Samford Scores 98 On NCAA’s GSR Report, Tying For Sixth Nationally
11.15.22 | Academic Support
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Samford University's athletics teams posted an impressive 98 in the NCAA's latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report, released Tuesday afternoon. Samford had the highest score among state schools, the highest in the Southern Conference and tied for sixth among all 351 Division I schools.
"Scoring consistently high in the GSR report shows how hard our student-athletes work academically," Samford Deputy AD Michelle Durban said. "These scores have always been a source of pride for everyone in our athletics department. I congratulate our student-athletes on this accomplishment, and we know they will continue to put in the hard work necessary to maintain these high performances in the classroom."
The university has a long history of performing at a high level for its combination of excellence in both academics and athletic competition and has consistently earned an overall GSR score of above 90 percent since 2012.
The NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance implemented the initial release of the GSR in 2005 to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The most recent GSR measures how many student-athletes in the classes of 2012 through 2015 graduated within six years of their enrollment.
Twelve of Samford's teams earned perfect scores of 100 percent. The Bulldog baseball, men's basketball, men's cross country/track, men's golf, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's cross country/track, women's golf, women's soccer, softball, women's tennis and volleyball teams all registered perfect scores. Every Samford team was at or above the national average in the report.
The NCAA developed the Division I Graduation Success Rate in response to college and university presidents who wanted graduation data that more accurately reflect the mobility among all college students today. The graduation-rate data are based on a six-year cohort prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education.
Samford competes in 17 NCAA Division I sports in the historic Southern Conference.
"Scoring consistently high in the GSR report shows how hard our student-athletes work academically," Samford Deputy AD Michelle Durban said. "These scores have always been a source of pride for everyone in our athletics department. I congratulate our student-athletes on this accomplishment, and we know they will continue to put in the hard work necessary to maintain these high performances in the classroom."
The university has a long history of performing at a high level for its combination of excellence in both academics and athletic competition and has consistently earned an overall GSR score of above 90 percent since 2012.
The NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance implemented the initial release of the GSR in 2005 to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The most recent GSR measures how many student-athletes in the classes of 2012 through 2015 graduated within six years of their enrollment.
Twelve of Samford's teams earned perfect scores of 100 percent. The Bulldog baseball, men's basketball, men's cross country/track, men's golf, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's cross country/track, women's golf, women's soccer, softball, women's tennis and volleyball teams all registered perfect scores. Every Samford team was at or above the national average in the report.
The NCAA developed the Division I Graduation Success Rate in response to college and university presidents who wanted graduation data that more accurately reflect the mobility among all college students today. The graduation-rate data are based on a six-year cohort prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education.
Samford competes in 17 NCAA Division I sports in the historic Southern Conference.
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