Miami Football Excels with 86% GSR
11/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 1, 2011
OXFORD, Ohio -- According to the latest NCAA's latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR)--released Oct. 25--Miami University's football program is thriving in the classroom, graduating nearly nine out of every 10 its student-athletes and ranking among the top three public universities in Division 1 college football.
The GSR calculations measure graduation in a six-year time frame from initial college enrollment (2001-04). The methodology was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately measure the academic success of Division I student-athletes.
Excluding private schools and academies, Miami's 86 percent GSR is third behind only Rutgers (89 percent) and Penn State (87 percent).
Among all 120 of the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs, Miami is tied for 12th place with Vanderbilt.
Football, one of Miami's highest profile sports, produced a GSR that was 19 percent better than the sport's national rate of 67 percent.
Football's GSR of 86 percent is 12 percent higher than the next highest MAC institution and ranks No. 1 among the eight Ohio-based FBS programs.
According to the GSR calculation, Miami's student-athletes' overall GSR is 89 percent, nine percent higher than the national rate. RedHawk female student-athletes combined for a nearly perfect GSR of 97 percent, while male student-athletes graded out at a highly respectable 83 percent.
The GSR of seven different RedHawk teams--women's swimming (100%), women's basketball (100%), soccer (100%), softball (100%) and volleyball (100%), men's swimming and diving (96%) and football (86%)--rank at the top or tied for best among Mid-American Conference institutions. Other impressive rates were achieved by Miami field hockey (94%), women's cross country and track and field (92%), men's golf (89%), women's tennis (88%), men's cross country and track and field (84%) and men's basketball (82%).
A six-year history of Miami University's graduate success rate shows that the general student body has remained steady at 94 percent for that period, just five percent higher than Miami's student-athletes. Miami's entire student body ranks among the upper echelon of the nation's public institutions of higher learning.
Brad Bates, Miami's Director of Athletics, praised Miami's student-athletes and gave partial credit for their success to those who provided them with the opportunity to flourish in the classroom.
"The national data continues to verify the high level of intellectual engagement by our student-athletes as their scholarly performance is once again among the very best public universities in the nation," said Bates. "The high achievements of our students are not only a reflection of their scholarship, but of the high quality coaches who recruit them, the faculty who educate them, our staff that supports them, and the prestigious and pragmatic value of a Miami education."
Graduation Success Rate (public universities, excludes private school & academies)
89% Rutgers
87% Penn State
86% MIAMI (OH)
Graduation Success Rate (all 120 FBS teams)
97% Notre Dame
94% Northwestern
93% Rice
93% Boston College
93% Duke
91% Navy
89% Rutgers
88% Miami (FL)
88% Army
87% Penn State
87% Stanford
86% MIAMI (OH)
86% Vanderbilt
Graduation Success Rate (Ohio-based FBS teams)
86% MIAMI (OH)
79% Cincinnati
74% Bowling Green
71% Ohio
67% Ohio State
64% Toledo
64% Kent State
61% Akron
Graduation Success Rate (Mid-American Conference)
86% MIAMI (OH)
74% Bowling Green
73% Northern Illinois
71% Ohio
64% Toledo
64% Kent State
61% Akron
61% Western Michigan
60% Temple
58% Buffalo
58% Ball State
56% Central Michigan
51% Eastern Michigan
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