Information About the 2002 NCAA Division I Graduation-Rates Report
This information sheet and the enclosed 2002 NCAA Graduation-Rates Report have been prepared by the NCAA, based on data provided by the institution in compliance with NCAA Bylaw 30.1 and the Federal Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act. Each NCAA Division I college or university is required to distribute this sheet and the report to prospective student-athletes and parents, as specified in Bylaw 13.3.1.2.
The graduation-rates report provides information about two groups of students at the college or university identified at the top of the form: (1) all undergraduate students who were enrolled in a full-time program of studies for a degree, and (2) student-athletes who received athletics aid from the college or university for any period of time during their entering year. [Note: Athletics aid is a grant, scholarship, tuition waiver or other assistance from a college or university that is awarded on the basis of a student's athletics ability.]
The report gives graduation information about students and student-athletes entering in 1995. This is the most recent graduating class for which the required six years of information is available. The report provides information about student-athletes who received athletics aid in one or more of eight sports categories: football, men's basketball, baseball, men's track/cross country, men's other sports and mixed sports, women's basketball, women's track/cross country, and other women's sports. For each of those sports categories, it includes information in six self-reported racial or ethnic groups: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, Non-Resident Alien, White, and Other (not included in one of the other six groups or not available) and the total (all seven groups combined).
A graduation rate (percent) is based on a comparison of the number (N) of students who entered a college or university and the number of those who graduated within six years. For example, if 100 students entered and 60 graduated within six years, the graduation rate is 60 percent. It is important to note that graduation rates are affected by a number of factors: some students may work part-time and need more than six years to graduate, some may leave school for a year or two to work or travel, some may transfer to another college or university, or some may be dismissed for academic deficiencies.
Division I (N = 324)
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 58% 60%
Four-Class Average 57% 59%
ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY
(Some information not available - institution did not submit NCAA Graduation Rates Supplement Form.)
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 41% 41%
Four-Class Average 37% 44%
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 25% 33%
Four-Class Average 22% 31%
ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 42% 46%
Four-Class Average 43% 50%
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS, PINE BLUFF
(Some information not available - institution not NCAA Division I member until September 1996.)
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 23% 34%
Four-Class Average 24% 35%
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 35% 45%
Four-Class Average 31% 51%
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
(Some information not available - institution did not submit NCAA Graduation Rates Supplement Form.)
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 33% 30%
Four-Class Average 31% 32%
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 38% 53%
Four-Class Average 32% 41%
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
(Some information not available - institution did not offer athletics aid in 1995-96.)
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 31% 0%
Four-Class Average 30% 60%
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, BATON ROUGE
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 28% 44%
Four-Class Average 23% 36%
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
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FRESHMAN-COHORT GRADUATION RATES
All Students Student-Athletes #
1995-96 Graduation Rate 10% 47%
Four-Class Average 11% 35%