Kent State Continues Success in the Classroom
11/15/2016 5:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA has released its annual Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) report, displaying continued success for Kent State athletics in the classroom.
Kent State maintained its high academic standard, holding firm to its 83 percent GSR for the 2009 cohort. Four different teams at Kent State held a perfect 100 percent, in baseball, field hockey women's golf and gymnastics.
"Kent State student-athletes continue to reach new heights in the classroom, and the graduation rates reported this year really illustrate this," said Senior Associate Athletic Director Greg Glaus. "The exceptional support from the University along with the excellent student-athletes our coaches are recruiting play an important role in these achievements. Our Student-Athlete Academic Services staff also deserves a special recognition for their continued investment in our student-athletes' academic success."
They majority of sports at Kent State excelled in helping the overall university's score. 10 teams either improved or maintained their score from the previous year: baseball, football, wrestling, women's basketball, women's track and field, field hockey, women's golf, gymnastics, soccer, and softball. Nine of those programs were above the national average for their respective sports. KSU proved to be the leader in the Mid-American Conference in GSR in four sports.
The GSR was developed by the NCAA part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately measure the success of Division I student-athletes. The GSR takes into account the many different academic paths followed by today's college students. Unlike the federal graduation rate, the GSR holds institutions accountable for transfer students. The GSR also accounts for midyear enrollees and is calculated for every sport. By counting incoming transfer students and midyear enrollees, the GSR increases the total number of student-athletes tracked for graduation by approximately 37 percent.
However, Kent State also proved successful in the release of the student-athlete FGR. The program's rate of 71 percent was higher than the national FGR average of 66 percent.
