Congrats to everybody-graduation rates

[jimsumner]

From Duke press release. Evidence that Duke continues to do it the right way.

" Statistics for the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) released Tuesday by the NCAA indicated that ninety-seven percent of freshmen student-athletes receiving scholarship aid or recruited individuals participating in programs that do not offer athletic aid graduated from Duke within six years. The GSR is based on student-athletes who entered college as freshmen in 1998-2001 and allows for the removal of those individuals from the cohort who left Duke in good academic standing.

A total of 19 Duke teams achieved a 100 percent GSR: men's cross country, men's indoor track and field, men's outdoor track and field, men's golf, men's lacrosse, men's soccer, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's cross country, women's indoor track and field, women's outdoor track and field, rowing, women's fencing, field hockey, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball.

Duke's seven remaining programs -- baseball (94), men's basketball (89), men's fencing (89), football (92), wrestling (91), women's basketball (90) and women's swimming and diving (97) -- all achieved a GSR of 89 percent of better.

In addition, the Federal Graduation Rates were released on Tuesday. Duke freshmen scholarship athletes that enrolled in 2001-02 posted an 85 percent graduation rate while the four-year class (1998-2001) average was 88 percent."

[MulletMan]

From Duke press release. Evidence that Duke continues to do it the right way.

" Statistics for the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) released Tuesday by the NCAA indicated that ninety-seven percent of freshmen student-athletes receiving scholarship aid or recruited individuals participating in programs that do not offer athletic aid graduated from Duke within six years. The GSR is based on student-athletes who entered college as freshmen in 1998-2001 and allows for the removal of those individuals from the cohort who left Duke in good academic standing.

A total of 19 Duke teams achieved a 100 percent GSR: men's cross country, men's indoor track and field, men's outdoor track and field, men's golf, men's lacrosse, men's soccer, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's cross country, women's indoor track and field, women's outdoor track and field, rowing, women's fencing, field hockey, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's soccer, women's tennis and volleyball.

Duke's seven remaining programs -- baseball (94), men's basketball (89), men's fencing (89), football (92), wrestling (91), women's basketball (90) and women's swimming and diving (97) -- all achieved a GSR of 89 percent of better.

In addition, the Federal Graduation Rates were released on Tuesday. Duke freshmen scholarship athletes that enrolled in 2001-02 posted an 85 percent graduation rate while the four-year class (1998-2001) average was 88 percent."

That is truly something to be proud of! The low was 89%... sheesh!

[Richard Berg]

Here are the comparable statistics for the general student body: http://www.collegeresults.org/search...utionid=198419

[Bluedog]

That is truly something to be proud of! The low was 89%... sheesh!

Yeah, those fencers...what slackers! It is truly astounding to me that 97% of Duke's student athletes graduate from Duke (i.e. according to how the press release is worded, transfers appear to count against the graduate rate even if they leave in good standing and graduate from the next institution they attend). Amazing!

[devildeac]

Awesome, Jim. Thanks for posting that. It should be Main Page/Home Page material, too.