{"id":62559,"date":"2014-10-29T20:37:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T00:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=62559"},"modified":"2019-06-25T16:15:44","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T20:15:44","slug":"ncaa-graduation-rate-ucf-1-among-public-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ncaa-graduation-rate-ucf-1-among-public-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Graduation Rate: UCF No.1 Among Public Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"
UCF student-athletes are graduating at a higher rate than any other NCAA Division I public institution in the nation.<\/p>\n
Based on data released by the NCAA Tuesday, UCF has a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 95 percent. That mark ties the Knights with Boston College for fifth-best in NCAA Division I (FBS), trailing only private institutions Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke and Northwestern. UCF\u2019s GSR is 11 points above the national average and is also a school record.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud of our Everyday Champion student-athletes, our coaches and the culture of academic excellence<\/a> they\u2019ve created here at UCF,\u201d UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury said. \u201cThis is obviously the result of a lot of hard work and a great support system. When you look at the institutions around us in the rankings, that\u2019s a great neighborhood to live in.\u201d<\/p>\n Thirteen of UCF\u2019s 14 programs (women\u2019s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field are combined as one by the NCAA) are above the national average. Seven Knights programs \u2013 men\u2019s golf, men\u2019s tennis, rowing, women\u2019s golf, women\u2019s soccer, women\u2019s tennis and volleyball \u2013 had perfect scores of 100 percent.<\/p>\n