BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Thirty-five current and former Hilltopper and Lady Topper student-athletes received their diplomas from Western Kentucky University over the weekend, and the cumulative grade point average of the 35 was a 3.01.
The 35 student-athletes represented 11 different sport programs with degrees ranging from criminology and management to finance and biology.
During the past calendar year, a total of 99 student-athletes have received their degree on The Hill as 46 graduated during the commencement ceremonies last spring and 18 graduated over the summer. The cumulative grade point average of the 99 who received their degrees in 2017 is a 3.06.
It continues a strong academic trend for WKU Athletics as A total of 157 WKU student-athlete's earned Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition from Conference USA for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better during the 2016-17 academic year, the league announced in the spring. More than half of WKU's student-athletes received the honor.
Additionally, last month, the Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers combined to post an overall Graduation Success Rate of 82, exceeding the federal graduation rate by more than 30 points, and every WKU exceeded the NCAA's mandated Annual Progress Rate by at least 14 points with nine programs posting marks of 980 or higher.
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