NCAA GSR Report Reflects Continued Academic Success at MAAC Institutions
EDISON, N.J. (Oct. 16, 2019) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) boasts an average Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 91 percent, according to the most recent Division I GSR data released today by the NCAA.
This score is two points higher than this year’s national average of 89 percent and ranks ninth amongst all Division I conferences.
All 11 MAAC institutions achieved GSR scores equal to or higher than the national average. Thirteen MAAC basketball programs, nine women’s and four men’s, posted perfect scores of 100.
Manhattan College led the way for the MAAC for the second straight year, with an overall GSR of 98 percent. The Jaspers registered a 100 GSR across a league-high 12 sports.
The report released Wednesday by the NCAA reflects the six-year graduation rates for college athletes who entered school in 2012. The four-class average includes those who entered as freshmen in 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. 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.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.