Goldey-Beacom College Athletics Excels in the NCAA Academic Success Rate

11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM

The recently released Academic Success Rate by the NCAA once again shows the outstanding achievement of Goldey-Beacom College's student-athletes.

The ASR and the Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) are metrics that NCAA Division II colleges use to measure the retention, persistence and graduation of student-athletes. The ASR typically is seen as a more accurate representation of academic success, since the FGR only includes scholarship athletes who began their enrollment at the College as freshmen. Whereas the ASR includes all student-athletes, including transfers who leave the College in good academic standing.

"With the release of the most recent ASR data, the effort put forth by our student-athletes, faculty and staff shine through yet again," Director of Athletics Dr. Tom Brennan said. "The Athletic Department is proud of all of its student-athletes for their outstanding achievement and grateful for the dedication of all faculty and staff for their dedication."

By the Numbers

The Lightning continue to exceed the national average by an impressive 12-point margin with an ASR of 86 percent. Goldey-Beacom ended tied for 66th in the country out of 316 Division II schools.
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) ASR closed at 82 percent, fourth best among Division II conferences. GBC ranks sixth among CACC institutions.
Baseball, men's golf, women's tennis and women's cross country/track & field all achieved ASRs of 100 percent, ending tied for third in the CACC with four programs.
Goldey-Beacom student-athletes also exceed the national average for FGR in Division II by seven points with a 69 percent rating.
Goldey-Beacom student-athletes achieved a 3.18 cumulative GPA in 2019-20.
Forty-eight for the Lightning made the 2019-20 CACC Academic Honor Roll.
Three student-athletes were tabbed CoSIDA Academic All-District. Goldey-Beacom has seen 19 student-athletes achieve this distinction all-time, with 15 occurring over the previous six academic years.
Two student-athletes took home the CACC Top XVI Award for having the top GPA at the finals site of each conference championship.
GBC ranked seventh out of 14 CACC schools with 10 teams who recorded at least a 3.0 GPA.

"Time and again, we have found that participation in collegiate athletics is beneficial in so many ways for the student-athlete and the College," Goldey-Beacom College President Dr. Colleen Perry Keith said. "Our student-athletes perform well in the classroom, develop time management skills, are motivated to complete their degrees and build life-long bonds with their teammates and coaches. They find the right balance between athletics and academics, which I think is the key to their success at GBC."

"The athletic department is very proud of our academic success," Assistant Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator/Women's Basketball Coach Bethann Burke said. "It truly is a testament to the hard work of our student-athletes, the recruiting by our coaches and the support from our faculty."

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