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West Virginia athletics posts record high Graduation Success Rate

Keenan Cummingsby: Keenan Cummings5 hours agorivalskeenan
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Oct 18, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; The West Virginia Mountaineer mascot cheers at the crowd during the first half of the game against the Central Florida Knights at Acrisure Bounce House. Mandatory Credit: Russell Lansford-Imagn Images

West Virginia has posted a record high Graduation Success Rate of 96-percent for the combined athletic teams.

The most recent Graduation Success Rates are based on the four entering freshmen classes in Division I from 2015 through 2018 and are released by the NCAA.

WVU’s score of 96 percent is the second highest in the Big 12 Conference, one percent behind Cincinnati. The Big 12 Conference graduation rates for conference affiliation based on 2024-25 are as follows: Cincinnati (97), West Virginia (96), Utah (95), Iowa State (95), Baylor (94), UCF (94), Arizona State (93), Arizona (93), Kansas State (93), Oklahoma State (92), Colorado (90), Kansas (90), TCU (87), Texas Tech (85), Houston (82) and BYU (80).

The four-year GSR scores (percentage) for WVU’s varsity sports teams (2015 to 2018): baseball 87; men’s basketball 100; football 95; golf 100; men’s soccer 92; men’s swimming & diving 96; wrestling 83; women’s basketball 100; women’s cross country/track 97; rowing 100; gymnastics 100; women’s soccer 100; women’s swimming & diving 100; tennis 100; volleyball 100; and rifle 100.


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