Those in the field of 68 for both the Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Championships are not only standouts on the court, but also in the classroom.
Participating men's and women's teams have a combined four-cohort average Graduation Success Rate of 89%. The men's teams registered an average of 84%, and women's teams scored an average of 94%. The rates are from the latest reporting span (2019-22) and refer to the cohorts that entered college between 2012 and 2015.
This information follows a report released by NCAA research in November 2022 that showed Division I student-athletes as a whole are graduating at 89%, the highest rate recorded.
Fifty-four men's programs have GSRs above 75%, with 21 registering perfect GSRs. Those with 100% GSRs:
- Alabama.
- Arizona State.
- Boise State.
- College of Charleston.
- Duke.
- Furman.
- Gonzaga.
- Howard.
- Iowa State.
- Kentucky.
- Miami (Florida).
- Michigan State.
- Mississippi State.
- Northwestern.
- Princeton.
- Southern California.
- Texas Southern.
- Vermont.
- Virginia.
- VCU.
- West Virginia.
Fifty women's teams have GSRs above 90%, with 35 holding perfect GSRs. Those with 100% GSRs:
- Chattanooga.
- Cleveland State.
- Colorado.
- Creighton.
- Drake.
- Florida Gulf Coast.
- Gonzaga.
- Hawaii.
- Holy Cross.
- Illinois.
- Iowa State.
- LSU.
- Louisville.
- Maryland.
- Miami (Florida).
- Michigan.
- Monmouth.
- NC State.
- North Carolina.
- Notre Dame.
- Oklahoma.
- Princeton.
- Sacred Heart.
- Saint Louis.
- South Dakota State.
- Southern California.
- St. John's (New York).
- Stanford.
- Tennessee.
- Toledo.
- UCLA.
- UConn.
- Utah.
- Vermont.
- Villanova.
