Â鶹¹û¶³’s student-athletes rank among the best in the nation according to the latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report, released Thursday, Dec. 2.
The university received an overall score of 97%, tying for third place among all Division I universities in the nation, along with an impressive group of peer institutions that include Vanderbilt University, the University of Notre Dame and Colgate University.
Â鶹¹û¶³ ranked first amongst Division I schools in Alabama and tied with Wofford College for first in the Southern Conference.
"Our student-athletes have continued to work hard to do things the right way both in the classroom and in competition," said Paige Mathis, Â鶹¹û¶³'s assistant director of athletics for academics. "The scores they have earned continue to be impressive and have always been a source of pride for our department. We know our student-athletes will continue to put in the work needed to post these high scores in the years to come."
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.
Ten of Â鶹¹û¶³'s teams earned perfect scores of 100%. These include baseball, men's basketball, men's golf, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, soccer, softball, women's tennis and volleyball.
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.
Â鶹¹û¶³ competes in 17 NCAA Division I sports in the historic Southern Conference.