NU Grad Rates Honored

Waco, Texas - The University of Nebraska football program was honored by the American Football Coaches Association this week, the organization announced. Nebraska was one of 32 programs honored for graduation rates above 70 percent for the past season.

Nebraska was one of five Big 12 schools to earn honorable-mention accolades, joining Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. Under Head Coach Frank Solich, Nebraska has graduated 109 of 123 seniors (89.3 percent), including 25 of 29 seniors from the 2002 team.

The study involves the freshman class from the academic year of 1997-98, including those who entered at that time but who did not receive financial aid until after their initial year, or who transferred from another institution and subsequently received a grant-in-aid.

The overall graduation rate of the 102 I-A schools that responded was 59 percent, one percent less than the previous year. Fifty-one of the members responding were above the average and 51 were below the average. The median graduation rate was 59 percent, compared to 61 percent last year and 58 percent the four previous years.