Fencing NCAA Graduation Rates among the top

October 26 2011, 4:45pm

Fencers are smart. (But we already knew that.) The NCAA released graduation rates for the four-year period covering incoming freshmen classes from 2001-04. Both Women’s Fencing (93%) and Men’s Fencing (86%) beat the average graduation rate of 82%. Fencing came in behind lacrosse and skiing in this survey, but remains a top-5 sport for both men and women when tracking academic success. According to the NCAA release, the most recent Division I Graduation Success Rates are based on the four entering classes from 2001-2002 through 2004-05. Nearly 105,000 student-athletes are included in the most recent four classes using the GSR methodology, as compared to about 76,500 in the federal rate. The differences in methodology is a cause for concern to critics of the NCAAs statistics. NCAA Graduation Rates by Men’s Sports Gymnastics, 88 percent Lacrosse, 88 percent Skiing, 88 percent Fencing, 86 percent Tennis, 86 percent Swimming, 85 percent Water polo, 85 percent Ice hockey, 82 percent Golf, 81 percent Rifle, 79 percent Soccer, 79 percent Cross country/track, 76 percent Volleyball, 76 percent Wrestling, 73 percent Baseball, 72 percent Football Bowl Subdivision (120 teams), 67 percent Football Championship Subdivision (120 teams), 66 percent Basketball, 66 percent NCAA Graduation Rates by Women’s Sports Field hockey, 94 percent Lacrosse, 94 percent Skiing, 94 percent Fencing, 93 percent Crew, 92 percent Gymnastics, 92 percent Swimming, 91 percent Water polo, 91 percent Soccer, 89 percent Tennis, 89 percent Golf , 88 percent Ice hockey, 88 percent Volleyball, 88 percent Softball, 86 percent Cross country/track, 85 percent Basketball, 84 percent Rifle, 79 percent Bowling, 77 percent