Graduation and academic success rates help show how student-athletes are progressing toward earning a college degree. These metrics provide a more complete picture of academic outcomes across NCAA schools and divisions, including how different paths, like transferring, impact that journey.

The NCAA tracks multiple graduation and academic rates, each designed to measure student-athlete success in a slightly different way:

• Federal Graduation Rate (FGR): A federally required measure for schools that offer athletics scholarships. It tracks first-time, full-time students and measures how many earn a degree from the same school within six years. Transfers are counted as non-graduates in this model.
• Graduation Success Rate (GSR): Used in Division I, this measure provides a more complete view of student-athlete outcomes by accounting for transfers. Student-athletes who leave in good academic standing are not counted against a school, while those who leave academically ineligible are counted as non-graduates. Like the federal rate, it tracks outcomes within six years.
• Academic Success Rate (ASR): Used in Divisions II and III, this rate is similar to the GSR but includes all student-athletes, including those who do not receive athletics scholarships. This create a broader and more inclusive measure of academic success across these divisions.

Across all measures, student-athletes are tracked over a six-year period from when they first enroll in college. These rates aim to better reflect real student pathways, including transfers and changes along the way, to provide a more accurate understanding of academic achievement.

NCAA Division I Graduation Success Rates Dashboard

NCAA Division II Academic Success Rates Dashboard