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Catherine Leix 2012 Deans' Award Winner
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NCAA Releases Federal Graduation Rate and Academic Success Rate (ASR) data


DETROIT -- Yesterday, the NCAA released the 2012 Division II federal graduation rate and Academic Success Rate (ASR) data.

"Our graduation rate and retention numbers underscore the priority of our academic mission," stated Wayne State University Director of Athletics Rob Fournier.  "The recent federal ASR (Academic Success Rate) continues to improve and evidences we remain focused on our objectives but we still have work to make sure every Wayne State student-athlete achieves their career aspirations."

Below is the aggregate-level ASR data released yesterday by the NCAA.
  • In the seventh year for the Division II Academic Success Rate, the data demonstrate student-athletes continue to graduate at a high rate.
  • Division II's ASR data takes transfer students into account and removes students who left the institution in good academic standing. Given the partial-scholarship financial aid model of Division II, ASR also includes student-athletes not receiving athletic scholarships.
  • Because of this, ASR captures about two-thirds more student-athletes than the federal rate, largely due to more than 36,000 non-scholarship student-athletes being included in the NCAA calculation.
  • The national four-year ASR average remained steady at 72 percent overall, while the entering class of 2005 dropped one percentage point to 72 percent.
  • Division II female student-athletes for the entering class of 2005 had an 83 percent ASR, a decrease of two points from 2004. The ASR for male student-athletes was 64 percent, also a decrease of two points from last year's results.
  • Additionally, the number of two- and four-year transfers each increased approximately 50 percent from 2002 to 2005, but their related ASRs declined significantly.
  • Had the ASRs of two- and four-year transfers in the entering class of 2005 remained steady from the previous year, the overall ASR would have been unchanged from 2004.
  • Even though the ASR decreased, when you look at the much less inclusive federal graduation rates for Division II, student-athletes are still graduating at much higher rates than the general student body.
  • The federal rate for the 2005 entering class of student-athletes was 55 percent while the general student body dropped one point to 48 percent, a difference of seven points.
  • The Division II philosophy promotes a balanced experience for our student-athletes, as proven by the continued success this data shows.
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