Student-Athlete GPA Success Reaches All-Time Record High

While Liberty Athletics was making the next major step onto the national scene on the field of competition this fall, its student-athletes matched the effort in the classroom during the first half of the 2023-24 academic year.

Liberty's student-athletes finished the Fall 2023 semester with a cumulative 3.34 grade point average, the highest recorded end-of-the-semester GPA in athletics department history.

Following the conclusion of the Fall 2023 semester, Liberty Athletics continues to have 19 of its 20 NCAA Division I athletics programs maintain a 3.0 or higher team cumulative GPA.

Before this past semester, Liberty's highest end-of-the-semester GPA was a 3.29 GPA following the Fall 2022 semester.

Fall 2023 GPA Highlights at a Glance:

3.34 cumulative GPA
- Note: Highest cumulative GPA in Liberty Athletics history
Student-athletes with a 3.0 or higher GPA: 443
Student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA: 110
Student-athletes with a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA: 441
Student-athletes with a 4.0 cumulative GPA: 60
NCAA Student-Athlete Graduation Success Rate (GSR): 96 percent
- Note: Highest GSR in Liberty Athletics history

Below is a list of teams which currently have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA:

Volleyball | 3.82 GPA
Women's Swimming & Diving | 3.75 GPA
Women's Tennis | 3.63 GPA
Women's Lacrosse | 3.55 GPA
Women's Soccer | 3.53 GPA
Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | 3.50 GPA
Men's Soccer | 3.47 GPA
Field Hockey | 3.45 GPA
Women's Basketball | 3.34 GPA
Men's Golf | 3.29 GPA
Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | 3.25 GPA
Softball | 3.23 GPA
Men's Basketball | 3.21 GPA
Baseball | 3.17 GPA
Men's Tennis | 3.03 GPA

Although NCAA student-athletes are often some of the most driven individuals on college campuses, success like Liberty's student-athletes continue to have does not happen without the efforts of Liberty's Academic Affairs for Athletics office.

Under the leadership of Kristie Beitz, Senior Associate AD for Academic Affairs, Liberty's Academic Affairs for Athletics team continues to walk alongside Liberty's student-athletes during their entire journey of becoming a Champion for Christ.

The Liberty Academic Affairs for Athletics team spends countless hours not only helping student-athletes achieve their goal of a college degree. This talented group of individuals puts student-athletes first to make sure they thrive in their pursuit of academic, athletic, social and spiritual development.

"We are thrilled that Liberty student-athletes set a new semester cumulative GPA record this fall. We are grateful for the dedication of our student-athletes, the academic commitment of our coaches, and the outstanding work of Liberty's faculty along with Kristie Beitz and the Academic Affairs for Athletics staff."
Ian McCaw, Director of Athletics

"Our Liberty student-athletes continue to win on the field of competition, in the community, and in the classroom. I'm beyond excited to celebrate the academic success of our student-athletes earning a 3.34 GPA, the highest GPA in school history alongside my colleagues in Academic Affairs for Athletics. Each semester, AAA provides a variety of academic support programs that enhance the student-athlete learning experience. This accomplishment would not be possible without the support of faculty, staff, tutors, mentors and administration."
Kristie Beitz, Senior Associate AD for Academic Affairs

Student-Athlete GPA Success Reaches All-Time Record High

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