COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland has earned an institutional Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 86 percent, increasing by one percentage point from 2019's rate of 85 percent. This marks the 11th consecutive year Maryland has recorded a mark above 80 percent. Maryland's women's athletics programs posted a 95 percent GSR. 

The Graduation Success Rate is a four-year measure of freshmen and transfer student-athletes who entered the University of Maryland between 2010 and 2013. It does not penalize the institution for those student-athletes who transfer from Maryland in good academic standing. In addition, the GSR includes student-athletes who transfer into the institution and receive athletics aid.

"The latest Graduation Success Rates of University of Maryland Student-Athletes are impressive to say the least," said Associate Athletic Director and Director of the Gossett Student-Athlete Center Brady Rourke. "Graduation is the ultimate accomplishment. Not only do Terrapin student-athletes compete at an elite level, they successfully graduate from an elite institution. On behalf of our team in the Gossett Student-Athlete Center (GSAC), we celebrate this ultimate accomplishment with our esteemed graduates". 

Field hockey and volleyball posted perfect GSR scores with 100 percent for the second year in a row. The women's basketball program has recorded a 100-percent mark in each of the last three years. This year's mark of 100 is seven points higher than the national average among women's basketball programs (93 percent). 

The football program earned a GSR score of 85 percent, setting a program record and surpassing last year's mark of 84 percent. Maryland's mark was five percent higher than the national average among FBS programs (80 percent) and six percent higher than all Division I programs (79 percent). 

Eight programs improved their GSR from last year: baseball, men's basketball, women's cross country/track & field, football, men's lacrosse, softball, tennis and wrestling. 

The GSR scores are separate from the NCAA's Academic Performance Rates (APR), which will be released in May 2021.