Georgia Tech athletics reported Wednesday that its players posted a 3.30 mean grade-point average during the fall 2024 semester, the highest mean GPA in Tech athletics’ history.
The 3.30 mean GPA broke the previous athletics record of 3.25 which was posted in the spring of 2024 and headlined other academic achievements in the fall of 2024, including five teams (golf, women’s tennis, men’s tennis, softball and women’s cross country and track and field) achieving their highest team GPA of all-time; football posting a 3.0 team GPA marking the first time that it ever reached the 3.0 threshold in-season or recorded 3.0 team GPAs in back-to-back semesters; 12 of 13 programs posting a 3.0 team GPA; 76% of all athletes earning a 3.0 or higher, the highest percentage in Tech history; 60% of athletes earning Dean’s List or faculty honors designations; athletes on men’s teams posting a 3.22 mean GPA, the highest in Tech history; first-year athletes earning a 3.25 mean GPA.
Of the Tech athletes contributing to the record GPA, 45% major in business, 26% in engineering, 8% in sciences and 3% or computing.
Tech’s academic success is also illustrated by its latest 94% NCAA Graduation Success Rate which was released by the NCAA in November. That was the highest in school history and four percentage points higher than the national average of 90%.
About the Author
