Eligibility Team Complete Graduation Success Reports for Chancellor
In the month of June the eligibility team in the Office of the Registrar (RO) compile, analyze and complete the annual NCAA Graduation Success Rate report on behalf of the Chancellor. This is the only report submitted to the NCAA that requires the review of the Chancellor.
The report measures two types of graduation rates. The first is the Federal Graduation Rate, which indicates the percentage of first year students who entered and received athletic-related aid and graduated within six years. The second rate is the Graduation Success Rate (GSR), which adds those student-athletes who entered mid-year with those who transferred to UW–Madison and received athletic aid in their first term. The GSR also subtracts student-athletes who left prior to graduation with athletic eligibility and were academically eligible to compete.
The NCAA GSR Report is broken into two parts: the graduate rate between all students and student athletes, and the overall undergraduate enrollment of the current academic year. The cohort we just completed entered UW–Madison during the 2014-2015 academic year. The results are shown by gender, ethnicity, and sport – broken down further to show specific sports, including football, basketball, and cross country.
As with other institutional reports, the NCAA GSR is a team effort. The eligibility team in the RO worked closely with colleagues in the Office of Student Financial Aid, APIR, Athletic Compliance, and Athletic Academic Services. Everyone worked together to make sure there is an accurate cohort and the most up-to-date information about our student-athletes is provided. This report is published in the spring and helps tell the story of our student-athletes graduation rates and how they compare to other Big Ten Institutions, in addition to the UW–Madison population.