Orange Student-Athletes Celebrate Graduation

5/14/2023 1:00:00 PM | General, Academics

Syracuse Athletics celebrated the graduation of more than 120 Orange student-athletes at the 169th Syracuse University commencement ceremony. Orange student-athletes earned undergraduate and Master's degrees and Certificates of Advanced Study in nine of Syracuse's schools and colleges.

For the third year in a row Syracuse University Athletics ranks in the top 10 among Power 5 schools Graduation Success Rate (GSR). Syracuse's 93% GSR is tied for the fifth highest score among Power 5 school, and the Orange are one of 25 Power 5 schools nationally to score 93% or higher. Syracuse's GSR – 93% -- ties for the third-best score in program history, trailing only 95% in 2021 and 94% in 2020. It ties the mark set in 2019. GSR measurement reflects Orange student-athletes who enrolled in 2015-16 and earned their degrees within six years.