Broncos Establish Record Graduation Rate

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State Athletics established its all-time best NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR), according to data released by the NCAA, Thursday. The latest numbers include the cohort that entered college during the 2014-15 academic year, while the four-class average includes student-athletes who entered college between the 2011-12 and 2014-15 academic years.

"I am incredibly proud of the academic successes and accolades of our student-athletes," director of athletics Jeramiah Dickey said. "The young men and women competing for Boise State are doing a phenomenal job in the classroom, and the work of our department leadership - including academic staff, coaches and several others that impact this space - is elite. Congratulations to our collective team on such impressive numbers.

"This year's numbers are a record for Bronco Athletics, and records are meant to be broken. We will continue to push and continue to improve in all areas of our department."

The Broncos recorded a four-class average GSR of 91 percent, eclipsing the previous record set by the 2011, 2012 and 2013 reporting cycles. The mark ranked second in the Mountain West.

Four programs – women's basketball, women's golf, women's tennis and volleyball – recorded perfect GSR scores of 100 percent. The football team's GSR of 88 percent ranked third in the MW, just one percentage point behind Air Force and Utah State, and tied for 30th nationally amongst Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The Broncos' men's basketball team recorded a GSR of 91 percent, which ranked fourth in the conference.

Each year, the NCAA publicly announces the GSR of all Division I institutions. The graduation-rate data are based on a six-year cohort prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education, the most recent version including freshmen scholarship student-athletes that entered college in 2014.

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.

Team-by-Team Highlights
…Boise State women's golf posted a perfect GSR for the 16th-consecutive cohort.

…Boise State women's tennis recorded a perfect GSR for the seventh-consecutive cohort.

…Boise State volleyball posted a perfect GSR for the third-consecutive cohort and the fifth time in program history.

…Boise State men's basketball recorded a program-record 91-percent GSR. The team has posted a rate of 86 percent or better for each of the five cohorts completed during Leon Rice's tenure as head coach. Prior to his arrival, the program's best GSR was 79 percent.

…Boise State football ranked third in the Mountain West with an 88-percent GSR.

…Boise State women's track and field and cross country set a program record with a GSR of 92 percent, continuing a steady climb in which the team's GSR has risen nine of the last 10 cohorts.

…Boise State men's track and field and cross country set a program record with a GSR of 87 percent.

…Boise State men's golf set a program record with a GSR of 91 percent.

…Boise State women's soccer recorded a GSR of 94 percent for the second-straight year.

…Boise State women's basketball recorded a GSR of 100 percent.

…Boise State gymnastics posted a GSR of 93 percent for the second-straight year.

…Boise State softball recorded a GSR of 92 percent.

…Boise State men's tennis recorded a GSR of 71 percent.

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