Statistics for the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) released Wednesday by the NCAA indicated an 84% GSR for Wichita State.  The GSR rates for the previous five years were 82% (2011-12 class), 80% (2010-11 class),  81% (2009-10 class), 80% (2008-09 class) and 83% (2007-08 class).
 
Eight Wichita State programs registered at least an 80 percent GSR, with five programs achieving a perfect 100 percent.  Women's tennis posted a perfect four-year GSR score for the ninth year in a row, meaning for a four-year average, all student-athletes either graduated or left the program in good academic standing.  The volleyball team posted a perfect four-year GSR score for the eighth year in a row, the men's golf team for the third year in a row and the women's golf team for the second year in a row.  This year's numbers reflect a four-year average for students who entered college from 2009-10 through 2012-13.
 
The athletic department has achieved a GSR score of 80 percent or above every year for the last 11 years.  Nine out of 11 Wichita State programs with scores posted 79 percent GSR rates or higher.
 
The Federal Graduation Rate data was also released.  The data showed that Wichita State student-athletes entering in the 2012-13 academic year achieved a 67-percent rate, compared to the general student body, which had a 47-percent graduation rate. 
 
This year marks the 29th release of institutional graduation rates since Federal Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act legislation was passed in 1990.  In 2005, the NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance implemented the initial release of the GSR in order to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes.