UND leads NCC schools in student-athlete graduation rates

Story courtesy UND Media Relations

December 31, 2001

According to the NCAA Graduation-Rates Report for NCAA Division II and III Schools issued in 2001, North Dakota leads all North Central Conference schools in graduation rates for student-athletes with 77 percent.

The report tracks graduation rates of student-athletes from 1994-95 to present.

Assistant athletic director for compliance Jared Bruggeman said, “This report affirms that the University of North Dakota student-athletes perform well in the classroom as well as on the field.”

NCC School                Percentage of student-athletes 
                          graduating between 1994-2001
1. North Dakota...........77%

2. Augustana ............ 66%

3. South Dakota State.... 62%

4t. Northern Colorado ... 59%

4t. Nebraska-Omaha....... 59%

6. St. Cloud State....... 51%

7. South Dakota ......... 48%

8. MSU-Mankato .......... 45%

9. North Dakota State ... 44%

The complete report can be found at the following internet address: NCAA graduation rates

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