Student Athletes Graduating at Consistent Rate
Filed in archive College Sports by Mark on October 26, 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.
, 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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