Gophers graduation rate hits highest mark in school history - Strib

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Maybe P.J and Company can get to a Bowl Game with 1 more win. Turns out the kids have been going to school. It looks like a huge jump from the first one which was conducted in 2005.

"The GSR shows the percentage of student-athletes who earn a degree within six years of starting school. Data includes first-time freshmen, student-athletes who entered at midyear and student-athletes who transferred into the U between 2007 and 2010. It excludes student-athletes who transfer from the U in good academic standing."

Gophers athletes have hit a high mark on graduating from college according to Wednesday’s release of NCAA’s Graduation Success Rates. University of Minnesota student-athletes graduated at a 92 percent clip in the latest GSR measure, which counts the six-year period for freshman who enrolled in 2010. That’s two percentage points better than last year’s record high.

GSR was introduced in 2005, and the Gophers scored 77 percent that year.

“Whether it’s our department’s grade-point average or our graduation success rate, we’ve seen record numbers in the past several years and that all starts with our students and their commitment to academic excellence,” JT Bruett, director of the McNamara Academic Center for Student-Athletes, said in a statement.

All 11 women’s teams scored 87 percent or higher, and nine teams hit 90 percent or better. Six women’s programs were a perfect 100 percent: basketball, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

Eight of the 10 men’s programs hit 83 percent or higher, led by cross county/track and field, golf, gymnastics and tennis all achieving 100 percent rates. Football had a 83 percent rate, an increase of 12 percentage points over last year. Men’s basketball (77 percent) and men’s swimming and diving (76) were under 83 percent, but basketball was up four percentage points over last year.

Nineteen of the Gophers’ 21 sports posted the same or better scores compared to last year.

http://www.startribune.com/gophers-graduation-rate-hits-highest-mark-in-school-history/456190383/
 

That's a very cool thing. They should be justifiably proud. Great job, Gopher athletes.
 

Maybe P.J and Company can get to a Bowl Game with 1 more win. Turns out the kids have been going to school. It looks like a huge jump from the first one which was conducted in 2005.

"The GSR shows the percentage of student-athletes who earn a degree within six years of starting school. Data includes first-time freshmen, student-athletes who entered at midyear and student-athletes who transferred into the U between 2007 and 2010. It excludes student-athletes who transfer from the U in good academic standing."

Gophers athletes have hit a high mark on graduating from college according to Wednesday’s release of NCAA’s Graduation Success Rates. University of Minnesota student-athletes graduated at a 92 percent clip in the latest GSR measure, which counts the six-year period for freshman who enrolled in 2010. That’s two percentage points better than last year’s record high.

GSR was introduced in 2005, and the Gophers scored 77 percent that year.

“Whether it’s our department’s grade-point average or our graduation success rate, we’ve seen record numbers in the past several years and that all starts with our students and their commitment to academic excellence,” JT Bruett, director of the McNamara Academic Center for Student-Athletes, said in a statement.

All 11 women’s teams scored 87 percent or higher, and nine teams hit 90 percent or better. Six women’s programs were a perfect 100 percent: basketball, gymnastics, hockey, soccer, tennis and volleyball.

Eight of the 10 men’s programs hit 83 percent or higher, led by cross county/track and field, golf, gymnastics and tennis all achieving 100 percent rates. Football had a 83 percent rate, an increase of 12 percentage points over last year. Men’s basketball (77 percent) and men’s swimming and diving (76) were under 83 percent, but basketball was up four percentage points over last year.

Nineteen of the Gophers’ 21 sports posted the same or better scores compared to last year.

http://www.startribune.com/gophers-graduation-rate-hits-highest-mark-in-school-history/456190383/

Wow, that's a huge jump. Probably since it finally crossed into Jerry Kill recruiting class territory.
 


Great job, student and support staff / tutors, etc.
Good job to the coaching staffs of the last few years to instill the support and study habits for them to achieve this.

Well done!
 


Great job, student and support staff / tutors, etc.
Good job to the coaching staffs of the last few years to instill the support and study habits for them to achieve this.

Well done!

Way to go, Gophers!
 

Nicely done by Kill and Claeys. PJ has a tough act to follow academically.

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Nicely done by Kill and Claeys. PJ has a tough act to follow academically.

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Amazing how fast PJ has changed our diseased culture.
 

Air Force has the #1 APR of teams that aren't yet bowl eligible. They're the team that could most throw a wrench into the Gophs chances of going to a bowl game at 5-7.

They have four wins and play Wyoming, at Boise, and Utah St. If they manage to win two more of those games, they get to 6 wins and are basically guaranteed a bowl game.


There are 39 bowl games this year, including the CFP semifinals. Down one from last year's 40, with the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego folding up shop. So only 78 teams will go to bowl games, instead of 80.

That said, there should still be less than 78 teams with 6 wins. Gophs are tied for second in the APR with Duke and Vanderbilt.
 



Air Force has the #1 APR of teams that aren't yet bowl eligible. They're the team that could most throw a wrench into the Gophs chances of going to a bowl game at 5-7.

They have four wins and play Wyoming, at Boise, and Utah St. If they manage to win two more of those games, they get to 6 wins and are basically guaranteed a bowl game.


There are 39 bowl games this year, including the CFP semifinals. Down one from last year's 40, with the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego folding up shop. So only 78 teams will go to bowl games, instead of 80.

That said, there should still be less than 78 teams with 6 wins. Gophs are tied for second in the APR with Duke and Vanderbilt.

No more Poinsettia Bowl? That was my favorite too!
 

Football had a 83 percent rate, an increase of 12 percentage points over last year. Men’s basketball (77 percent) and men’s swimming and diving (76) were under 83 percent, but basketball was up four percentage points over last year.

Nineteen of the Gophers’ 21 sports posted the same or better scores compared to last year.

http://www.startribune.com/gophers-graduation-rate-hits-highest-mark-in-school-history/456190383/[/I]

Goddamn swimmers bringing down the curve. Just because they don't need a boat to get across the water doesn't mean they can't row like everyone else.
 

Goddamn swimmers bringing down the curve. Just because they don't need a boat to get across the water doesn't mean they can't row like everyone else.

;)

Yeah, that jumped out at me too. Maybe that sport has its share of "school jumpers" or "one and done" guys too. :party:
 

Goddamn swimmers bringing down the curve. Just because they don't need a boat to get across the water doesn't mean they can't row like everyone else.

Hard to concentrate with water in your ears.
 



I wonder if a significant number of swimmers/divers put school on hold to try out for the national team, or something along those lines?

Would also wonder how strict the cut-off is in terms of "didn't graduate on time". IE, if a senior on the swim team takes a pause and doesn't finish the last semester, but then comes back in the fall to finish up ... does that count?
 

I wonder if a significant number of swimmers/divers put school on hold to try out for the national team, or something along those lines?

Would also wonder how strict the cut-off is in terms of "didn't graduate on time". IE, if a senior on the swim team takes a pause and doesn't finish the last semester, but then comes back in the fall to finish up ... does that count?

They have 6 years to complete their degree from the time they enroll.
 

Thanks. That sounds fair to me.

Wonder then why 24% of swimmers/divers decide not to complete their degrees in that amount of time? I still wonder if it has to do with choosing to focus on their professional careers. Guessing that it's a pretty niche sport, and so several Gophs get a legit chance to make it ... but maybe that's just wishful thinking.
 

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