Both women’s, men’s hockey rank in top five among all sports academically
NCAA Division I women’s and men’s hockey players continue to thrive as student-athletes, consistently scoring above the national average, according to the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data
released by the NCAA.
Both women’s and men’s hockey ranked among the top five of all sports in this year’s report. Women’s hockey boasted a 97-percent four-class GSR, tied for fifth-highest among Division I women’s sports. Men’s hockey tied for fourth among men’s sports in four-year GSR (93%) and recorded the highest single-class average (96%) ... .
The report released by the NCAA reflects graduation numbers among student-athletes who entered college in 2016.
“Student-athletes competing in college hockey continue to excel as much in the classroom as they do in the ice arena,” said College Hockey Inc. Executive Director Mike Snee. “The release of Graduation Success Rate data has become an annual moment of excitement and pride in the college hockey community.”
Eighteen women’s hockey programs – more than half of the 31 reporting Division I women’s hockey institutions – recorded a perfect 100-percent GSR: Boston University, Brown, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Holy Cross, Mercyhurst, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Penn State, Princeton, Providence, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, Vermont and Yale. ...
On the men’s side, 15 Division I hockey programs achieved a perfect 100-percent GSR in the most recent data: American International, Bentley, Bowling Green, Canisius, Colgate, Cornell, Harvard, Holy Cross, Lake Superior State, UMass Lowell, Merrimack, Miami, Omaha, Air Force Academy and Yale. ...
Read more at: High Marks for NCAA DI Hockey Players in Latest Graduation Report - College Hockey, Inc. | CHI