University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Student-Athletes Score High In NCAA Graduation Success Rates
October 26, 2011 | General
Oct. 26, 2011
CHAPEL HILL - The NCAA released data that shows the University of North Carolina's latest Graduation Success Rate for student-athletes is 88 percent, eight percent higher than the national average.
Nine different Tar Heel sports measured a perfect 100 percent, including men's and women's fencing, women's golf, gymnastics, women's lacrosse, rowing, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and volleyball.
Every one of UNC's 28 sports achieved at least 73 percent with 20 measuring at least 80 percent and 15 measuring at least 90 percent in the NCAA ratings.
In addition to the teams scoring 100 percent, Carolina teams measuring above the national average of 80 percent include baseball (93), men's basketball (89), women's basketball (85), men's cross country/track (82), women's cross country/track (89), field hockey (93), men's golf (88), men's lacrosse (95), softball (94), men's swimming and diving (92) and men's tennis (92).
The NCAA's Graduation 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 measures graduation over six years from initial college enrollment.
Carolina ranked sixth in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ACC results include Boston College and Duke (97), Wake Forest (94), Virginia Tech (91), Miami (89), North Carolina (88), Virginia (87), Clemson and Maryland (82), Florida State (79), Georgia Tech (77) and NC State (74).
