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<\/a>Colgate Student-Athletes Produce 3.25 Average GPA, Top Overall Colgate Student Body<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colgate student-athletes for the first time exceeded the grade-point average of the overall Colgate student body during the fall 2016 semester.<\/p>\n

Colgate\u2019s student-athletes take to heart their roles as valued members of the university community, balancing academic and athletic requirements to excel in both areas. The average GPA of Colgate student-athletes has risen in each of the last five years, and has done so at a rate higher than the overall student body.<\/p>\n

That continued commitment to academic greatness is unmistakable after fall grades revealed an average student-athlete GPA of exactly 3.25, which surpassed the average GPA of the total student body for the first time.<\/p>\n

Record Number of Student-Athletes Honored<\/strong><\/p>\n

Individually, Colgate student-athletes set new highs in the fall 2016 semester. A total of 331, or 55 percent of the entire Colgate student-athlete pool, earned a 3.25 GPA or higher for the just completed term. There were 24 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA.<\/p>\n

And 293 (48 percent) made the\u00a0Dean\u2019s List\u00a0with a GPA of 3.3 or higher, another new high for Colgate student-athletes.<\/p>\n

A new category this semester \u2013 the\u00a0Dean\u2019s List\u00a0with Distinction, requiring a 3.6 GPA or better \u2013 included 143 (24 percent) Raider student-athletes.<\/p>\n

Twenty-three of Colgate\u2019s 25 varsity teams sported combined GPAs of 3.0 or better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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