Flashes Continue Streak of Academic Excellence

KENT, Ohio- With the spring semester in the books, Kent State has proven its commitment to academic excellence as the department recorded a spring term grade point average of 3.106.

Thanks in part to the 43 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, the department recorded its 11th-consecutive term of 3.0 + cumulative department GPA (3.160) and it 13th-consecutive 3.0 + spring-term GPA (3.106).

Nearly two-thirds of Kent State student-athletes (244) posted a term GPA of 3.0 or higher, while 46 percent had a 3.4 or higher.

Twelve teams had both their term and cumulative GPA over 3.0, while eight teams had both cumulative and term GPA over 3.4.

"Each year, our student-athletes reach new academic…