EDISON, NJ (Dec. 6, 2023) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) boasts an average Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 96 percent, according to the most recent Division I GSR data released by the NCAA today.
 
The MAAC’s 96 percent rate was two percent higher than last year’s data and placed the MAAC in a three-way tied for third among all 32 NCAA Division I conferences.
 
All 11 MAAC institution posted an overall GSR of 89 percent or above. Canisius University and Marist College led the MAAC with overall GSRs of 98. Following the top-two were Manhattan College and Niagara University both posting an overall GSR of 97. The duo of Fairfield University and Rider University were next, recording an overall GSR of 95. Siena College (94), Mount St. Mary’s University (93), Quinnipiac University (93), Saint Peter’s University (93), and Iona University (89) followed.
 
Marist led all MAAC member institutions with 15 teams posting a perfect GSR of 100. Niagara followed with 12 teams, Canisius and Manhattan each had 11 teams, and Fairfield had 10 teams achieve a GSR of 100. In total, 111 MAAC teams achieved a perfect GSR of 100, improving the conference’s total quantity by three from the 2022 GSR report.
 
MAAC basketball programs continued its outstanding success in GSR. MAAC women’s basketball registered a perfect overall GSR of 100 for the second consecutive year and fourth time over the past five years, putting the MAAC in a tie for first-place with six other conferences. In total, nine out of the 11 MAAC programs achieved a perfect 100 GSR. The MAAC men’s basketball improved its overall GSR by one, registering a GSR of 93, which ranked tied for sixth in NCAA Division I, with six total programs posting a GSR of 100.
 

Institution	Overall GSR	# of Teams with GSR of 100
Canisius	98	11
Fairfield	95	10
Iona	89	5
Manhattan	97	11
Marist	98	15
Mount St. Mary’s	93	6
Niagara	97	12
Quinnipiac	93	8
Rider	95	9
Saint Peter's	93	8
Siena	94	9
Associate Members	n/a	7

 
The NCAA GSR report gives graduation information for students and student-athletes who entered college in 2016, the most recent class for which the required six years of information is available. It also breaks down the GSR by sport, using a four-year class average (2013-2016) called a cohort rate to provide a big enough sample. 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.
 
For more information and the NCAA’s official release, visit NCAA.org.
 
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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
 
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