Cardinals Match Record Graduation Success Rate
December 02, 2021 | General, Academic Services
UofL student-athletes achieved a 91 percent graduation success rate in the latest data, matching the highest ever for the Cardinals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville student-athletes continue to achieve academically at a high level, a measure of success which is reflected in recent national graduation rates released by the NCAA.
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UofL student-athletes achieved a record 91 percent graduation rate to match the Cardinals' best mark in the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report, which was developed 17 years ago to account for transfers, including mid-year enrollees, into the university who graduate and those who leave in good academic standing. The Cardinals' GSR, most recently reported for freshmen who entered in the 2014-15 academic year, has risen 25 percent since the reporting began 17 years ago.Â
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Nineteen of the Cardinals' 23 sports attained a GSR above 80 percent in the most recent report, including baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, women's indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.
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All UofL student athletes combined to produce an average grade point average of 3.0 or better for each of the last 21 straight semesters. Cardinal student-athletes achieved an impressive 3.256 collective GPA for 2020-21 academic year. A total of 360 student-athletes were 2020 Red and Black Scholars, representing a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better.
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Five Louisville athletic teams – men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball – received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program for ranking in the top 10 percent in the 2015-19 most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rate scores, which measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes. Fourteen UofL programs produced perfect APR scores for the most recent single-year figures.
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UofL student-athletes achieved a record 91 percent graduation rate to match the Cardinals' best mark in the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report, which was developed 17 years ago to account for transfers, including mid-year enrollees, into the university who graduate and those who leave in good academic standing. The Cardinals' GSR, most recently reported for freshmen who entered in the 2014-15 academic year, has risen 25 percent since the reporting began 17 years ago.Â
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Nineteen of the Cardinals' 23 sports attained a GSR above 80 percent in the most recent report, including baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, women's indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.
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All UofL student athletes combined to produce an average grade point average of 3.0 or better for each of the last 21 straight semesters. Cardinal student-athletes achieved an impressive 3.256 collective GPA for 2020-21 academic year. A total of 360 student-athletes were 2020 Red and Black Scholars, representing a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better.
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Five Louisville athletic teams – men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball – received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program for ranking in the top 10 percent in the 2015-19 most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rate scores, which measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes. Fourteen UofL programs produced perfect APR scores for the most recent single-year figures.
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