Men's Basketball Graduation Rate Ranks Third In The Nation
Oct. 15, 2002
Coral Gables, FL (hurricanesports.com) – According to a report released by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the University of Miami men’s basketball program ranks third in the nation among the 115 Division I-A institutions with an 82 percent graduation rate for student-athletes who entered school from 1992-93 to 1995-96.
Only Stanford (100%) and Southern Methodist (90%) had higher graduation rates among Division I-A institutions. The national average for men’s basketball players over that four-year period was 34 percent.
Graduation rates were tabulated and released by the NCAA in its 2002 NCAA Graduation Rates Report.
“We have tremendous pride in the accomplishments of the basketball program, and it is a tribute to the University of Miami to be able to compete at the highest level of athletics and maintain such a high level academically,” said head coach Perry Clark. “It is a reflection of the dedication of the athletic administration, the academic support staff and most of all the student-athletes who’s hard work has gained this honor.”
The Hurricanes’ 82 percent graduation rate tied them with St. John’s for the best among the BIG EAST Conference’s 14 institutions.
From 1993-94 to 1995-96 the Hurricanes registered a perfect 100 percent graduation rate. The single season national averages for those seasons were 34 percent in 1993-94, 32 percent in 1994-95, and 36 percent in 1995-96.
For the 1995-96 class, both the UM men’s and women’s basketball programs registered 100 percent graduation rates. Miami was one of only six Division I-A institutions, along with BYU, Duke, Rice, North Carolina and Virginia Tech, to record a 100 percent graduation rate for that class in both men’s and women’s basketball.
Division I-A Men’s Basketball Graduation Rates (1992-93 to 1995-96)
1. Stanford 100%2. Southern Methodist 90%3. MIAMI 82%4. Notre Dame 75%5. Duke 73%6. Rice 70% Kansas 70%8. New Mexico State 67% North Carolina 67%10. Tulane 64% Vanderbilt 64%
