{"id":241522,"date":"2026-10-02T10:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=241522"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:14:26","slug":"uh-manoa-student-athletes-academic-record-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/02\/uh-manoa-student-athletes-academic-record-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student-athletes set record academic marks in 2025–26"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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University of Hawaʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa student-athletes<\/a> 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<\/abbr> Board of Regents (BOR<\/abbr>) Academic and Student Success Committee.<\/p>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student-athletes finished the spring 2026 semester with a 3.33 cumulative GPA<\/abbr>, the highest in the program\u2019s recorded history.<\/p>\n

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“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<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Athletics Director Matt Elliott told the BOR<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

The student-athletes also posted a 3.31 semester GPA<\/abbr> in spring 2026 and a 3.32 semester GPA<\/abbr> (highest semester GPA<\/abbr>) in fall 2025.<\/p>\n

Record-breaking GPA<\/abbr>s, degrees<\/h2>\n

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<\/abbr>, while 25 finished spring with a 4.0 cumulative GPA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

All 21 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa teams posted GPA<\/abbr>s above 2.99 in spring 2026. Eighteen teams had GPA<\/abbr>s above 3.20, and 11 posted GPA<\/abbr>s above 3.50.<\/p>\n

Student-athletes also earned 57 College Sports Communicators (CSC<\/abbr>) Academic All-District honors and 172 Academic All-Conference Team and Commissioner\u2019s Honor Roll selections. Football placekicker Kansei Matsuzawa was named a CSC<\/abbr> Academic All-American after posting a 3.68 GPA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa also reported an NCAA<\/abbr> 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.<\/p>\n

The 2024–25 single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR<\/abbr>) was 963, with five teams earning perfect scores of 1,000: men\u2019s basketball, softball, men\u2019s tennis, women\u2019s tennis and women\u2019s volleyball. The four-year APR<\/abbr> was 977, with men\u2019s tennis and women\u2019s volleyball earning perfect multi-year scores.<\/p>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa 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.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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