Nov. 18, 2009

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-For the fifth year in a row, the United States Naval Academy is at the head of the class for graduating NCAA student-athletes on the Division IA level.  Navy graduated 100 percent of its student-athletes in 10 of the 20 NCAA sports reported on and averaged 98 percent for student-athletes in all sports.   Navy’s overall graduation success rate of 98 percent was second only to Notre Dame.  The graduation success rate measures those student-athletes that enrolled from 1999-02.
 
"Our student-athletes continually strive to set the standard on the playing fields, in the classroom and in Bancroft Hall," said Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk.  "The support and encouragement they receive through the Commandant and his staff and the academic dean's office is extraordinary and provides tremendous motivation to be successful morally, mentally and physically. Our midshipmen clearly define the true meaning of student-athlete."
 

Graduation Success Rate Report

Sport                   Navy's Graduation Percentage                    National Graduation Percentage
Baseball                                96                                                                       69
Men's Basketball                  84                                                                       64
Men's CC/Track                   99                                                                       75
Football                                93                                                                       67
Golf                                    100                                                                       80
Gymnastics                        100                                                                       70
Men's Lacrosse                    99                                                                       88
Rifle                                   100                                                                       82
Men's Soccer                       95                                                                        78
Men's Swimming               100                                                                       83
Tennis                                100                                                                        84
Water Polo                          95                                                                         86
Wrestling                            96                                                                         72
Men’s Non-NCAA             99                                                                         --
Women's Basketball           97                                                                         64
Women's CC/Track           100                                                                        70
Women's Crew                   99                                                                         77
Women’s Lacrosse            100                                                                        84
Women's Soccer               100                                                                         89
Women's Swimming        100                                                                         91
Volleyball                         100                                                                         88
Women’s Non-NCAA      100                                                                         --



Highest Graduation Rates (All Sports/FBS Schools Only)
1.     Notre Dame-99%
2.     Navy-98%
3.     Northwestern-97%            
        Duke-97%