The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Student-Athletes Graduate More Than General Population
10/25/2011 | Academic Support
Oct. 25, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. -- Ole Miss student-athletes have a higher graduation rate than the general student population according to the graduation rate report released by the NCAA Tuesday.
The Federal Graduation Rate, which does not include transfers in and out, shows Ole Miss student-athletes graduating at a higher rate than the University's student body as a whole, at 61 percent compared to 59 percent for the general population.
Ole Miss had an overall 72 score for Graduation Success Rate. The GSR is based on student-athletes who entered college as freshmen in 2001-2004 and allows for the removal of those individuals who left Ole Miss in good academic standing.
"Unless you are, or have been, a Division I student-athlete, you may never fully realize the commitment it takes to balance athletics and academics. It is great to know our Rebel student-athletes are competing hard as they continue to graduate at a rate higher than the general student body," said Karen Schiferl, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Academic Support.
Seven of the Rebels' teams are above the national GSR average, and women's golf and women's tennis had a perfect 100 GSR. Women's tennis has achieved this in all seven years since the inception of the rating, while women's golf earned a perfect GSR for the third straight year. Women's tennis also had a perfect 100 FGR.
The volleyball and men's golf teams posted a 92 percent GSR, the soccer team at 91 percent and the men's tennis team at 90 percent.
