{"id":4619,"date":"2012-10-30T09:14:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=4619"},"modified":"2012-10-30T09:14:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:14:28","slug":"nicholls-student-athletes-graduation-rate-at-all-time-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2012\/10\/30\/nicholls-student-athletes-graduation-rate-at-all-time-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls Student Athletes&#8217; Graduate Rate At All-Time High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX\u00a0\u2014 Nicholls State University\u2019s student athletes are graduating at some of the highest rates in the state, according to statistics released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report shows that 68 percent of Nicholls student athletes who began college in 2005 earned their degrees within six years. That\u2019s an all-time high for Nicholls and a two-point increase over the previous year\u2019s rate. Among Louisiana\u2019s 11 public universities with Division 1 athletics, Nicholls has the fourth-highest overall GSR \u2014 tying with Northwestern State University and only trailing the significantly higher-funded Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech University and McNeese State University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very proud of our continued success in improving the graduation rate of student athletes,\u201d said Dr. Stephen T. Hulbert, university president. \u201cFor Nicholls athletics to rank among the top GSRs in the state \u2014 despite the fact that we are one of the lowest-funded athletics programs \u2014 is a great accomplishment and speaks volumes about our student athletes, coaches, staff and faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Designed to more accurately predict the academic success of athletes, the GSR measures the proportion of student athletes who graduate and includes incoming transfer students, a regular occurrence in college athletics, in its calculations.<\/p>\n<p>When broken down by individual sport, Nicholls reported the highest GSRs in the state and in the Southland Conference for men\u2019s tennis (100 percent graduating) and softball (90 percent). Among Southland schools, Nicholls also ranks first in men\u2019s cross country\/track (80 percent), third in men\u2019s basketball (71 percent) and third in volleyball (86 percent). Additionally, several Colonel teams showed increases from their previous year\u2019s GSR, which measured the graduation rates of 2004 incoming freshmen. Men\u2019s cross country\/track improved by 20 percentage points, golf by 15, men\u2019s basketball by eight and football by seven.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is no coincidence that our GSRs increased for the freshman class of 2005 \u2014 the same year that Nicholls transitioned to selective admissions and first began offering advising and tutoring services specifically designed for student athletes,\u201d Hulbert said. \u201cThe figures show that we took the right steps in raising the academic bar, and consequently, our efforts had a positive impact on our student athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on GSRs, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web1.ncaa.org\/GSRSearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">web1.ncaa.org\/GSRSearch<\/a><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX\u00a0\u2014 Nicholls State University\u2019s student athletes are graduating at some of the highest rates in the state, according to statistics released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) last week. The Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report shows that 68 percent of Nicholls student athletes who began college in 2005 earned their degrees within six years. 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