INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. | The latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report was released on Wednesday by the NCAA, and Jackson State ranks among the best in the nation and HBCUs with an overall department GSR of 88 percent.

Five teams achieved a perfect score on this report for Jackson State including men's tennis, women's basketball, women's bowling, softball, and women's tennis. The women's soccer and volleyball teams finished at 91 percent, while football finished with the highest GSR among HBCUs at 84 percent and third in the state behind Ole Miss and Mississippi State.

Figures released on Wednesday reflect graduation numbers among student-athletes who entered college in 2018, and the NCAA has tracked GSR for more than two decades with student-athletes surpassing the original benchmark of 80 percent with long-term graduation rate increases being observed yearly from an overall 74 percent in 2002.

Jackson State had the highest GSR amongst all HBCUs and had the third-highest in the state of Mississippi behind only Ole Miss (93 percent) and Mississippi State (96 percent).

The Graduation Success Rate measures graduation rates for student-athletes by team. The GSR considers student-athletes on scholarship in their first year and who graduate from their respective institutions or leave their programs, via transfer to other institutions or for professional opportunities, while in good academic standing.

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