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Cougars Post NCAA Graduation Success Rate Score of 87
November 19, 2025 | WSU Athletics
PULLMAN, Wash. (Nov. 19, 2025) -- The NCAA released the latest Division I graduation rate data Wednesday, including the division's Graduation Success Rate (GSR), which included a score of 87 for Washington State Athletics.
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The GSR includes student-athletes who received athletic aid and enrolled at Washington State as freshmen or transfer students between 2015-18, and completed their degree within six years.
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For the most recent data (2015-18), WSU had three sport programs, soccer, volleyball and men's golf, record perfect multi-year GSR scores of 100. Soccer, volleyball, rowing and men's golf each recorded perfect singles-year GSW scores of 100. It marked the eighth-straight year men's golf recorded a perfect score.
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The largest single-year increase came from rowing, which went from 67 to 100, while Cougar Football posted a 14-point increase as it's single-year score of 85 showed a marked improvement over last year's score of 71.
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Washington State's most recent GSR score continues a trend that has seen the Cougars improve their score over the past 17 years. Dating back to 2008 when WSU's GSR score was 77 percent, sustained improvement has been seen over the past 17 years, peaking at 91 the past two years.
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The GSR includes student-athletes who received athletic aid and enrolled at Washington State as freshmen or transfer students between 2015-18, and completed their degree within six years.
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For the most recent data (2015-18), WSU had three sport programs, soccer, volleyball and men's golf, record perfect multi-year GSR scores of 100. Soccer, volleyball, rowing and men's golf each recorded perfect singles-year GSW scores of 100. It marked the eighth-straight year men's golf recorded a perfect score.
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The largest single-year increase came from rowing, which went from 67 to 100, while Cougar Football posted a 14-point increase as it's single-year score of 85 showed a marked improvement over last year's score of 71.
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Washington State's most recent GSR score continues a trend that has seen the Cougars improve their score over the past 17 years. Dating back to 2008 when WSU's GSR score was 77 percent, sustained improvement has been seen over the past 17 years, peaking at 91 the past two years.
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