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Boston College Athletics Continues to Rank Among National Academic Elite
December 06, 2023 | Boston College Athletics
In the latest Graduation Success Rate figures released by the NCAA, BC ranks tied for first among FBS schools
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College Athletics once again ranks among the nation's academic elite, according to the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released on Wednesday.
With an overall GSR of 98, Boston College is tied for sixth in the nation - and tops in the Atlantic Coast Conference - in all sports. Among Football Bowl Subdivision schools, BC ranks tied for first, along with Duke, Northwestern, and Notre Dame. The NCAA's Division I GSR was 90%, according to the 2013-16 cohorts.
For the second consecutive year, BC football ranked second in the ACC with an 97 GSR - 16 points above the Division I average (81). ACC football programs have the highest GSR average (95) among all FBS Conferences.
Both men's and women's basketball's perfect GSR led the ACC. Men's basketball was 15 points higher than the national mark (85), while women's basketball was seven points higher than the national average (93).
Since the GSR's inception, Boston College has earned a overall mark of 94 or better in all 18 GSR reports, which date back to the class of student-athletes that entered in 1998.
In the latest GSR rate release, 17 BC programs scored a perfect 100 GSR: baseball, men's basketball, men's fencing, men's golf, men's skiing, men's soccer, men's tennis, women's fencing, field hockey, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's skiing, women's soccer, women's swimming & diving, women's tennis, women's cross country and track & field, and women's volleyball. Each of BC's 26 programs listed on the most recent report scored a GSR of 91 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. GSR data indicates the number of student-athletes earning a degree within six years. The NCAA developed the GSR to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The Grad Success Rate includes transfer students and student-athletes who leave in good academic standing, unlike the federal rate, which does not count transfers. The GSR also accounts for mid-year enrollees and is calculated for every sport.
More information about the GSR is available at NCAA.org.
With an overall GSR of 98, Boston College is tied for sixth in the nation - and tops in the Atlantic Coast Conference - in all sports. Among Football Bowl Subdivision schools, BC ranks tied for first, along with Duke, Northwestern, and Notre Dame. The NCAA's Division I GSR was 90%, according to the 2013-16 cohorts.
For the second consecutive year, BC football ranked second in the ACC with an 97 GSR - 16 points above the Division I average (81). ACC football programs have the highest GSR average (95) among all FBS Conferences.
Both men's and women's basketball's perfect GSR led the ACC. Men's basketball was 15 points higher than the national mark (85), while women's basketball was seven points higher than the national average (93).
Since the GSR's inception, Boston College has earned a overall mark of 94 or better in all 18 GSR reports, which date back to the class of student-athletes that entered in 1998.
In the latest GSR rate release, 17 BC programs scored a perfect 100 GSR: baseball, men's basketball, men's fencing, men's golf, men's skiing, men's soccer, men's tennis, women's fencing, field hockey, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's skiing, women's soccer, women's swimming & diving, women's tennis, women's cross country and track & field, and women's volleyball. Each of BC's 26 programs listed on the most recent report scored a GSR of 91 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. GSR data indicates the number of student-athletes earning a degree within six years. The NCAA developed the GSR to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The Grad Success Rate includes transfer students and student-athletes who leave in good academic standing, unlike the federal rate, which does not count transfers. The GSR also accounts for mid-year enrollees and is calculated for every sport.
More information about the GSR is available at NCAA.org.
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