Troy Posts Best NCAA Graduation Success Rate in School History

TROY, Alabama – Troy student-athletes continue to shine in classroom as the Athletics Department posted a new department record 82 percent Graduation Success Rate which was released by the NCAA this week.

The most recent Division I Graduation Success Rates are based on the four entering classes from 2007-2008 through 2010-11. The NCAA began compiling these figures with the entering freshmen class of 1995.

Troy's Graduation Success Rate increased for the fifth straight season and has improved by 12 percent over that five-year period. Troy student-athletes posted an 80 percent Graduation Success Rate in last year's report.

"The continued improvement in our Graduation Success Rate shows the commitment our administration, coaches and student-athletes have made to being a complete program," Troy Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain said. "I am extremely proud that we continue to surpass our goals for academic success."

The NCAA developed the Graduation Success Rate to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The rate holds institutions accountable for transfer students, unlike the federal graduation rate. The GSR also accounts for midyear enrollees and is calculated for every sport.

Under the calculation, institutions are not penalized for outgoing transfer students who leave in good academic standing. The outgoing transfers are included in the receiving institution's GSR cohort.

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Troy Posts Best NCAA Graduation Success Rate in School History

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