Arizona State athletics sets new all-time high graduation rate

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State athletics set a new all-time high in graduation rate. The Sun Devils hit a 93% graduation rate, with 13 teams hitting the perfect score of 100%. That’s the most teams to have a perfect rate in Arizona State athletics history since the NCAA first introduced the metric in 2005.

Arizona State’s 93% mark was good for third in the Pac-12.

Here is the full press release by ASU.

Arizona State athletics setting school records academically

“Despite the rapidly changing times in college athletics, at the core of the Sun Devil Athletics mission will always be the student-athlete experience. The Graduation Success Rate is a critical measurement of this commitment. Once again, our student-athletes have graduated at an all-time high, with a 93% GSR.” said Jean Boyd, Deputy Athletic Director, of Sun Devil Athletics.  “The ecosystem of our coaches, the great Office of Student-Athlete Development led by Andrea Lore, the faculty, and the university at large set the stage, and our student-athletes continue to deliver high academic performance. Empowering student-athletes to advance their minds and mindsets as future leaders in sport, in medicine, in teaching, in the arts, and many other career paths is a privilege and responsibility we hold in the highest regard.”

The 13 teams with a 100% graduation rate were men’s and women’s basketball, beach volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, water polo, and wrestling.

Arizona State has either maintained or surpassed its all-time best graduation rate every year since 2008, a testimony to the work being done in the classroom by student-athletes and support staff.

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