University of Houston Athletics
Houston Achieves Another Record GSR
10/16/2019 1:16:00 PM | General
Eighty-one percent GSR sets school record
HOUSTON – University of Houston student-athletes continued to shatter program records with Wednesday's release of the NCAA's Division I graduate rate data. Houston student-athletes combined for a department-record 81 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR).
Over the last six years, Houston has dramatically improved its GSR with an 18-percent increase among its graduating student-athletes. The NCAA's report reflects a four-year average of freshman who enrolled in 2009-10 through 2012-13.
"Once again, we're very proud of the continued academic success and the progress that our teams have made," Vice President for Athletics Chris Pezman said. "The commitment of our student-athletes to finish their degree prepares them for a life beyond athletics and gives each one a chance to set themselves up for future success.
"We're excited to have another record Graduation Success Rate and the credit goes to our academics staff and coaches for making a commitment to support our student-athletes during the journey at the University of Houston."
Houston's baseball, men's golf, women's golf, women's tennis and volleyball teams all posted four-year GSR rates over 90 percent.
The Graduation Success Rate was developed by the NCAA as a measurement tool for tracking student-athletes' academic progress toward graduation.
The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave their institution while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere.
This continues the trend of Houston's academic progress. In 2018-19, more than 400 student-athletes in 17 sport programs posted a cumulative GPA of 2.94, setting a school record for the second time in the last three seasons, while nearly 70 student-athletes received their bachelor's degrees.
Over the last six years, Houston has dramatically improved its GSR with an 18-percent increase among its graduating student-athletes. The NCAA's report reflects a four-year average of freshman who enrolled in 2009-10 through 2012-13.
"Once again, we're very proud of the continued academic success and the progress that our teams have made," Vice President for Athletics Chris Pezman said. "The commitment of our student-athletes to finish their degree prepares them for a life beyond athletics and gives each one a chance to set themselves up for future success.
"We're excited to have another record Graduation Success Rate and the credit goes to our academics staff and coaches for making a commitment to support our student-athletes during the journey at the University of Houston."
Houston's baseball, men's golf, women's golf, women's tennis and volleyball teams all posted four-year GSR rates over 90 percent.
The Graduation Success Rate was developed by the NCAA as a measurement tool for tracking student-athletes' academic progress toward graduation.
The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave their institution while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere.
This continues the trend of Houston's academic progress. In 2018-19, more than 400 student-athletes in 17 sport programs posted a cumulative GPA of 2.94, setting a school record for the second time in the last three seasons, while nearly 70 student-athletes received their bachelor's degrees.
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