Mississippi State Leads SEC With All-Time High Graduation Success Rate Of 96
November 19, 2025 | Athletics
STARKVILLE --ย 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.
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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.
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The football program achieved a 92, which is the highest score in program history and the third-highest mark among SEC football teams.
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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.
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Women's golf remained perfect for the 21st straight year of the NCAA's GSR metric.
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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.ย
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Volleyball continued its strong performance with its fourth consecutive 100.
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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.
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Sport-by-Sport Scores
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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.
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The football program achieved a 92, which is the highest score in program history and the third-highest mark among SEC football teams.
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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.
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Women's golf remained perfect for the 21st straight year of the NCAA's GSR metric.
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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.ย
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Volleyball continued its strong performance with its fourth consecutive 100.
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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.
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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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