Mizzou Has Five Programs Post SEC-Leading Graduate Success Rates
10/16/2019 12:00:00 PM | General, MizzouMade
Mizzou’s institutional GSR of 89 was the SEC’s fifth-best mark
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Athletics again posted outstanding institutional Graduation Success Rates (GSR), which were announced Wednesday by the NCAA. Mizzou's overall GSR of 89 was the SEC's fifth-best mark while five Mizzou athletic programs led the league with their marks. Leading or tied for the SEC-lead were Mizzou Baseball (95), Men's Golf (100), Women's Golf (100), Women's Swimming & Diving (100), and Women's Tennis (100).
In addition, Mizzou's Football team continued to shine academically under fourth-year head coach Barry Odom as his squad posted the SEC's fourth-best GSR at 83. Mizzou trailed only Vanderbilt (95), South Carolina (92) and Alabama (85) and those were the only four SEC Football programs to post GSRs above 79.
Mizzou's institutional GSR of 89 ranked only behind Vanderbilt (97), South Carolina (94), Alabama (91) and Kentucky (91). Below is the full SEC breakdown:
- Vanderbilt – 97
- South Carolina – 94
- Alabama – 91
Kentucky – 91 - Mizzou – 89
Auburn – 89
LSU – 89 - Florida – 88
Mississippi State – 88 - Tennessee – 87
- Ole Miss – 86
- Arkansas – 84
Georgia – 84 - Texas A&M - 82
Below is a look at each of Mizzou's programs and their respective GSRs:
- Baseball – 95 – First in SEC
- Football – 83 – Fourth in SEC
- Men's Basketball – 57
- Men's Cross Country/Track & Field – 77
- Men's Golf – 100 – First in SEC
- Men's Swimming & Diving – 65
- Softball – 94
- Women's Basketball – 92 – Fifth in SEC
- Women's Cross Country/Track & Field – 97 - Second in SEC
- Women's Golf – 100 – First in SEC
- Women's Gymnastics – 92
- Women's Soccer – 96
- Women's Swimming & Diving – 100 – First in SEC
- Women's Tennis – 100 – First in SEC
- Volleyball – 91
- Wrestling - 80 – NA
Mizzou's institutional federal graduation rate was 66 percent for all student-athletes, which ranked sixth in the league behind Vanderbilt (82 percent), Alabama (72), Texas A&M (68), South Carolina (68) and Auburn (67). Ranking behind Mizzou was Georgia (65 percent), Ole Miss (63), Florida (63), Tennessee (62), Kentucky (61), Mississippi State (61), Arkansas (57) and LSU (55).
The GSR was developed by the NCAA with the entering freshmen class of 1995 to more accurately assess student-athlete's academic performance. The rate holds institutions accountable for transfer students, unlike the federal graduation rate. The GSR also accounts for mid-year enrollees and is calculated for every sport.
Under the calculation, institutions are not penalized for outgoing students who leave in good academic standing. The outgoing transfers are included in the receiving institution's GSR cohort. The most recent Division I Graduation Success Rates are based on the four entering classes from 2009-10 through 2012-13
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