Troy University Athletics
Troy Student-Athletes Garner NCAA Graduation Success Rate Record Score
11/20/2018 12:06:00 PM | Baseball, Cross Country, Football, General, Basketball (M), Golf (M), Tennis (M), Softball, Track & Field, Basketball (W), Golf (W), Soccer, Tennis (W), Volleyball
TROY, Ala. – Troy student-athletes continued their record-setting performance in the classroom with an 85 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the latest report issued by the NCAA. This comes on the heels of Troy student-athletes set a record in last spring's NCAA APR release.
"To say that we are proud of our student-athletes for their accomplishments in the classroom would be an understatement," Troy Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain said. "Every time a new academic report comes out we are setting a new standard for academic progress. Our student-athletes are succeeding at a high level in the classroom and in athletic competition, and we should commend them for their determination and hard work."
Overall, Troy finished second in the Sun Belt with its 85 percent rate and just one percentage point behind Coastal Carolina. Troy's score improved by three percentage points from last year's report and is up 15 points over the last six years.
Seven of Troy's 12 programs ranked in the top three among its peers in the Sun Belt with the men's golf, women's golf and volleyball programs posting perfect 100 percent marks. The men's basketball (94), baseball (89) and women's cross country/track (96) programs finished second in the Sun Belt and football (73) finished third.
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. This calculation makes it a more complete and accurate look at student-athlete success.
This year's GSR rate is based on the four entering classes from the years 2008-09 to 2011-12 and the NCAA began compiling these figures with the entering freshman class of 1995.
"To say that we are proud of our student-athletes for their accomplishments in the classroom would be an understatement," Troy Director of Athletics Jeremy McClain said. "Every time a new academic report comes out we are setting a new standard for academic progress. Our student-athletes are succeeding at a high level in the classroom and in athletic competition, and we should commend them for their determination and hard work."
Overall, Troy finished second in the Sun Belt with its 85 percent rate and just one percentage point behind Coastal Carolina. Troy's score improved by three percentage points from last year's report and is up 15 points over the last six years.
Seven of Troy's 12 programs ranked in the top three among its peers in the Sun Belt with the men's golf, women's golf and volleyball programs posting perfect 100 percent marks. The men's basketball (94), baseball (89) and women's cross country/track (96) programs finished second in the Sun Belt and football (73) finished third.
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. This calculation makes it a more complete and accurate look at student-athlete success.
This year's GSR rate is based on the four entering classes from the years 2008-09 to 2011-12 and the NCAA began compiling these figures with the entering freshman class of 1995.
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