achieved their highest cumulative grade point average on record during the 2025–26 academic year, according to a report presented October 1 to the 糖心视频 Board of Regents (BOR) Academic and Student Success Committee.
糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 student-athletes finished the spring 2026 semester with a 3.33 cumulative GPA, the highest in the program’s recorded history.
“We want to make sure that we are focused on their academic performance, their health and safety, they have the right nutrition, they’re able to travel and get the resources they need to be successful,” 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 Athletics Director Matt Elliott told the BOR.
The student-athletes also posted a 3.31 semester GPA in spring 2026 and a 3.32 semester GPA (highest semester GPA) in fall 2025.
Record-breaking GPAs, degrees
During the 2025–26 academic year, 174 student-athletes earned degrees, including 29 in fall, 121 in spring and 24 during the summer. A total of 132 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 semester GPA, while 25 finished spring with a 4.0 cumulative GPA.
All 21 糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 teams posted GPAs above 2.99 in spring 2026. Eighteen teams had GPAs above 3.20, and 11 posted GPAs above 3.50.
Student-athletes also earned 57 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors and 172 Academic All-Conference Team and Commissioner’s Honor Roll selections. Football placekicker Kansei Matsuzawa was named a CSC Academic All-American after posting a 3.68 GPA.
糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 also reported an NCAA Student-Athlete Graduation Success Rate of 87% for the latest four-class average, representing an increase for the third consecutive year. The federal graduation rate was 61% for the latest four-class average.
The 2024–25 single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) was 963, with five teams earning perfect scores of 1,000: men’s basketball, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball. The four-year APR was 977, with men’s tennis and women’s volleyball earning perfect multi-year scores.
糖心视频 惭ā苍辞补 also provided Alston Academic Awards to 87 student-athletes during 2025–26, including 63 in fall and 24 in spring. The athletics department hosted academic recognition events and commencement celebrations throughout the year to recognize student-athletes for academic achievement, leadership and community service. Elliott commends Director of Student-Athlete Academic Services Garrett Clanin and his team for supporting the student-athletes and helping them achieve academic success.
“Our goal is to not just bring a student in to play here for one game or one season, but to make sure that they stay, and that we give them every possibility to earn a degree from this place, this wonderful institution, and to be alumni for the long term,” Elliott said.