WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary Athletics remained among the best academic institutions in the country. The NCAA released its annual graduation rate reports on Nov. 19, and for the 21st consecutive year, the Tribe produced a Federal Graduation Rate that ranked in the top two among Division I public institutions.  
 
William & Mary's 87% FGR was well ahead of the national average for all student-athletes (68%). The Tribe's student-athlete FGR ranked eighth overall among all Division I schools and was the highest in the state of Virginia.
 
In addition to the Federal Graduation Rate reporting, the NCAA calculates a separate graduation metric called the Graduation Success Rate (GSR). W&M was also exceptional with a department score of 96%, up a point from last year. The GSR differs from the FGR by also including students who transfer into an institution, and by removing athletes who transfer out in good academic standing.
 
The NCAA's overall single-year rate for the GSR held steady at 90%. W&M's 96% GSR equaled its best in the 21-year history of the report. The Tribe also achieved a GSR of 96% in 2005-06 and 2006-07. The Tribe ranked fourth nationally in GSR among Division I public school and was third in the state of Virginia and fourth in the CAA in the metric.

W&M had 14 teams report a 100% GSR for the cohort, including every women's program. It marks the 16th time in the 21-year history of the report that 10 or more W&M programs reached a GSR of 100%. The list includes four teams who have achieved a perfect GSR every year, including men's and women's gymnastics, men's tennis, and women's golf. Men's golf (10), women's soccer (9), women's lacrosse (8), women's swimming (7) and women's tennis (7) continued streaks of over five consecutive years earning 100% GSRs, while field hockey, women's basketball, women's cross country and track & field, men's swimming, and volleyball also achieved the mark.
 
Six programs produced an FGR of 100%. The list of programs producing a 100% FGR for the latest cohort are women's cross country and track & field, men's golf, men's gymnastics, men's and women's swimming, and women's tennis.
 
In total, 18 of the Tribe's 19 programs (cross country and track and field are combined) had a GSR above their respective sport national averages.

The data in the report includes the cohort of students who began higher education in the fall of 2018 and the four-year average of students who first enrolled between the fall of 2015 through the fall of 2018.