• Penn State has a NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 88% for its student-athletes between 2001-2004 (Third Overall in the Big Ten Conference)
  • Penn State student-athletes in the class of 2004-2005 earned an 80% Federal Graduation Rate (Second Highest in the Big Ten Conference)
  • Penn State student-athletes earned a four-year Federal Graduation Rate of 79% (Second Highest in the Big Ten Conference between 2001-2004)
  • Penn State African-American student-athletes earned a NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 87% (Second Highest in the Big Ten Conference between 2001-2004)
  • The Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes employs 9 full-time Academic Counselors and 2 full-time Learning Specialists
  • The Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes has 4 study facilities that include computer labs, space for quiet individual study, and areas for both individual and group tutoring sessions
  • Penn State student-athletes have the privilege of registering early for classes each academic semester
  • All new Penn State student-athletes participate in the Penn State Alumni Association First-Year Enrichment Program
  • The Morgan Academic Support Center Tutoring Program coordinates over 500 tutor assignments each semester
  • Penn State junior and senior student-athletes can enroll in Kinesiology 448: Life After Sport, a seminar focusing on career and life transitions after sport
  • The Nagle/Champs Life Skills Program provides all Penn State student-athletes opportunities to develop decision-making, leadership, and communication skills through various community service projects and other experiential learning activities
  • All Penn State student-athletes have access to a full-time sports psychologist that assists individual student-athletes, teams, and coaching staffs with maximizing their academic and athletic potential
  • Penn State had 240 Academic All-Big Ten Conference selections during the 2011-2012 academic year
  • Over the last 18 years, 4,024 Penn State student-athletes have been recognized as Academic All-Big Ten honorees
  • Throughout its storied history, Penn State has 175 Academic All-Americans (3rd Highest in the NCAA)