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With a 90-percent graduation rate, Holy Cross is tied for
second in the nation among I-AA schools, as announced by
the USA Today-NCAA Foundation Academic Achievement Award
program.
Six Patriot League member institutions, including four full
members and two associate members, were ranked among the
top NCAA Division I-AA and I-AAA colleges and universities
for success in graduation rates.
Holy Cross tied Georgetown for second place in the rankings.
The rankings are determined by annual federal graduation
rate forms required of schools offering athletic aid.
In a separate press release, the NCAA announced that for
the first time since the organization began tracking graduation
rates, Division I student-athletes graduating by August 2001
reached the 60-percent plateau. The NCAA survey includes
athletes who were freshmen in the 1995-96 school year. For
purposes of this study, the student-athletes are given six
years to earn their diplomas. All Patriot League student-athletes,
on the other hand, are recruited on the premise that they
will graduate four years after matriculation. Patriot League
institutions are discouraged from “red-shirting” student-athletes
except in unusual situations.
Schools from all three NCAA divisions are recognized, with
category winners receiving $25,000 and a trophy.
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