MSU Student-Athletes Post All-Time Highs for GSR and FGR

EAST LANSING -- According to data released by the NCAA on Oct. 16, Michigan State student-athletes posted all-time highs for Graduation Success Rates (GSR) and Federal Graduation Rates (FGR) for the 2009-10 to 2012-13 freshman cohorts.

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 provides a more accurate look at student-athlete success.

Michigan State student-athletes posted a GSR of 91%, bettering last year's 88%. Seven sports posted a 100% GSR, including men's basketball, men's tennis, rowing, field hockey, women's golf, women's soccer and volleyball. Sixteen of MSU's 21 sports posted a GSR greater than 85%, including football which posted an all-time high of 90%.

"Our student-athletes work hard every day, balancing the responsibilities that come with playing a sport and pursuing their college degree," MSU executive director of Student-Athlete Support Services Todd Edwards said. "As a department, we take great pride in watching them reach their goals, including graduating with a degree from Michigan State University. Their academic success is a tribute to their hard work, supportive coaches who emphasize academics, and the care and commitment provided by our staff, both within the department and the broader MSU community."

The FGR is the proportion of first-year, full-time student-athletes who entered a school on athletics aid and graduated from that institution within six years. This federal rate does not account for students who transfer from their original institution and graduate elsewhere; they are considered non-graduates at both the college they left and the one from which they eventually graduate.

Michigan State student-athletes posted a FGR of 76%, bettering last year's 75%. Women's golf posted a four-year FGR of 100%.

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