Bronx, N.Y. – Ten 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 fourth among all Atlantic 10 schools.
 
Recording perfect scores for the Rams were baseball, men's basketball, 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.
 
"These results have always been a point of pride for the Athletics Department, our office, coaches, and the student-athletes themselves." said Eric Sanders, Interim Director of Academic Support for Student-Athletes. "The ultimate victory of graduation is celebrated by the entire Fordham University community, especially the teaching faculty, academic administration officials, and all who directly and indirectly support our student-athletes."
 
The women's tennis program recorded its 21st 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 12th straight year while baseball and men's soccer received a 100 percent GSR score for the eleventh straight season (ninth overall for each program). Women's soccer is recognized for the eleventh time (fifth straight), while women's swimming and diving scored 100 percent for the sixth straight year (tenth overall) and softball was perfect for the fifth straight year (eighth overall). Water polo was perfect for the sixth consecutive year.

Atlantic 10 Conference student-athletes and institutions equaled league record with a 95 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR). The league set a new record for number of teams with a perfect 100 percent GSR with 122 programs at the top of the metric in the latest data reported by the NCAA Wednesday.
 
The league-wide 95 percent GSR equals last year's mark and places the A-10 in second place among all conferences. The 122 perfect programs tops the record of 119 set in 2022.
 
Davidson and Richmond had league-high rates of 98 percent, followed by Fordham and George Washington at 97 and Saint Louis at 96 percent. Duquesne had an overall GSR of 97 percent. Davidson, Dayton and George Washington all recorded institutional rates of 96 percent to round out the top five rates.
 
Davidson paced the A-10 behind 12 sports with a perfect 100 percent mark, followed by Richmond with 11 and St. Bonaventure with 10. Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason and Saint Joseph's had nine perfect programs each (the A-10 does not sponsor water polo). Overall, 13 of the A-10's 15 member institutions year boast a GSR at or above the national GSR average of 90 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	95
Men's Basketball	100	50
Women's Basketball	88	56
Men's XC/Track & Field	94	89
Women's XC/Track & Field	100	88
Football	95	81 (FCS)
Rowing	94	73
Men's Soccer	100	62
Women's Soccer	100	88
Men's Swimming & Diving	100	90
Women's Swimming & Diving	100	94
Softball	100	71
Women's Tennis	100	100
Volleyball	91	100
Water Polo	100	100
Fordham Overall  Student-Athlete Graduation Rate	97	81