Spartan Student-Athletes Excel in Graduation Success Rate and Federal Graduation Rate
11/15/2022 3:46:00 PM | General
For the fifth consecutive year, Michigan State has met or topped an all-time high with a four-year Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) of 80%, according to data released by the NCAA on Nov. 15. MSU's Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 92% tied the school's all-time high for the third consecutive year. This year's data includes the 2012-13 to 2015-16 freshman cohorts for the four-year totals and 2015-16 for the single-year rate.
Eight sports posted a 100% GSR, including men's basketball, men's cross country/track, men's tennis, women's cross country/track, women's golf, softball, women's tennis and volleyball.
Michigan State's four-year FGR ranks third in the Big Ten and seventh among Power 5 Conference peers, while ranking third among public institutions in that group.
Fourteen sports had a four-year FGR that ranked in the Top 20 of Power Five conference schools, including 10 in the top 10. Women's tennis posted a perfect 100% FGR for the second consecutive season, while ice hockey ranked first among its peers.
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. 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.
Eight sports posted a 100% GSR, including men's basketball, men's cross country/track, men's tennis, women's cross country/track, women's golf, softball, women's tennis and volleyball.
Michigan State's four-year FGR ranks third in the Big Ten and seventh among Power 5 Conference peers, while ranking third among public institutions in that group.
Fourteen sports had a four-year FGR that ranked in the Top 20 of Power Five conference schools, including 10 in the top 10. Women's tennis posted a perfect 100% FGR for the second consecutive season, while ice hockey ranked first among its peers.
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. 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.
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