KSU KSU leads Big 12 in graduation rate for athletes

**Lzen** · 10-16-2008, 09:14 AM

College athletes are earning degrees at record rates, according to an NCAA report released Tuesday, and at higher percentages than the overall student body.

New NCAA figures show that 79 percent of all student-athletes who began school in the fall of 2001 and 78 percent who entered college between 1998 and 2001 earned degrees within six years. Both are one-point increases over last year’ and all-time highs.

But there are still issues for those who play men’s basketball, football and baseball ? sports that continue to lag behind student athletes in other sports.

The newest NCAA graduation statistics are significantly higher than statistics compiled by the federal government, which showed 64 percent of student-athletes who started college from 1998 to 2001 graduated in six years. Federal statistics do not include transfer students’ performances (if an athlete enrolls at one school, then transfers to another, neither school receives credit when that athlete graduates but the original school is penalized statistically).

The numbers can be affected by players who turn pro before their senior seasons.

Six schools graduated 100 percent of their student-athletes for the one-year class of 2001-02, according to the report. They were Alcorn State, Campbell, Canisius, Colgate, Manhattan and Valparaiso.

During that same four-year enrollment period, 75 men’s basketball teams failed to graduate half their athletes (including Missouri at 36 percent). A dozen women’s basketball programs had less than 50 percent (including Kansas, 42 percent).

Other notable findings were:

?Nearly half of the Big 12 men’s basketball teams failed to reach 50 percent: Baylor, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M.

?Defending national football champion LSU had a grad rate of 54 percent; defending men’s basketball champ Kansas came in at 64 percent.

Richard Lapchick, who leads the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in sports, says the report is “really good news for college sports.”

Percentage of players who graduate from each sport

Kansas
Football 53
Basketball 64
Women’s Basketball 42
Women’s Volleyball 89

Kansas State
FB 67
BB 67
WBB 83
WVB 100

Missouri
FB 59
BB 36
WBB 83
WVB 67
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Lzen Banded Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Oz Casino cash: $-529308	College athletes are earning degrees at record rates, according to an NCAA report released Tuesday, and at higher percentages than the overall student body. New NCAA figures show that 79 percent of all student-athletes who began school in the fall of 2001 and 78 percent who entered college between 1998 and 2001 earned degrees within six years. Both are one-point increases over last year’ and all-time highs. But there are still issues for those who play men’s basketball, football and baseball ? sports that continue to lag behind student athletes in other sports. The newest NCAA graduation statistics are significantly higher than statistics compiled by the federal government, which showed 64 percent of student-athletes who started college from 1998 to 2001 graduated in six years. Federal statistics do not include transfer students’ performances (if an athlete enrolls at one school, then transfers to another, neither school receives credit when that athlete graduates but the original school is penalized statistically). The numbers can be affected by players who turn pro before their senior seasons. Six schools graduated 100 percent of their student-athletes for the one-year class of 2001-02, according to the report. They were Alcorn State, Campbell, Canisius, Colgate, Manhattan and Valparaiso. During that same four-year enrollment period, 75 men’s basketball teams failed to graduate half their athletes (including Missouri at 36 percent). A dozen women’s basketball programs had less than 50 percent (including Kansas, 42 percent). Other notable findings were: ?Nearly half of the Big 12 men’s basketball teams failed to reach 50 percent: Baylor, Colorado, Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M. ?Defending national football champion LSU had a grad rate of 54 percent; defending men’s basketball champ Kansas came in at 64 percent. Richard Lapchick, who leads the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in sports, says the report is “really good news for college sports.” Percentage of players who graduate from each sport Kansas Football 53 Basketball 64 Women’s Basketball 42 Women’s Volleyball 89 Kansas State FB 67 BB 67 WBB 83 WVB 100 Missouri FB 59 BB 36 WBB 83 WVB 67 KC Star __________________ Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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