WKU Athletics has posted its highest Graduation Success Rate in program history, according to the NCAA. 

WKU’s overall GSR was reported at 85, an improvement on last year’s rating of 82. The women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and tennis programs posted perfect GSR scores. 

“This is a tremendous accomplishment for our student-athletes, coaches, and athletic program as a whole,” athletic director Todd Stewart said in a press release. “Along with leading Conference USA with 24 total championships since joining the league in 2014, our student-athletes are also achieving at their highest levels in the classroom as well. It is a true testament to their dedication and hard work during their time on the Hill.”

WKU’s GSR scores came in above the national average in baseball (83), men’s basketball (85), women’s cross country and track (91), softball (95) and the four programs with perfect scores. 

WKU’s GSR scores came in below the national average in football (74), men’s cross country and track (77), men’s golf (77) and women’s golf (88). 

You can find the national averages of each sport from the NCAA here. 

The GSR shows the proportion of student-athletes that earn a college degree. It factors out student-athletes that leave their athletic program in good academic standing before earning a college degree. It also includes student-athletes that transfer into the program and go on to graduate. 

“Student-athletes continue to achieve academic success at record levels,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a press release. “When the GSR was created more than 15 years ago, the NCAA set an aspirational goal of 80 percent of student-athletes graduating. College athletes have met and exceeded that goal — as they often do with any challenge.”

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