SAN BRUNO, Calif. – For the second consecutive year, the West Coast Conference ranked third among the NCAA’s 32 Division I Conferences in Graduation Success Rate.
 
The WCC’s overall Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for its nine member institutions in the NCAA’s report was 95 percent. GSR is a metric used by the NCAA to calculate the percentage of student-athletes who graduate within a six-year period. The WCC’s GSR for the time period is higher than the NCAA average of 91 percent.
 
“Commitment to both academic and athletic excellence across our membership is the foundation of this Conference,” said WCC Commissioner Stu Jackson. “I am immensely proud of the accomplishments of our student-athletes. The WCC is a national academic leader with nine prestigious institutions of higher learning. I am grateful for the efforts of the leadership and academic professionals on our campuses who support our student-athletes in their mission to earn a college degree. The high Graduation Success Rate is a reflection of this strong commitment.”
 
In women’s basketball, the WCC boasted a 97 percent GSR for the past academic year, four percent better than the NCAA average. In men’s basketball, the WCC’s GSR of 92 percent was five percent better than the NCAA average.
 
All nine member institutions recorded a GSR of 91 percent or better, led by Santa Clara University’s GSR of 99 percent during the cohort reflecting student-athletes who entered college in 2017.  
 
Six of the WCC’s 16 sports had a GSR of 98 percent or better, highlighted by a 100 percent GSR across the conference in beach volleyball and women’s golf.