Graduation Success Rate reflects academic success
STANFORD, Calif. Stanford Athletics registered an overall graduation rate of 97 percent in the latest Graduation Success Rate, with 17 programs earning a 100 percent graduation rate. Both the Graduation Success Rate and Federal Graduation Rates are based upon classes from 2008-11 and reflect the percentage of student-athletes earning a degree within six years. The NCAA developed the Graduation Success Rate to account for transfer student-athletes, mid-year enrollees and others not tracked by the Federal Graduation Rates. Stanford student-athletes have a Federal Graduation Rates four-class average of 94 percent. Among the nine women's programs achieving perfect Graduation Success Rate scores: basketball, cross country/track and field, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, rowing, soccer, volleyball, and water polo. On the men's side, seven programs were assigned perfect Graduation Success Rate scores: basketball, golf, gymnastics, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball, and water polo.

