Ohio Athletics Once Again Reports Impressive Graduation Success Rate, Federal Graduation Rate
11/20/2024 2:56:00 PM | General
ATHENS, Ohio – In graduation data released by the NCAA today (Nov. 20), Ohio University student-athletes earned a four-class average (2014-18) of 93 percent in the Graduation Success Rate (GSR).  Â
"We are proud of our student-athletes' hard work and dedication in the classroom," Director of Athletics Julie Cromer said, "We continue to rank among the top MAC institutions in graduation success, which is a testament not only to our student-athletes, but also to our faculty, academic staff, and coaches who help them succeed at the highest level."Â
The 2017-18 cohort also has a Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) of 76 percent. The student-athlete graduation rate, calculated directly based on IPEDS-GRS (the methodology the U.S. Department of Education requires,) is the proportion of first-year, full-time student-athletes who entered a school on athletics aid and graduated from that institution within six years. This federal rate does not account for students who transfer from their original institution and graduate elsewhere. Ohio student-athletes continue to outperform the general student population at Ohio when comparing yearly FGR. Â
Ohio ranked second in the Mid-American Conference in FGR and tied for second in GSR. Â Â
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NCAA members, particularly presidents and chancellors, asked the NCAA in the early 2000s to develop a measure of student-athlete graduation success that more accurately reflects modern-day patterns of student enrollment and transfer. As a result, the NCAA created the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for Division I. Â Â
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The NCAA GSR differs from the federal calculation in two important ways. First, the GSR holds colleges accountable for those student-athletes who transfer into their school. Second, the GSR does not penalize colleges whose student-athletes transfer in good academic standing. Those student-athletes are moved into another college's cohort. Â
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