MIAMI – FIU student-athletes matched the department's all-time high NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 91 percent for a second consecutive year for the 2016-17 entering cohort, continuing the Panthers' long-standing tradition of success in the classroom, the NCAA announced on Wednesday.
  
The NCAA released its most recent GSR scores, with the total being a measurement of the past four years. FIU has bettered or maintained its GSR score for 14-straight years, with the latest percentage matching a school-best set in 2022.
 
Four programs ranked first among Conference USA schools for their respective sports with beach volleyball (100), women's tennis (100), women's volleyball (100) and women's golf topping the league standings.
 
Additionally, a total of 11 programs at FIU improved or maintained its GSR scores from last year's release.
 
The GSR is an NCAA measurement that does not penalize schools for transfer student-athletes that leave eligible. The GSR data released is based on four classes of scholarship student-athletes.
 
The GSR allows for a six-year window in which the student-athlete can earn his or her degree. A perfect score indicates all eligible student-athletes earned a degree at FIU within the six-year window.
 
The GSR is an NCAA measurement that includes transfer data in the calculation. The GSR data released is based on four classes of scholarship student-athletes.
 
The GSR allows for a six-year window in which the student-athlete can earn his or her degree. A perfect score indicates all eligible student-athletes earned a degree at FIU within the allowed six-year window.

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