Long Beach State Continues Strong Academic Tradition With New High In Graduation Success Rate
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Long Beach State recorded a GSR of 91%, besting the previous high of the last report for the four-year period matriculating in 2013-14.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Announced Tuesday by the NCAA, the Graduation Success Rate measures progress towards graduation for student-athletes by institution, and Long Beach State continues to set a high standard, passing 90 percent for the first time with a student-athlete graduation success rate of 91 percent for the last measured period.
NCAA Graduation Success Rate Database
Long Beach State's score continues to climb, following a total of 87 percent two years ago and a new high of 89 percent last year as the Beach continues to set a standard both within the Big West and in California at 91 percent. Only UC Davis at 92 percent ranked higher than Long Beach State among both Big West institutions and public universities in California.
Among individual programs at the Beach, none had a GSR lower than 83, and six programs (Men's Golf, Men's Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball and Women's Water Polo) received a perfect 100 over the period ending in 2019-20.
The GSR tracks student-athletes for six years after entering college, and does not penalize a school for a student who transfers while in good academic standing. This is especially important for a school like Long Beach State, which saw a 27 percent difference between the Graduation Success Rate and the Federal Graduation Rate as transfers become more common within collegiate athletics.
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 federal rate counts any student who leaves a school as an academic failure, no matter whether he or she enrolls at another school. Also, the federal rate does not recognize students who enter school as transfer students.
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.
The rate also allows for a deeper understanding of graduation success in individual sports than the federal metric, which provides only broad groupings.
NCAA Graduation Success Rate Database
Long Beach State's score continues to climb, following a total of 87 percent two years ago and a new high of 89 percent last year as the Beach continues to set a standard both within the Big West and in California at 91 percent. Only UC Davis at 92 percent ranked higher than Long Beach State among both Big West institutions and public universities in California.
Among individual programs at the Beach, none had a GSR lower than 83, and six programs (Men's Golf, Men's Volleyball, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball and Women's Water Polo) received a perfect 100 over the period ending in 2019-20.
The GSR tracks student-athletes for six years after entering college, and does not penalize a school for a student who transfers while in good academic standing. This is especially important for a school like Long Beach State, which saw a 27 percent difference between the Graduation Success Rate and the Federal Graduation Rate as transfers become more common within collegiate athletics.
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 federal rate counts any student who leaves a school as an academic failure, no matter whether he or she enrolls at another school. Also, the federal rate does not recognize students who enter school as transfer students.
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.
The rate also allows for a deeper understanding of graduation success in individual sports than the federal metric, which provides only broad groupings.
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