Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Athletics Posts Record Graduation Success Rate
11/14/2018 1:05:00 PM | General, SASS
EMU records an all-time high of 85 percent graduation rate among student-athletes
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University student-athletes have once again set a new graduation rate record, according to the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report released today, Nov. 14. In the report made public Wednesday, Eagle student-athletes recorded a Graduation Success Rate of 85 percent, an increase of two points over last year's figures and a 13-point jump from numbers released in 2010-11.
Overall, EMU's score was boosted by seven programs that matched or exceeded program record GSR scores. The 2017 numbers represent scholarship student-athletes over a six-year period starting with freshmen that entered college in 2011. The record-equaling GSR comes on the heels of seven programs posting record performances in Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores announced in May.
In the GSR, 10 Eastern Michigan athletic teams improved or matched last year scores in: baseball, men's basketball, football, women's basketball, women's cross country/track, women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's soccer, women's swimming & diving, and volleyball. Baseball, men's basketball, women's golf, women's gymnastics, and volleyball each boasted a 100 percent rate.
"Academic success and degree completion are high-priority items for this department," Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee said. "I want to commend our student-athletes for their efforts and ability to balance all of the academic and athletic demands, our coaches for their focus on education first and recruiting talented students to our teams, and our staff for their ongoing support of our student-athletes' academic endeavors."
The GSR is a NCAA measurement that enhances the federally mandated graduation-rate by including student-athlete transfer data in its calculation. It was developed in response to colleges and universities who asked for graduation data that more accurately reflects the mobility among students in today's higher education climate. The report provides information about two groups of students at college or university: (1) all undergraduate students who were enrolled in a full-time program of studies for a degree and (2) student-athletes who received athletics aid from the college or university for any period of time during their entering year.
Among Mid-American Conference schools, Eastern Michigan was first in five sport categories -- baseball, men's basketball, women's golf, women's gymnastics, and volleyball. The Eagles finished among the top-six MAC schools in seven sports, while overall the department finished with the eighth-best GSR in the league.
Wednesday's GSR report gives graduation information about students and student-athletes who entered EMU in 2011. This is the most recent graduating class for which the required six years of information is available. The GSR differs slightly from the federal graduation rates for several reasons. The GSR is designed to assess the graduation of scholarship student-athletes who initially enroll at an institution during a particular fall or spring semester and earn a baccalaureate degree within six years of their initial collegiate enrollment.
The GSR adds to the first-time freshmen, those students who entered midyear, as well as student-athletes who transferred into an institution and received athletic aid. In addition, the GSR subtracts students from the entering cohort who are considered allowable exclusions, as well as those who left the institution prior to graduation, or had athletics eligibility remaining and would have been academically eligible to compete had they returned to the institution.
The GSR is also different from the Academic Progress Rate (APR), which is a measure of eligibility, retention and graduation for continuing academic progress for current student-athletes on a term-by-term, year-by-year basis.
The federal graduation rate, while less inclusive than the GSR, provides the only measure of historic academic comparison between student-athletes and the general student body. Using this standard, EMU student-athletes outperformed their peers in the student body by 22 percent.
"Student-athletes continue to achieve academic success at record levels," NCAA President Mark Emmert said. "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.
Division I student-athletes in nearly all sports and demographics improved their graduation rates, most notably a two percentage point increase for African-Americans in all sports, which contributed to a record-high 88 percent Graduation Success Rate. More than three-quarters of African-American college athletes — 79 percent — earned their degrees, up from 77 percent last year. The rate has risen 23 percentage points since 2002.
Graduation Success Rates for Eastern Michigan's women's programs continue to excel. All eight programs posted GSRs of 67 percent or better, with six boasting scores above 90 percent.
On the men's side, basketball and baseball topped the chart at 100 percent with football posting a GSR figures of 67 percent.
For more information on Graduation Success Rates, please visit www.ncaa.org.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University student-athletes have once again set a new graduation rate record, according to the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report released today, Nov. 14. In the report made public Wednesday, Eagle student-athletes recorded a Graduation Success Rate of 85 percent, an increase of two points over last year's figures and a 13-point jump from numbers released in 2010-11.
Overall, EMU's score was boosted by seven programs that matched or exceeded program record GSR scores. The 2017 numbers represent scholarship student-athletes over a six-year period starting with freshmen that entered college in 2011. The record-equaling GSR comes on the heels of seven programs posting record performances in Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores announced in May.
In the GSR, 10 Eastern Michigan athletic teams improved or matched last year scores in: baseball, men's basketball, football, women's basketball, women's cross country/track, women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's soccer, women's swimming & diving, and volleyball. Baseball, men's basketball, women's golf, women's gymnastics, and volleyball each boasted a 100 percent rate.
"Academic success and degree completion are high-priority items for this department," Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee said. "I want to commend our student-athletes for their efforts and ability to balance all of the academic and athletic demands, our coaches for their focus on education first and recruiting talented students to our teams, and our staff for their ongoing support of our student-athletes' academic endeavors."
The GSR is a NCAA measurement that enhances the federally mandated graduation-rate by including student-athlete transfer data in its calculation. It was developed in response to colleges and universities who asked for graduation data that more accurately reflects the mobility among students in today's higher education climate. The report provides information about two groups of students at college or university: (1) all undergraduate students who were enrolled in a full-time program of studies for a degree and (2) student-athletes who received athletics aid from the college or university for any period of time during their entering year.
Among Mid-American Conference schools, Eastern Michigan was first in five sport categories -- baseball, men's basketball, women's golf, women's gymnastics, and volleyball. The Eagles finished among the top-six MAC schools in seven sports, while overall the department finished with the eighth-best GSR in the league.
Wednesday's GSR report gives graduation information about students and student-athletes who entered EMU in 2011. This is the most recent graduating class for which the required six years of information is available. The GSR differs slightly from the federal graduation rates for several reasons. The GSR is designed to assess the graduation of scholarship student-athletes who initially enroll at an institution during a particular fall or spring semester and earn a baccalaureate degree within six years of their initial collegiate enrollment.
The GSR adds to the first-time freshmen, those students who entered midyear, as well as student-athletes who transferred into an institution and received athletic aid. In addition, the GSR subtracts students from the entering cohort who are considered allowable exclusions, as well as those who left the institution prior to graduation, or had athletics eligibility remaining and would have been academically eligible to compete had they returned to the institution.
The GSR is also different from the Academic Progress Rate (APR), which is a measure of eligibility, retention and graduation for continuing academic progress for current student-athletes on a term-by-term, year-by-year basis.
The federal graduation rate, while less inclusive than the GSR, provides the only measure of historic academic comparison between student-athletes and the general student body. Using this standard, EMU student-athletes outperformed their peers in the student body by 22 percent.
"Student-athletes continue to achieve academic success at record levels," NCAA President Mark Emmert said. "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.
Division I student-athletes in nearly all sports and demographics improved their graduation rates, most notably a two percentage point increase for African-Americans in all sports, which contributed to a record-high 88 percent Graduation Success Rate. More than three-quarters of African-American college athletes — 79 percent — earned their degrees, up from 77 percent last year. The rate has risen 23 percentage points since 2002.
Graduation Success Rates for Eastern Michigan's women's programs continue to excel. All eight programs posted GSRs of 67 percent or better, with six boasting scores above 90 percent.
On the men's side, basketball and baseball topped the chart at 100 percent with football posting a GSR figures of 67 percent.
For more information on Graduation Success Rates, please visit www.ncaa.org.
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