GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The NCAA has released the Division II Academic Success Rate (ASR) for each of its member institutions from the 2021-22 season and Davenport University is among the upper echelon of schools with a rating of 93.
NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate has been measured since 2006 and is a tool used to compare student-athlete graduation rates to federal averages and general student body numbers. The ASR is the percentage of student-athletes who graduate within six years of initial enrollment at a college/university. The NCAA developed the Division II ASR at the request of college and university presidents who believed the federal graduation rate was flawed.
Unlike the federal rate, the Division II ASR includes non-scholarship student-athletes and accounts for those who transfer to a Division II school after initial enrollment elsewhere, while removing student-athletes who leave school while academically eligible. The most recent Academic Success Rate for the incoming class of 2014 reveals that 76 percent of Division II student-athletes graduate within six years of initial enrollment.
Davenport has recorded an ASR of at least 93 percent each year since beginning its transition to NCAA Division II.
Of the 17 Davenport sports that were evaluated (indoor track, outdoor track and cross country are considered one sport per gender), 11 had perfect 100 percent Academic Success Rate scores, including men's basketball, men's golf, men's lacrosse, men's tennis, men's cross country/track and field, men's wrestling, women's lacrosse, softball, women's soccer, women's tennis, and women's volleyball.
"We are excited that our student-athletes continue to rank amongst the top schools in the country when it comes to Academic Success Rate," said Paul Lowden, executive director of intercollegiate athletics. "Davenport offers the opportunity to compete at a high level in athletics while excelling in the classroom. It is a great "Life in the Balance" experience that is at the heart of the NCAA Division II philosophy."
