GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida student-athletes are achieving their goal of becoming UF graduates.
The Graduation Success Rates (GSR) published Thursday shows UF equaled its all-time high with 92 percent of Gators student-athletes completing their degrees in the latest cycle. The Gators’ latest number is above NCAA Division I’s overall GSR of 90 percent.<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.ncaa.org_about_resources_media-2Dcenter_news_general-2Dcollege-2Dathletes-2Dcontinue-2Dto-2Dgraduate-2Dat-2Drecord-2Dhighs&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=6JuM4-Y4RUmokwxkLvpBHMhpVGnAr5WXfuDNMXZWy5b2uxgzYU4YeUTOq9ZiNaQg&s=rkXGzQ3LGt6LkeERE5yiAFGag3Xl23VviabMVgZJiGk&e= >
The GSR of 12 Gator teams are above or equal the national average for their sport – men’s & women’s basketball, football, men’s & women’s golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, women’s tennis, men’s track & field/cross country and volleyball. Florida equaled its all-time high with seven teams posting a perfect 100 GSR: men’s basketball, men’s & women’s golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, women’s tennis and volleyball.
Earlier this fall, UF ascended to No. 5 in the public institutions ranking on US News and World Reports annual list<https://news.warrington.ufl.edu/rankings/university-of-florida-ranks-fifth-among-u-s-news-top-public-universities/#:~:text=University%20of%20Florida%20ranks%20fifth%20among%20U.S.%20News’%20top%20public%20universities,-By%20Allison%20Alsup&text=For%20the%20fifth%20year%20in,milestone%20in%20the%20university’s%20history.>. The combined grade point average for all Gator student-athletes for the 2020-21 academic year was 3.16 and 1205 student-athletes earned bachelor or master degrees in the last academic year.
The most recent Graduation Success Rates are based on the four entering freshmen classes in Division I from 2011-12 to 2014-15.
University of Florida
Teams
UF Graduation
Success Rate
Overall DI National Average
Baseball
75
86
Men’s Basketball
100
84
Women’s Basketball
92
92
Men’s Cross Country & Track
89
84
Women’s Cross Country & Track
86
91
Football
93
80
Men’s Golf
100
91
Women’s Golf
100
96
Gymnastics
100
97
Lacrosse
100
97
Soccer
96
95
Softball
95
93
Men’s Swimming
83
91
Women’s Swimming
92
96
Men’s Tennis
88
93
Women’s Tennis
100
96
Volleyball
100
94
Overall Athletics Program
92% – Florida’s Overall GSR
90% – Overall Division I GSR
