TAMPA, Fla. (January 13, 2025) – Student-athletes at the University of South Florida continue to excel in their academic pursuits, achieving unprecedented success during the Fall 2024 semester.

The Fall 2024 semester marked a historic milestone for USF's student-athletes, who represent 21 different programs. They collectively earned the highest USF Athletics GPA on record at 3.46, extending a streak of 20 consecutive terms with a GPA above 3.00. More than 85 percent of student-athletes achieved a GPA of 3.00 or higher, with seven teams recording their best-ever semester GPAs: baseball (3.35), football (3.18), men's tennis (3.72), men's track and field (3.45), women's basketball (3.64), women's lacrosse (3.75), and women's volleyball (3.60).

Men's teams achieved an impressive 3.31 semester GPA, while women's teams excelled with a 3.64 semester GPA. Men's tennis recorded the highest men's GPA, while women's beach volleyball (3.88) recorded the highest women's GPA during the fall semester.

This academic excellence was underscored by the graduation of 26 student-athletes in Fall 2024, including 23 who earned bachelor's degrees and three who completed master's programs. Additionally, nearly 82 percent of all student-athletes—421 individuals—were named to the USF Athletic Department Honor Roll.

"Our student-athletes continue to set new standards for excellence in the classroom and beyond," said USF Vice President for Athletics, Michael Kelly. "Their achievements reflect incredible dedication, perseverance, and the ability to balance the rigorous demands of college athletics with academic responsibilities, supported by our outstanding coaches and academic staff."

Released in November, the latest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) report further highlighted the academic achievements of USF's student-athletes. The department achieved a program-record GSR of 88 percent, marking the fourth straight year that USF's average overall GSR has been 85 percent or above. The GSR report is a four-class average that includes student-athletes who entered as freshmen in 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18, and graduated within a six-year period. It also accounts for mid-year enrollees, transferring student-athletes coming into USF, and those leaving the university in good standing.

About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 21 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 13 different sports, 20 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference, including the recent additions of women's lacrosse and women's beach volleyball. The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and will be in its 59th season in 2024-25. Nearly 500 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. USF has garnered 16 national championships in varsity sports (the latest in 2022-23 in the NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump) and owns 150 conference titles won in 16 sports in department history, led by 20 each for men's tennis and men's soccer. USF has claimed 80 men's conference championships and 70 women's titles, led by 14 in women's tennis and 13 in volleyball, and owns 33 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2023-24. USF student-athletes have posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for a program record of 19 straight semesters as of spring 2024. USF has had over 700 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
 
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