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Graduation Success Rate Trends Upward - Sep 28, 2006 | 16:05:55
posted by: Josh
The NCAA released its second year of Graduation Success Rate data yesterday and the trend is moving in the right direction. According to the current data, 77 percent of Division I student-athletes are graduating, up from 76 percent last year. Earlier this month, NCAA President Myles Brand set a GSR goal of 80 percent for Division I student-athletes. This year???s data reflects the graduation rates of students who entered college between 1996 and 1999. It will take a couple of years to gauge the impact Division I???s academic reforms have had on graduation rates. Obviously, I???m excited that more student-athletes are receiving their degrees. Colleges and universities aren???t a breeding ground for professional athletes. While a small percentage of student-athletes do move on to make a career in professional sports, the vast majority choose other paths. Either way, an education is vitally important and all student-athletes who begin college should do everything they can to finish with a degree. Student-athletes graduate at a higher percentage than members of the regular student body, so it???s hard to criticize the GSR data. There are some sports that can do a better job of graduating players, however, and hopefully the academic reform initiatives will help change behavior enough to make a difference. 
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