Featuring one of the most innovative and comprehensive academic support systems in the nation, Nebraska Athletics is dedicated to helping student-athletes achieve excellence in academics, athletics and life career preparation.

Nebraska leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks second in NCAA Division I with 362 (and counting) College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans, an honor that recognizes student-athletes for their achievements in athletics, academics and the community, reflecting a longstanding history of providing excellent academic services and support.

The Huskers claimed 11 CSC Academic All-America awards in 2023-24, marking the 54th consecutive year that Nebraska has produced at least one Academic All-American. Eleanor Dale (soccer), Lexi Rodriguez (volleyball), Axelina Johansson (women's track and field), Till Steinforth (men's track and field) and Tyus Wilson (men's track and field) earned first-team CSC Academic All-America honors for the Huskers, while Sarah Weber (soccer), Billie Andrews (softball), Brett Sears (baseball), and Micaylon Moore (men's track and field) added second-team honors. Emanuela Casadei (women's track and field) and Asher Cohen (men's gymnastics) contributed third-team Academic All-America honors for the Huskers in 2023-24.

Men's gymnast Anton Stephenson brought home Nebraska's nation-leading 18th NCAA Today's Top Ten Award in 2019, the most prestigious award presented to the best and brightest 10 student-athletes annually, while track and field student-athlete Angela Mercurio was named the NCAA Woman of the Year in 2020.

Led by Deputy Athletic Director for Student Services Dennis LeBlanc, Nebraska's 14 full-time academic staff members are committed to supporting student-athletes to succeed in the degree major of their choosing. 

Academic Services is housed in the new Osborne Legacy Complex, which is open 122 hours each week and is dedicated to academic support. The complex includes state-of-the-art technology, ample space for independent study, mentoring and tutorial assistance. 

Current and incoming student-athletes are provided an Apple MacBook Air to enhance their learning opportunities.

The Athletic Department offers athletic scholarships that will neither be reduced nor canceled for injury or performance provided the student-athlete remains a member in good standing with the community, the University, and the Athletics Department.

The Athletic Department encourages and continues to provide support for scholarship student-athletes' return to Nebraska at any time to complete their undergraduate degree, as long as the student-athlete did not transfer from Nebraska and left in good academic standing.

Husker student-athletes across all sports posted a cumulative GPA of 3.425 in the spring of 2024 - the highest GPA in Nebraska history.

Nebraska leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks second in NCAA Division I with 362 CSC Academic All-Americans, including 11 honorees - Eleanor Dale and Sarah Weber (soccer), Lexi Rodriguez (volleyball), Billie Andrews (softball), Brett Sears (baseball), Axelina Johansson and Emanuela Casadei (women's track and field), Till Steinforth, Tyus Wilson and Micaylon Moore (men's track and field) and Asher Cohen (men's gymnastics) in 2023-24.

Nebraska leads the nation with 18 NCAA Today's Top Ten Award recipients, while the Husker football team's nine honorees is the most by any single program in the nation. Anton Stephenson (men's gymnastics) became Nebraska's most recent honoree in December of 2019.

Nebraska posted an NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 94 percent in 2023 - marking the fourth consecutive year the Huskers have achieved a GSR or 94 percent or higher. Nebraska's GSR is the second highest in the nation among 110 public FBS institutions.

For the 2023-24 academic year, the men's tennis and women's golf teams posted the highest GPA among Nebraska's programs to earn the prestigious Herman Team GPA Awards. 

A school-record total of 23 Husker student-athletes earned the 1A Far Academic Excellence Award in 2024, awarded to student-athletes that graduated with a 3.80 cumulative GPA or higher.

A school-record 154 Husker student-athletes earned their degrees in either December of 2023, May of 2024 or August of 2024. A total of 7,007 Husker varsity athletic letter winners have earned degrees from Nebraska in school history.

Nebraska had 306 student-athletes earn Academic All-Big Ten recognition during the 2023-24 academic year.

A total of 115 Huskers earned Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar recognition during the 2023-24 academic year.

A total of 870 student-athletes were honored on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2023 or spring of 2024 semesters for earning a 3.0 or better term GPA.

Husker student-athletes combined for 162 perfect 4.00 GPA semesters in 2023-24.