CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami student-athletes posted a four-year Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 93 percent as announced Wednesday by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
This marks the ninth consecutive year and 12th year in the past 13 that Miami has earned a four-year average rate of 90 percent or higher. The Hurricanes’ GSR is higher than the national average of 90 percent. Last year Miami set a school record with a GSR of 94 percent.
“I am proud of our student-athletes for continuing to post outstanding GSR numbers,” Vice President/Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich said. “It’s a reflection of their commitment to the classroom, as well as the support and guidance they receive from our coaches and academic support staff.”
Seven individual programs posted perfect scores of 100 percent: women’s basketball, men’s diving, golf, rowing, soccer, women’s tennis and volleyball. Golf and men’s diving have scored 100 percent every year since the GSR’s inception in 2005, and volleyball earned its 12th consecutive perfect rate.
The most recent Division I Graduation Success Rates are based on the four entering classes from 2013-14 to 2016-17, comprising more than 110,000 student-athletes.
“Congratulations to our student-athletes on their latest GSR numbers, which highlight their collective commitment to their academic pursuits,” Senior Associate Athletic Director for Academic Services David Wyman said.
The NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) was developed in response to college and university presidents suggesting that graduation data more accurately reflect the mobility among college students today. The GSR measures graduation rates at Division I institutions and includes students transferring into the institutions. The GSR also allows institutions to subtract student-athletes who leave their institutions prior to graduation as long as they would have been academically eligible to compete had they remained. The NCAA began compiling the GSR with the entering class of 1995.
University of Miami GSR Rates
Team – GSR
Baseball – 92
Men’s Basketball – 92
Women’s Basketball – 100
Men’s Cross Country/Track and Field – 83
Women’s Cross Country/Track and Field – 89
Men’s Diving – 100
Football – 89
Golf – 100
Rowing – 100
Soccer – 100
Women’s Swimming and Diving – 90
Men’s Tennis – 86
Women’s Tennis – 100
Volleyball – 100
UM Overall – 93
NCAA National Average – 90
