The 2017 Graduation Success Rate for UCF student-athletes has increased from 93 to 94 percent.<\/p>\n
The university recently submitted its most recent graduation data to the NCAA, which will release nationwide results later this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of the academic culture in our athletics department,\u201d said Daniel J. White, UCF’s vice president and director of Athletics. \u201cEveryone involved in UCF Athletics \u2013 the student-athletes, coaches, academic staff and administration \u2013 is committed to graduation being the ultimate goal for our student-athletes.”<\/p>\n
UCF\u2019s 2016 score gave the Knights the best graduation rate of any public NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision institution for a third straight year.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 94 percent graduation success rate tells me that our coaches are outstanding recruiters who prioritize academics within their sport programs,\u201d said Eric Wood, senior associate athletic director for Academic Services. \u201cIt also shows we have an academic support staff that is committed to putting our student-athletes in the best position to graduate.\u201d<\/p>\n
The data in the report is based on a six-year graduation rate. The GSR is designed to show the proportion of student-athletes who earn a college degree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2017 Graduation Success Rate for UCF student-athletes has increased from 93 to 94 percent. The university recently submitted its most recent graduation data to the NCAA, which will release nationwide results later this year. \u201cWe\u2019re very proud of the academic culture in our athletics department,\u201d said Daniel J. White, UCF’s vice president and director of Athletics. \u201cEveryone involved in…","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":77981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[5,26],"tags":[15902,15903],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-77980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colleges","category-sports","tag-daniel-j-white","tag-eric-wood"],"yoast_head":"\n