014 01:01 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University’s combined varsity athletic teams have a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) score of 83 percent, according to data released today by the NCAA.
WVU’s average GSR score of 83 percent is its second-highest since the NCAA began collecting GSR data with the entering freshmen class of 1995. The most recent Graduation Success Rates are based on the four entering freshmen classes in Division I from 2004 through 2007.
The Graduation Success Rate was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately measure the academic success of Division I student-athletes.
The four-year GSR scores (percentage) for WVU’s varsity sports teams (2004-05 to 2007-08): baseball 68; men’s basketball 89; football 74; men’s soccer 94; men’s swimming 73; wrestling 83; women’s basketball 87; women’s cross country/track 95; rowing 69; gymnastics 100; women’s soccer 95; women’s swimming 83; women’s tennis 100; volleyball 91; and rifle 89.
Alumni Series | Violet Hewett
Friday, May 01
SWIM: What it Means to Represent West Virginia
Wednesday, April 29
SWIM: What it Means to Become a Mountaineer
Wednesday, April 29
Gold-Blue Spring Festival Fan Recap
Sunday, April 19
