
In the most recent rankings, ʤ athletics earned an NCAA Graduation Success Rate score of 96 percent — a mark matched only by Cornell among all land grant universities and significantly above the national average of 88 percent. Nine teams were ranked first in their sport, and seven — field hockey, women’s lacrosse, gymnastics, men’s skiing, women’s skiing, women’s soccer and swimming and diving — earned perfect scores, with 100 percent of their student-athletes earning diplomas within six years of matriculation.
“We never take for granted the fabulous effort our staff and student-athletes put into our academic mission,” says Marty Scarano, ʤ director of athletics. “Academic achievement is the foundation of our success and we are tremendously proud. All due credit to our student-athletes!”