PULLMAN, Wash. (Dec. 6, 2023) -- The NCAA released the latest Division I graduation rate data, including the division's Graduation Success Rate (GSR), which included a score of 90 percent for Washington State Athletics, just shy of last year's program-best mark of 91 percent.
 
For the most recent data (2013-16), WSU had four sport programs, men's basketball, women's swimming, along with women's and men's golf, all record perfect multi-year GSR scores of 100. It marked the sixth-straight year men's golf recorded a perfect score while the women's program posted its fifth consecutive and men's basketball it's fourth-straight score of 100. In all, 10 of WSU's 15 programs remained constant or improved over last year's score.
 
"Our student-athletes continue to succeed and the most recent GSR score from the NCAA is indicative of this," said WSU Faculty Athletic Representative Nancy Swanger. "Realizing what this group accomplished with the challenges the past few years have presented, congratulations are in order and we are so proud of what our student-athletes continue to achieve."
 
Cougar Athletics also saw great improvement in the single-year GSR scores for the majority of its teams, with 10 programs -- baseball, men's basketball, men's track and field, men's and women's golf, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis and volleyball -- recording perfect single-year scores of 100.
 
Washington State's most recent GSR score continues a trend that has seen the Cougars improve their score in seven of the past eight years. Dating back to 2008 when WSU's GSR score was 77 percent, sustained improvement has been seen over the past 15 years, including this year's score.
 
The GSR includes student-athletes who received athletic aid and enrolled at Washington State as freshmen or transfer students between 2013-16, and completed their degree within six years.