Marshall University Athletics
Thundering Herd Continues Improvement in Graduation Success Rate
11/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | General
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- Marshall student-athletes who enrolled between 2007 and 2010 boasted a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 85 percent, one point higher than the Herd’s numbers last October, according to figures released Wednesday by the NCAA.
Five of the Herd’s programs had perfect 100 percent rates.
This is the fourth consecutive year that the department has either maintained or improved upon the previous year’s figure. Last year, Marshall recorded an 84 percent GSR (for those entering between 2006 and 2009), while the previous three years yielded rates of 74 percent.
“Marshall Athletics always makes improving its graduation success rate one of our highest priorities,” said Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick. “This is a point of emphasis every year and the hard work put in by our student-athletes, coaches and staff in the Buck Harless Student-Athlete Program reflect that.”
The Division I Board of Directors created the GSR in response to Division I college and university presidents who wanted data that more accurately reflected the mobility of college students than the federal graduation rate.
The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere. This calculation makes it a more complete and accurate look at student-athlete success.
