Holy Cross Athletics Has 3rd Highest Graduation Rate in Country

Thursday, November 05, 2015

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Holy Cross athletic teams are tied for third in the country with an overall graduation rate of 98 percent, according to the most recent Graduation Success Rate Report released by the NCAA. The graduation rate among Holy Cross student-athletes is 98 percent, only behind Dartmouth and Samford who sit at 99 percent.

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“Our student-athletes continue to achieve at exceptional levels in the classroom. It is a thrill to see Holy Cross recognized nationally for this important academic metric. The Graduation Success Rates we celebrate each year are the direct result of the exceptional efforts our student-athletes commit to their academic endeavors," said Nathan Pine, Holy Cross athletics director.

Of all of Holy Cross' athletic teams, nineteen of them have achieved a perfect 100 percent graduation rate and all teams were above the Graduation Success Rate in NCAA Division I of 86 percent for all sports.

The Holy Cross programs to post perfect graduation rates were men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, field hockey, women’s golf, men’s ice hockey, women’s ice hockey, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, women’s rowing, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, softball, men’s swimming and diving, women’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis, women’s indoor track and field, women’s outdoor track and field, and volleyball.

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