12/6/2023 1:00:00 PM | General, Academic Services
ARLINGTON --- NCAA Division I graduate success rate data was officially released on Wednesday with UT Arlington student-athletes registering an impressive 98 percent Graduate Success Rate (GSR), which reflects a four-year average of freshmen who entered school from 2013-16 and graduated within a six-year period.
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Within the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), UTA student-athletes ranked second-best among all member schools just behind Seattle U's 100 percent. The Mavs comprise just one of four departments in the WAC above 90 percent with the other two being California Baptist (92 percent) and Abilene Christian (90 percent).
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Two UTA teams (women's golf and women's tennis) earned a 100 percent GSR for the most recent reporting year. Five others scored above 90 percent, including baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball and volleyball.
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In the 2022-23 school year, 188 UTA student athletes earned honor roll recognition for at least one semester, including 76 who earned scholar athlete or super scholar athlete distinction. Among those, 96 earned Academic All-WAC honors.
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Furthermore, several others earned national recognition:
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The GSR measures graduation rates for student-athletes by team. The GSR considers student-athletes who are on scholarship their first year and who graduate from their respective universities or leave their programs, via transfer to other universities or for professional opportunities, while in good academic standing.
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GSR measures the success of an athletics department in graduating its student-athletes within a six-year period. Unlike Federal Graduation Rate, which assesses only first-time, full-time freshmen, GSR also includes transfer students and mid-year enrollees in the sample.
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Student-athletes who leave an institution while in good academic standing before exhausting athletics eligibility are removed from the cohort of their initial institution (essentially passed to another school's GSR if they transfer and removed altogether in the case of early departures for professional careers).
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The GSR provides a more complete, and accurate, look at actual student-athlete success by taking into account the full variety of participants in Division I athletics and tracking their academic outcomes.
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This is the 33rd annual release of institutional graduation rates since national "right-to-know" legislation was passed in 1990. In 2005, the NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance implemented the initial release of the team GSR data.
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Within the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), UTA student-athletes ranked second-best among all member schools just behind Seattle U's 100 percent. The Mavs comprise just one of four departments in the WAC above 90 percent with the other two being California Baptist (92 percent) and Abilene Christian (90 percent).
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Two UTA teams (women's golf and women's tennis) earned a 100 percent GSR for the most recent reporting year. Five others scored above 90 percent, including baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, softball and volleyball.
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In the 2022-23 school year, 188 UTA student athletes earned honor roll recognition for at least one semester, including 76 who earned scholar athlete or super scholar athlete distinction. Among those, 96 earned Academic All-WAC honors.
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Furthermore, several others earned national recognition:
- Aaron Cash and Pedro Castro were named to the 2022-23 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court.
- Madison Le was named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholars List.
- Ten members of the softball team were recognized as All-America Scholar Athletes by Easton/National Fast Pitch Coaches Association, and they were honored as an NFCA All-Academic Team.
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The GSR measures graduation rates for student-athletes by team. The GSR considers student-athletes who are on scholarship their first year and who graduate from their respective universities or leave their programs, via transfer to other universities or for professional opportunities, while in good academic standing.
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GSR measures the success of an athletics department in graduating its student-athletes within a six-year period. Unlike Federal Graduation Rate, which assesses only first-time, full-time freshmen, GSR also includes transfer students and mid-year enrollees in the sample.
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Student-athletes who leave an institution while in good academic standing before exhausting athletics eligibility are removed from the cohort of their initial institution (essentially passed to another school's GSR if they transfer and removed altogether in the case of early departures for professional careers).
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The GSR provides a more complete, and accurate, look at actual student-athlete success by taking into account the full variety of participants in Division I athletics and tracking their academic outcomes.
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This is the 33rd annual release of institutional graduation rates since national "right-to-know" legislation was passed in 1990. In 2005, the NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance implemented the initial release of the team GSR data.
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 FOLLOW THE MAVS SOCIALLY
For up-to-date news, photos and videos, follow UTA Athletics online at UTAMavs.com or via several social media accounts on X @UTAMavs, Instagram @UTAMavs and Facebook /UTAMavs.
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