Student Athletes Graduating at Consistent Rate
Posted on October 26th, 2004
So much for the conventional wisdom that college jocks don't graduate at rates comparable to those for their couch-potato counterparts. They do. In fact, they do better: For Division I Athletes, the six-year graduation rate is 62 percent, two points higher than the overall average. And that figure has risen steadily over the past four years.
The NCAA also found the following D-I graduation rates in its latest study:
Females: 70%
Males: 55%
Black males: 48%
White males: 59%
Black females: 62%
White females: 70%
Football: 55%
Men's basketball: 44%
Given that football and basketball drag down the average a bit, we can assume that in some sports the rate is much higher.
Moral? We should drop the "dumb jocks who don't graduate" stereotype and admire student-athletes for demonstrating commitment on multiple fronts.
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