Temple University Athletics
Temple Ties for 20th in NCAA Graduation Success Rate
12.6.23 | General
PHILADELPHIA –Temple University Athletics recorded a 94 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) to tie for 20th among NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools in this key academic metric. It also marks the fifth straight year of recording an overall GSR of 90 or greater and ninth straight of 85 or greater. The 94 GSR is just one percentage point off the University's 95 percent GSR set in 2022.
Temple also tied for second with Rice among American Athletic Conference member schools and set a record with 12 of its athletic programs achieving a perfect 100 GSR.
"Our Graduation Success Rate is a direct reflection of our entire university's commitment to student success," said Vice President/Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson. "As a result of the hard work and care from Tara Evans and the talented staff at the Nancy & Donald Resnick Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes, our Owls continue to shine academically. Thanks to the leadership from Vice Provost Jodi Levine-Laufgraben and the staff in the University's Provost Office, Temple has established a reputation for providing exceptional support services for all student-athletes as they strive for academic greatness. Our performance in the classroom continues to be a point of pride, not only for the Athletics Department, but the entire Temple University community."
Temple Highlights from the data released:
> Temple's overall GSR number (94) is tied for 20th among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools. Temple also is tied for second among American Athletic Conference schools and is one of only nine non-Power 5 schools with a GSR of 94 or greater.
> A record 12 Temple athletics programs –Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Rowing, Women's Fencing, Women's Field Hockey, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball – posted perfect 100 GSR scores.
> Temple Men's Basketball posted a perfect 100 GSR for the fourth consecutive year with a perfect GSR. Men's Basketball is also one of only four programs in all of Division I with a perfect GSR and Federal Graduation Rate (Cal. State-Bakersfield, Old Dominion and Belmont) and one of only two (Old Dominion) at the FBS level.
> Women's Basketball is tied for 1st in the American Athletic Conference with Rice, Tulane, UAB and USF. It is also one of three AAC schools to have a GSR of 100 and an FGR (Federal Graduation Rate) of 80 or greater (Rice & Tulane).
> Men's Tennis has achieved a perfect 100 GSR for the 11th consecutive year while Women's Lacrosse increased its stellar 100 GSR streak to nine straight years.
> Additionally, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer and Women's Volleyball have hit the metric for six straight years. Field Hockey achieved the mark for the third straight year while Women's Basketball, Women's Fencing and Women's Gymnastics have accomplished the feat the last two years.
"Our student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom, and I am so proud of their hard work as well as the work of our staff for preparing them and putting them in the best position to succeed in the classroom," said Evans. "I want to thank the Office of the Provost, as well as Temple's faculty, athletics administration and coaches. This success is a team effort, and we are so excited to see that all the hard work and collaborative efforts paid dividends."
The NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) is designed to reflect the proportion of student-athletes on any given team who earn a college degree within a six-year window of their initial enrollment. The GSR was developed in response to colleges and universities who asked for an alternative rate that more accurately reflects the movement among college student-athletes. The GSR takes into account incoming transfers who graduate from a different institution than the one they started at and transfers who leave an institution in good standing.
Temple also tied for second with Rice among American Athletic Conference member schools and set a record with 12 of its athletic programs achieving a perfect 100 GSR.
"Our Graduation Success Rate is a direct reflection of our entire university's commitment to student success," said Vice President/Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson. "As a result of the hard work and care from Tara Evans and the talented staff at the Nancy & Donald Resnick Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes, our Owls continue to shine academically. Thanks to the leadership from Vice Provost Jodi Levine-Laufgraben and the staff in the University's Provost Office, Temple has established a reputation for providing exceptional support services for all student-athletes as they strive for academic greatness. Our performance in the classroom continues to be a point of pride, not only for the Athletics Department, but the entire Temple University community."
Temple Highlights from the data released:
> Temple's overall GSR number (94) is tied for 20th among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools. Temple also is tied for second among American Athletic Conference schools and is one of only nine non-Power 5 schools with a GSR of 94 or greater.
> A record 12 Temple athletics programs –Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Women's Basketball, Women's Rowing, Women's Fencing, Women's Field Hockey, Women's Gymnastics, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball – posted perfect 100 GSR scores.
> Temple Men's Basketball posted a perfect 100 GSR for the fourth consecutive year with a perfect GSR. Men's Basketball is also one of only four programs in all of Division I with a perfect GSR and Federal Graduation Rate (Cal. State-Bakersfield, Old Dominion and Belmont) and one of only two (Old Dominion) at the FBS level.
> Women's Basketball is tied for 1st in the American Athletic Conference with Rice, Tulane, UAB and USF. It is also one of three AAC schools to have a GSR of 100 and an FGR (Federal Graduation Rate) of 80 or greater (Rice & Tulane).
> Men's Tennis has achieved a perfect 100 GSR for the 11th consecutive year while Women's Lacrosse increased its stellar 100 GSR streak to nine straight years.
> Additionally, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer and Women's Volleyball have hit the metric for six straight years. Field Hockey achieved the mark for the third straight year while Women's Basketball, Women's Fencing and Women's Gymnastics have accomplished the feat the last two years.
"Our student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom, and I am so proud of their hard work as well as the work of our staff for preparing them and putting them in the best position to succeed in the classroom," said Evans. "I want to thank the Office of the Provost, as well as Temple's faculty, athletics administration and coaches. This success is a team effort, and we are so excited to see that all the hard work and collaborative efforts paid dividends."
The NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) is designed to reflect the proportion of student-athletes on any given team who earn a college degree within a six-year window of their initial enrollment. The GSR was developed in response to colleges and universities who asked for an alternative rate that more accurately reflects the movement among college student-athletes. The GSR takes into account incoming transfers who graduate from a different institution than the one they started at and transfers who leave an institution in good standing.
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