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UB Student-Athletes Boast Impressive Graduation Success Rate
11/21/2025 11:26:00 AM | General, Office of Student-Athlete Success
BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo's overall student-athlete GSR (Graduate Success Rate) was 90 for the multiyear of 2015-18, marking the fifth straight year UB's GSR was 90 percent or better. Five teams – women's tennis, soccer, softball, swimming and diving and volleyball – boasted perfect 100 percent marks.
"I am thrilled to share that our student-athletes, coaches and staff at UB have achieved a GSR above 90 percent for the fifth straight year, something never before done in our department and representing the only five times we have reached that mark," Senior Associate Athlete Director for Championship Resources Aaron Stang said. "This level of consistency reflects the incredible work our student-athletes put into their academics and the unwavering support system helping them succeed."
Once again, UB's graduation rate was higher than the federal rate.
The GSR is based on student-athletes who entered college as freshmen in 2015-18 and allows for the removal of those individuals from the cohort who left UB in good academic standing. The Graduation Success Rate was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes.
The Division I Board of Directors created the GSR in 2002 in response to Division I college and university presidents who wanted data that more accurately reflected the mobility of college students beyond what the federal graduation rate measures. The federal rate counts as an academic failure any student who leaves a school, no matter whether he or she enrolls at another school. Also, the federal rate does not recognize students who enter school as transfer students.
The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere. This calculation provides a more accurate appraisal of student-athlete success. The rate also allows for a deeper understanding of graduation success in individual sports than the federal metric, which provides only broad groupings.
"I am thrilled to share that our student-athletes, coaches and staff at UB have achieved a GSR above 90 percent for the fifth straight year, something never before done in our department and representing the only five times we have reached that mark," Senior Associate Athlete Director for Championship Resources Aaron Stang said. "This level of consistency reflects the incredible work our student-athletes put into their academics and the unwavering support system helping them succeed."
Once again, UB's graduation rate was higher than the federal rate.
The GSR is based on student-athletes who entered college as freshmen in 2015-18 and allows for the removal of those individuals from the cohort who left UB in good academic standing. The Graduation Success Rate was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes.
The Division I Board of Directors created the GSR in 2002 in response to Division I college and university presidents who wanted data that more accurately reflected the mobility of college students beyond what the federal graduation rate measures. The federal rate counts as an academic failure any student who leaves a school, no matter whether he or she enrolls at another school. Also, the federal rate does not recognize students who enter school as transfer students.
The GSR formula removes from the rate student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible and includes student-athletes who transfer to a school after initially enrolling elsewhere. This calculation provides a more accurate appraisal of student-athlete success. The rate also allows for a deeper understanding of graduation success in individual sports than the federal metric, which provides only broad groupings.
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