Wake Forest Scores Athletics Record 96 Percent Graduation Success Rate
11/17/2020 6:50:00 PM | Baseball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball
INDIANAPOLIS -- Wake Forest had a record 11 programs score a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate for the cohort years between 2010-2013, per data released by the NCAA on Tuesday. Overall, Wake Forest programs averaged a school-record 96% GSR, which ranks third among Atlantic Coast Conference schools.
"Our student-athletes work extremely hard on and off the field of competition," said senior associate AD Jane Caldwell. "The 96% overall score is a reflection of the caliber of young men and women we have enrolled across all our sports programs. We are extremely proud of all of them and thankful to our coaches, professors and University leadership for creating an environment that places an importance on achieving a high-standard of academic success."
The following programs posted a perfect 100% GSR scores during the cohort years of 2010-13:
Football (88%), women's cross country/track & field (96%) and women's basketball (92%) also posted excellent scores, which are all above the national average.
Earlier this year in May, seven programs scored 990 or better on the latest Academic Progress Report with four being named Public Recognition Award recipients by the NCAA. Those honorees were field hockey (1000), football (990), men's golf (1000), women's basketball (1000) and women's tennis (1000), which marked the most honorees for Wake Forest in seven years.
The NCAA introduced the GSR in 2005 to accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere.
"Our student-athletes work extremely hard on and off the field of competition," said senior associate AD Jane Caldwell. "The 96% overall score is a reflection of the caliber of young men and women we have enrolled across all our sports programs. We are extremely proud of all of them and thankful to our coaches, professors and University leadership for creating an environment that places an importance on achieving a high-standard of academic success."
The following programs posted a perfect 100% GSR scores during the cohort years of 2010-13:
- Baseball
- Men's Basketball
- Men's Golf
- Men's Soccer
- Men's Tennis
- Men's Cross Country/Track & Field
- Field Hockey
- Women's Golf
- Women's Soccer
- Women's Tennis
- Volleyball
Football (88%), women's cross country/track & field (96%) and women's basketball (92%) also posted excellent scores, which are all above the national average.
Earlier this year in May, seven programs scored 990 or better on the latest Academic Progress Report with four being named Public Recognition Award recipients by the NCAA. Those honorees were field hockey (1000), football (990), men's golf (1000), women's basketball (1000) and women's tennis (1000), which marked the most honorees for Wake Forest in seven years.
The NCAA introduced the GSR in 2005 to accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere.
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