UNT Student-Athletes Boast Increased GSR Rate

[Coach Andy Mac]

DENTON, Texas – Mean Green student-athletes recorded their ninth consecutive year with a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) above 82 or better with an 84 for the 2016-17 cohort, the NCAA announced Wednesday.

Out of UNT’s 12 sport programs, 10 recorded impressive rates above 82. Seven programs improved or maintained their scores from the previous year including football, women’s basketball, soccer, softball, women’s tennis, women’s track and field/cross country along with swim and dive.

Women’s basketball tied the program record with a 95. Additionally, football set a new program milestone with an 87.

Women’s tennis maintained a perfect 100 for a record ninth year in a row.

From the time GSR data collection began with the 1995-98 cohort, UNT has improved from a score of 59 to 84 (25-point increase).

The GSR was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately measure the academic success of Division I student-athletes by better accounting for the many different academic paths followed by today's college students. The NCAA also released the most recent federal graduation rate data in conjunction with the GSR information. The GSR holds institutions accountable for transfer students, whereas the federal graduation rate does not. The GSR also accounts for mid-year enrollees. The NCAA calculates the federal graduation rate for student-athletes because it is the only rate by which to compare student-athletes to the general student body.

 

[greenjoe]

In Seth’s first year, we only had 5 wins.  As there were not enough 6 win teams, we were selected to go to a bowl game because we were the highest ranked GSR team in the nation with only 5 wins.

I’d rather “Hit 6” but I like this way of filling the bowl brackets.

[Texas Stranger]

Rice has received multiple 5-win bowl bErths that way.