Student-Athletes Continue to Surpass National Academic Averages
Eighteen Teams With Perfect Academic Progress Rate in 2015-16 May 10, 2017 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– Penn State student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and surpass Division I national averages, according to Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released today by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA reported that 18 Penn State teams earned perfect APR scores of 1,000 in 2015-16, up from 13 in last year’s report and 10 squads in 2013-14, representing a 44 percent improvement over the past two years. A...
read moreRecord 114 Student-Athletes Approved to Graduate this Weekend
Students from 30 Teams Scheduled to Receive Diplomas; Women’s Basketball Alumnus Lisa Salters Giving Bellisario College of Communications Commencement Address May 5, 2017 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.– A school record 114 Penn State student-athletes are scheduled to graduate during Commencement exercises this weekend on the University Park campus. Nittany Lion students from 30 programs have been approved to receive their diplomas. The 114 Lions on the approved to graduate list breaks the previous mark of 109, set during the 2013 spring semester and...
read moreRecord 516 Penn State Student-Athletes Earn 3.0 GPA During Superlative Fall Semester
Feb. 23, 2016 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- For the fourth consecutive year, Penn State student-athletes have broken the school record for the number of students with a 3.0 grade-point average or higher during the fall semester. A record 516 Nittany Lion student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA during the 2015 fall semester, to break the mark of 500 high achievers set in 2014. The number of student-athletes posting at least a 3.0 GPA during the fall semester has increased 10.5 percent the past three years from the total of 463 in 2012 (see below)....
read moreMorgan Academic Center for Student-Athletes Construction on Schedule
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Construction of the new home for Penn State’s Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes is well underway and on schedule for a late-spring completion. The estimated $7.2 million project, which is converting Greenberg Indoor Sports Complex into the new Morgan Academic Center, began in October. The more than 30,000-square-foot home of academic services and support will consolidate Morgan Academic Center’s services and staff into one physical location for 800 Penn State student-athletes for the...
read moreThirty Penn State Student-Athletes Graduating This Weekend
Graduates from 10 Sports; Nittany Lion Football Program With 15 Graduates Dec. 18, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa– Thirty Penn State student-athletes are scheduled to graduate during Commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 19 on the University Park campus. Student-athletes representing 10 Penn State squads are on the approved to graduate list, including 14 members of the 2015 football team, three women’s volleyball players, three members of the men’s soccer team, two men’s swimmers, two members of the men’s track and...
read morePenn State Student-Athletes Continue to Deliver Outstanding Graduation Rates
Graduation Success Rate of 88 Percent Highlights Another Superb Academic Report; Five Teams Earn 100 Percent Graduation; Men’s Basketball 26 Points Above Div. I Average UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State student-athletes continue to graduate well above their peers nationwide, earning strong academic performances, according to statistical information released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The NCAA’s annual study of institutions across the nation revealed Penn State student-athletes at the University...
read morePenn State Athletics Leads Big Ten in Comprehensive Excellence
Nittany Lions Lead Compilation That Includes Student-Athlete Graduation Rate, CoSIDA Academic All-Americans® and Championships Oct. 8, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics is at the forefront of the Big Ten Conference in comprehensive academic and athletic excellence achieved by its approximately 800 student-athletes across 31 programs. In data calculated by Penn State Athletics, the Nittany Lions lead all Big Ten institutions in a compilation of the most recent NCAA Graduation Success Rates (GSR), CoSIDA...
read moreNearly 80 Percent of Student-Athletes Earn 3.0 GPA or Higher During Summer Semester
More than 40 Percent of Student-Athletes Post 3.5 GPA or higher During Summer; Combined 3.15 Team GPA Penn State student-athletes did not miss a beat with their outstanding academic achievement during the summer semester, with nearly 80 percent earning a 3.00 grade-point average or higher. With slightly more than half of the Nittany Lions’ approximately 800 student-athletes on campus during the summer sessions, 77.5 percent delivered a 3.0 GPA or higher (320 of 413 students), reported Russ Mushinsky, Director of the Morgan Academic...
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