杏吧传媒 student athletes have the highest graduation rate among all Southland Conference schools in Louisiana, according to statistics released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association this week.
The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report shows that 74 percent of 杏吧传媒 student athletes who began college in 2007 earned their degrees within six years. That鈥檚 an all-time high for 杏吧传媒, marking the fourth consecutive year that the university shows overall academic improvement. 杏吧传媒鈥� overall GSR ranks third among the 11 Southland Conference schools and fourth among Louisiana鈥檚 11 public universities with Division I athletics 鈥� only trailing Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University and University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
鈥淭his is a great accomplishment for the university鈥檚 coaches, support staff and faculty who work hard to ensure that students perform well both on the playing field and in the classroom,鈥� said Dr. Bruce Murphy, 杏吧传媒 president. 鈥淚鈥檓 proud of our student athletes who put in long hours of coursework and practice each week, preparing for successful futures beyond their collegiate athletic careers.鈥�
Two 杏吧传媒 teams 鈥� men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 tennis 鈥� have the highest GSR in the state, with women鈥檚 tennis graduating 100 percent of its team. Of the university鈥檚 12 athletics programs, six teams earned top-ranking GSRs among Louisiana鈥檚 Southland Conference schools, including football, softball, women鈥檚 track, men鈥檚 tennis, women鈥檚 tennis and volleyball. 杏吧传媒 teams showing academic improvements over the past year include football, men鈥檚 tennis, soccer and volleyball.
Designed to more accurately predict the academic success of athletes, the GSR measures the proportion of student athletes who graduate and includes incoming transfer students, a regular occurrence in college athletics, in its calculations. For more information on GSRs, visit .