Bronx, N.Y. – Nine Fordham University athletic programs recorded a perfect 100 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the latest data reported by the NCAA. Overall, Fordham student-athletes graduated at a 97 percent clip, an increase from last year as the Rams tied for third among all Atlantic 10 schools.
 
Recording perfect scores for the Rams were baseball, men's cross country/track and field, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, and water polo.
 
The women's tennis program recorded its 19th straight season with a 100 percent GSR, compiling a perfect mark for each year the NCAA has been releasing the score. Men's track and field/cross country and men's swimming received a perfect 100 percent GSR for the tenth straight year (tenth overall for each) while baseball and men's soccer received a 100 percent GSR score for the ninth straight season (ninth overall for each program). Women's soccer is recognized for the ninth time (third straight), while women's swimming and diving scored 100 percent for the fourth straight year (eighth overall) and softball was perfect for the third straight year (sixth overall). Water polo was perfect for the fifth consecutive year.
 
"I continue to be impressed by our Rams as they reach new success in the classroom," said Fordham Director of Athletics Ed Kull. "With our GPA marking the third-best since 1995, increasing our GSR from last year, and graduating at a higher percentage than the general student population, our Rams embody what it means to be a student-athlete. I want to thank our hardworking academic advising team who set our Rams up for success, Frank Taylor, Eric Sanders, and Danielle Gray. This is a tremendous accomplishment for Fordham University!"
 
In the Atlantic 10, there were 118 perfect programs, just below last year's record mark of 119. The league-wide 94 percent GSR once again ties the league record first set with the 2019 GSR report and equaled in both the 2021 and 2022 numbers, and places the A-10 in a tie for sixth place among all conferences.
 
Additionally, the A-10 ranked in a tie for fifth amongst all Division I conferences in the league's Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) at 74 percent. While the FGR accounts for first-time, full-time freshmen entering in a given fall term while receiving athletically related financial aid, it does not take into account academically eligible student-athletes who transfer into or out of an institution and graduate with their cohort.
 
Davidson and Richmond each had rates of 99 percent, followed by George Washington and St. Bonaventure at 98 percent. Fordham, Rhode Island, and Saint Louis each had an overall GSR of 97 percent. Duquesne had an institutional rate of 96 percent. Davidson paced the A-10 behind 15 sponsored sports with a perfect 100 percent mark, followed by Massachusetts and St. Bonaventure with 10 each. Fordham, George Washington, La Salle Rhode Island, Saint Louis VCU had eight perfect programs each (the A-10 does not sponsor water polo). Overall, 14 of the A-10's 15 member institutions year boast a GSR at or above 90 percent and all but four institutions are above the national GSR average of 91 percent.

The GSR measures graduation over six years from first-time college enrollment. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors created the GSR in response to Division I college and university presidents who wanted data that more accurately reflected the mobility of college students than the federal graduation rate.
 

Fordham  University Team	Fordham Graduation  Success Rate	NCAA Div. I  National Average
Baseball	100	92
Men's Basketball	93	56
Women's Basketball	85	46
Men's XC/Track & Field	100	86
Women's XC/Track & Field	96	96
Football	94	80 (FCS)
Rowing	95	83
Men's Soccer	100	60
Women's Soccer	100	87
Men's Swimming & Diving	100	90
Women's Swimming & Diving	100	94
Softball	100	71
Women's Tennis	100	100
Volleyball	92	100
Water Polo	100	100
Fordham Overall  Student-Athlete Graduation Rate	97	82