Penn State Football Recognized for Exceptional Graduation Rates Again
The Penn State football program is being lauded for its graduation rates. Again.
Today, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) awarded the Nittany Lions an honorable mention recognition as part of the AFCA’s annual Academic Achievement Award survey.
The honorable mention citation is given to programs who boast a 75 percent graduation rate or higher. In the 26 years that Penn State football has been eligible for the survey, it has received honorable mention recognition 22 times. Only Notre Dame has been recognized more (23).
Penn State, along with with 18 other schools, earned a special recognition for having a gradation rate above 90 percent.
According to data released in October, Penn State football set a program record with a 91 percent graduation success rate, putting it 23 percent above the national Division One average. The football team’s 2005-06 entering class earned a program record 93 percent Federal Graduation Rate, which is 33 points above the Division 1 average. To put that in perspective, Penn State’s graduation rate for non-athletes is 85 percent.
With players like the studious mathematician John Urschel leading the way, this latest academic of achievement is no surprise as Penn State football annually ranks toward the top in terms of scholastic accomplishments.
Your ad blocker is on.
Please choose an option below.
Purchase a Subscription!
About the Author
Lars Zeepvat Intends To Plead Not Guilty In Alleged Penn State Fraternity Drug Trafficking Ring
Zeepvat faces four felony counts and two misdemeanors.
Neighborhood Association Wants Forum With Penn State, Local Officials After Cocaine Ring Bust at Fraternity Houses
“We really need to understand the significant breadth of this security issue on the safety of our neighborhood.”
Penn State Vice President For Student Affairs Responds To Alleged Penn State Drug-Trafficking Ring
At least four of the students charged are believed to be current Penn State students.
Kyle Chase Johnson Painted on Inspiration Mural
A week after 2012 Penn State graduate Kyle Chase Johnson tragically died while running the Pittsburgh half marathon, local muralist Michael Pilato painted his likeness on the Heister Street mural, a fitting tribute for a man who, by all accounts, was a quintessential Penn Stater.