INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – University of Portland athletics posted a 93 percent student-athlete Graduation Success Rate (GSR), according to the latest data released by the NCAA on Tuesday. The GSR measures graduation rates for the most recent six-year graduating class of incoming student-athletes who enrolled between 2010-2013.
It marks the ninth consecutive year that Portland posted a GSR above 90 percent as a department.
"It is nice to see the numbers representative of the hard work and emphasis our department places on graduating student-athletes," Portland Vice President for Athletics, Scott Leykam noted. "We do not take for granted the challenges of academics in collegiate athletics and have prioritized support resources to ensure all of our student-athletes have a path to graduation.