Boston College Athletics
BC Student-Athlete Graduation Rate Among Top Four In Country
November 09, 2006 | Boston College Athletics
Nov. 9, 2006
Boston College has one of the top four graduation rates in the nation for its student-athletes, according to federal graduation rate data released Thursday by the NCAA.
BC, Bucknell, Duke and Northwestern had graduation rates of 90% or better for all student-athletes from the freshman class of 1999-2000. Federal graduation rates are calculated over a six-year period for each incoming freshman class.
"We are very proud to be among the top four Universities in America for student-athlete graduation rate," Director of Athletics Gene DeFilippo says. "We take great pride in the fact that our student-athletes are able to balance their time effectively between academics and athletics. This is a tribute to our coaches and support staff, but mainly to our student-athletes, who work just as hard in the classroom as they do on the playing field."
