UNI student-athletes' GPAs outperform general student body average
2/4/2022 10:09:00 AM | Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Cross Country, Track and Field
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI Athletics is proud to announce the success Panther student-athletes demonstrated in the classroom last semester.
UNI student-athletes posted a department-wide semester GPA of 3.32 with every team hitting the 3.00 mark and seven of UNI's 15 teams carried a GPA over 3.46. The mark is the fourth consecutive semester over 3.30 and surpasses the department goal of a 3.2 semester GPA listed as a metric in Panthers Rising, UNI's strategic plan.
"Our student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and in competition." said Stacia Eggers, senior associate athletic director for student services. "We are proud of how they balance these commitments and how they represent their teams and the university."
The department's cumulative GPA now sits at 3.35 after the fall semester.
UNI's volleyball team recorded a 3.74, the highest team GPA of any program. Wrestling recorded the highest men's team GPA at 3.32. Six Panthers recorded a 4.0 in the fall 2021 semester.
Of UNI's 412 student-athletes, 305 (74%) carried a semester GPA over 3.0 and 191 (46%) notched a semester GPA over 3.5.
After the fall semester, UNI's student-athletes have recorded a GPA higher than the general student body for 24 consecutive semesters. UNI's general student body reported an average of 3.22 GPA.
The UNI men's and women's cross country teams recently earned 2021 USTFCCCA Cross Country Academic Awards for their success.
The UNI swimming and diving team was recently named an CSCAA Scholar All-America Team with 10 student-athletes from the swim and dive team currently holding a 4.0.
UNI student-athletes posted a department-wide semester GPA of 3.32 with every team hitting the 3.00 mark and seven of UNI's 15 teams carried a GPA over 3.46. The mark is the fourth consecutive semester over 3.30 and surpasses the department goal of a 3.2 semester GPA listed as a metric in Panthers Rising, UNI's strategic plan.
"Our student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and in competition." said Stacia Eggers, senior associate athletic director for student services. "We are proud of how they balance these commitments and how they represent their teams and the university."
The department's cumulative GPA now sits at 3.35 after the fall semester.
UNI's volleyball team recorded a 3.74, the highest team GPA of any program. Wrestling recorded the highest men's team GPA at 3.32. Six Panthers recorded a 4.0 in the fall 2021 semester.
Of UNI's 412 student-athletes, 305 (74%) carried a semester GPA over 3.0 and 191 (46%) notched a semester GPA over 3.5.
After the fall semester, UNI's student-athletes have recorded a GPA higher than the general student body for 24 consecutive semesters. UNI's general student body reported an average of 3.22 GPA.
The UNI men's and women's cross country teams recently earned 2021 USTFCCCA Cross Country Academic Awards for their success.
The UNI swimming and diving team was recently named an CSCAA Scholar All-America Team with 10 student-athletes from the swim and dive team currently holding a 4.0.
| Team | FALL 2021 GPA |
| Basketball, Men | 3.27 |
| Basketball, Women | 3.48 |
| Cross Country, Men | 3.14 |
| Cross Country, Women | 3.37 |
| Football | 3.00 |
| Golf, Men | 3.17 |
| Golf, Women | 3.69 |
| Soccer | 3.55 |
| Softball | 3.62 |
| Swimming, Women | 3.56 |
| Tennis, Women | 3.18 |
| Track & Field, Men | 3.02 |
| Track & Field, Women | 3.51 |
| Volleyball | 3.74 |
| Wrestling | 3.32 |
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