Eagles Fifth in the Nation in Graduation Rate
November 04, 2015 | Boston College Athletics
BC ranks among best FBS athletic programs
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College ranks fifth in the nation in overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in all sports among FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) schools. The NCAA released the most recent GSR information today. | GSR Data
BC boasted a GSR of 95 for the class that entered in 2008, a rate topped only by Duke (98), Notre Dame (98), Stanford (98) and Northwestern (95).
Only nine other FBS schools earned a GSR of 90 or more: Central Florida (93), Vanderbilt (93), Alabama (92), Charlotte (92), Rice (92), Wake Forest (92), Clemson (92), Syracuse (90) and Tulane (90).
The football team's score of 89 is the eighth-best nationally as only eight programs earned a score of 88 or higher: Stanford (99), Northwestern (97), Rice (95), Duke (94), Notre Dame (93), Central Florida (90), Wake Forest (90) and BC.
Fifteen Boston College teams earned a perfect GSR score of 100, an increase from 12 in last year's report. Women's basketball, field hockey, men's golf, women's hockey, lacrosse, rowing, men's skiing, women's skiing, women's soccer, softball, women's swimming, women's tennis, volleyball and all student-athletes who played non-NCAA classified sports pulled perfect marks. Twenty-three of the Eagles' 25 programs ranked earned scores of 85 or higher.
The GSR was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiatives, which were to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. Institutions are held accountable for transfer students – unlike the federal graduation rate – as well as midyear enrollees. The GSR is calculated both overall for a university, as well as for each sport sponsored by a school.
More information about the GSR is available at ncaa.org.
BC boasted a GSR of 95 for the class that entered in 2008, a rate topped only by Duke (98), Notre Dame (98), Stanford (98) and Northwestern (95).
Only nine other FBS schools earned a GSR of 90 or more: Central Florida (93), Vanderbilt (93), Alabama (92), Charlotte (92), Rice (92), Wake Forest (92), Clemson (92), Syracuse (90) and Tulane (90).
The football team's score of 89 is the eighth-best nationally as only eight programs earned a score of 88 or higher: Stanford (99), Northwestern (97), Rice (95), Duke (94), Notre Dame (93), Central Florida (90), Wake Forest (90) and BC.
Fifteen Boston College teams earned a perfect GSR score of 100, an increase from 12 in last year's report. Women's basketball, field hockey, men's golf, women's hockey, lacrosse, rowing, men's skiing, women's skiing, women's soccer, softball, women's swimming, women's tennis, volleyball and all student-athletes who played non-NCAA classified sports pulled perfect marks. Twenty-three of the Eagles' 25 programs ranked earned scores of 85 or higher.
The GSR was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiatives, which were to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. Institutions are held accountable for transfer students – unlike the federal graduation rate – as well as midyear enrollees. The GSR is calculated both overall for a university, as well as for each sport sponsored by a school.
More information about the GSR is available at ncaa.org.
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