NEW YORK – In the annual graduation rate data released by the NCAA, the BIG EAST Conference continues to be an academic leader among Division I conferences.
For the second straight year, the BIG EAST tied for second among all 32 D-I conferences with an overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 95 percent and a Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) of 78 percent.
The Graduation Success Rate, which measures six-year graduation rates, included student-athletes who entered school in the fall of 2013.
“Academic accomplishment is of the utmost importance to BIG EAST schools, and we’re very proud that our student-athletes continue to achieve at the highest level in the classroom,” said BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman.