Mississippi State Leads SEC With All-Time High Graduation Success Rate Of 96
November 19, 2025 | Athletics
STARKVILLE -- Mississippi State Athletics posted the highest Graduation Success Rate in department history, earning a score of 96 in the NCAA's latest release of Division I GSR data on Wednesday. The mark ties MSU with Alabama for the highest score in the SEC this year and ranks seventh among all Power 4 programs. The report includes Graduation Success Rate and Federal Graduation Rate results for the 2015-16 to 2018-19 freshman cohorts across all Division I institutions.
Mississippi State's all-time high score of 96 improved the department's previous record by three points. A total of eight programs recorded perfect scores of 100, and 11 teams scored 90 or better.
The football program achieved a 92, which is the highest score in program history and the third-highest mark among SEC football teams.
Men's golf, men's tennis, women's golf, softball, soccer, women's tennis, women's cross country and track and field, and volleyball all posted perfect scores of 100, with several extending long streaks of academic excellence.
Women's golf remained perfect for the 21st straight year of the NCAA's GSR metric.
Softball secured its 14th consecutive 100, women's tennis extended its streak to 12 straight years, and women's cross country and track and field reached a 100 for the fourth year in a row.
Volleyball continued its strong performance with its fourth consecutive 100.
Men's track and field added a score of 94, tying for the third-best mark in the SEC and setting a new program record.
Sport-by-Sport Scores
Mississippi State's all-time high score of 96 improved the department's previous record by three points. A total of eight programs recorded perfect scores of 100, and 11 teams scored 90 or better.
The football program achieved a 92, which is the highest score in program history and the third-highest mark among SEC football teams.
Men's golf, men's tennis, women's golf, softball, soccer, women's tennis, women's cross country and track and field, and volleyball all posted perfect scores of 100, with several extending long streaks of academic excellence.
Women's golf remained perfect for the 21st straight year of the NCAA's GSR metric.
Softball secured its 14th consecutive 100, women's tennis extended its streak to 12 straight years, and women's cross country and track and field reached a 100 for the fourth year in a row.
Volleyball continued its strong performance with its fourth consecutive 100.
Men's track and field added a score of 94, tying for the third-best mark in the SEC and setting a new program record.
Sport-by-Sport Scores
- Baseball: 92
- Men's Basketball: 88
- Football: 92
- Men's Golf: 100
- Men's Tennis: 100
- Women's Basketball: 85
- Women's Golf: 100
- Softball: 100
- Soccer: 100
- Women's Tennis: 100
- Women's Cross Country and Track and Field: 100
- Men's Track and Field: 94
- Volleyball: 100
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