Mean Green Student-Athletes set new GSR Record
12/2/2021 3:19:00 PM | Football, Softball, Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf, Women's Volleyball, Academics
DENTON, Texas – North Texas Athletics posted its highest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in program history with a score of 87, the NCAA announced Thursday.
"Building Champions and Preparing Leaders is our ultimate goal here at UNT," Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. "The positive increase in GSR that we see again this year shows the progress we are making as our student-athletes continue to grow, develop and graduate. I am proud of their hard work."
The overall score was a one-point increase from 2020 moving from an 86 to 87. Four UNT programs posted perfect scores of 100 (women's golf, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball). Additionally, both softball and women's swimming and diving posted scores of 90 or better.
Women's swimming and diving (97) and football (83) both recorded program-best scores.
Of the 24 NCAA Division I institutions in Texas, only five overall and just one public school had better overall GSR scores than UNT. The Mean Green ranked fifth overall in Conference USA, up one spot from 2020. UNT was behind only Rice among CUSA's Texas members.
From the time GSR data collection began with the 1995-98 cohort, UNT has improved from a score of 59 to 87 (28-point increase).
The GSR was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately measure the academic success of Division I student-athletes by better accounting for the many different academic paths followed by today's college students. The NCAA also released the most recent federal graduation rate data in conjunction with the GSR information. The GSR holds institutions accountable for transfer students, whereas the federal graduation rate does not. The GSR also accounts for mid-year enrollees. The NCAA calculates the federal graduation rate for student-athletes because it is the only rate by which to compare student-athletes to the general student body.
"Building Champions and Preparing Leaders is our ultimate goal here at UNT," Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. "The positive increase in GSR that we see again this year shows the progress we are making as our student-athletes continue to grow, develop and graduate. I am proud of their hard work."
The overall score was a one-point increase from 2020 moving from an 86 to 87. Four UNT programs posted perfect scores of 100 (women's golf, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball). Additionally, both softball and women's swimming and diving posted scores of 90 or better.
Women's swimming and diving (97) and football (83) both recorded program-best scores.
Of the 24 NCAA Division I institutions in Texas, only five overall and just one public school had better overall GSR scores than UNT. The Mean Green ranked fifth overall in Conference USA, up one spot from 2020. UNT was behind only Rice among CUSA's Texas members.
From the time GSR data collection began with the 1995-98 cohort, UNT has improved from a score of 59 to 87 (28-point increase).
The GSR was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately measure the academic success of Division I student-athletes by better accounting for the many different academic paths followed by today's college students. The NCAA also released the most recent federal graduation rate data in conjunction with the GSR information. The GSR holds institutions accountable for transfer students, whereas the federal graduation rate does not. The GSR also accounts for mid-year enrollees. The NCAA calculates the federal graduation rate for student-athletes because it is the only rate by which to compare student-athletes to the general student body.
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