FAYETTEVILLE — Seventy-nine percent of the athletes that enrolled at the University of Arkansas between 2008-11 graduated within six years, according to numbers released by the NCAA on Wednesday.
The 79 percent score was Arkansas’ second-highest in the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR), a percentage point lower than a year ago when the Razorbacks had an overall score of 80.
GSR is a calculation of how many athletes graduate within six academic years of college enrollment. According to NCAA figures, 91 percent of Arkansas’ female athletes graduated during the latest reporting period, while 68 percent of male athletes graduated.