NCAA Grad Rate Hits All-Time High; UCLA 2nd In Pac-12
INDIANAPOLIS (CBS/AP) -- College athletes are still breaking records in the classroom.
The NCAA's latest graduation success rate, released Tuesday, shows 82 percent of all athletes entering school in the fall of 2004 earned degrees within six years. That's three percentage points higher than the previous best one-year mark of 79 percent.
The four-year measurement for freshmen entering college between 2001 and 2004 also hit 80 percent for the first time. The previous record, 79 percent, was set two years ago and matched last year. Federal rates, which do not include transfer students, also show athletes graduating at a record rate of 65 percent -- two percentage points better than the overall student body.
Graduation Success Rate By Pac-12 School:
1. Stanford 94
2. UCLA 83
2. Washington 83
4. Oregon 80
5. ASU 79
5. California 79
5. Utah 79
8. USC 78
9. Oregon State 77
10. Washington State 75
11. Colorado 74
12. Arizona 67
Football Graduation Rates:
1. Stanford 87
2. Washington 76
3. ASU 64
4. Oregon 63
5. Washington St. 62
5. Utah 62
7. USC 61
8. Oregon State 60
9. UCLA 59
9. Colorado 59
11. California 54
12. Arizona 48