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Another Impressive Semester for Tech Student-Athletes

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech student-athletes had another impressive semester in the classroom this spring, posting a 3.10 mean grade point average for the 2021 spring semester.

The 3.10 mean GPA matched the 3.10 GPA that Tech student-athletes recorded during the 2020 fall semester and marked the sixth-straight semester that the Yellow Jackets posted a 3.0 mean GPA or higher. Sixty-two percent of Tech’s student-athletes had an individual GPA of 3.0 or higher and 52% earned Dean’s List or Faculty Honors designation.

First-year student-athletes continued to excel at Georgia Tech, compiling a mean GPA of 3.15. During the fall semester, Tech’s first-year student-athletes set a department record with a 3.20 mean GPA.

Additionally, 10 of Georgia Tech’s 13 teams* had team GPAs of 3.0 or higher. Women’s swimming and diving led the way with a gaudy 3.64 team GPA while also earning a 28th-place finish at the 2021 NCAA Championships, which were both program records. Baseball led all men’s teams with a program-record 3.43 team GPA while also winning its second-straight ACC Coastal Division title. In addition to women’s swimming and diving and baseball, women’s cross country/track and field also set a team record with a 3.36 team GPA.

“I continue to be very proud and impressed by our student-athletes’ achievements in the classroom,” director of athletics Todd Stansbury said. “The past year presented so many challenges, but our student-athletes thrived both academically and athletically, which is a testament to our Everyday Champions and undeniable evidence that they are the young people that will change the world. In addition to our student-athletes, I’d like to thank our student services staff, led by Phyllis Labaw and Chris Breen, and all of our coaches and support staff that work so hard to give the student-athletes that they serve the opportunity to succeed. Great job by all.”

Academic success is a tradition for Georgia Tech athletics. Notably, Tech matched an all-time high with an 89% Graduation Success Rate in the latest figures released by the NCAA in November. Eighty percent of student-athletes pursue majors in business, engineering or sciences at Georgia Tech, which is ranked as the No. 8 overall public university, the No. 4 undergraduate engineering program and the No. 19 undergraduate business program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

* cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field are compiled as one sport for academic recording purposes

Alexander-Tharpe Fund

The Alexander-Tharpe Fund is the fundraising arm of Georgia Tech athletics, providing scholarship, operations and facilities support for Georgia Tech’s 400-plus student-athletes. Be a part of developing Georgia Tech’s Everyday Champions and helping the Yellow Jackets compete for championships at the highest levels of college athletics by supporting the Support The Swarm Fund, which helps Georgia Tech athletics offset the significant financial challenges associated with Covid-19, and the Annual Athletic Scholarship Fund, which directly provides scholarships for Georgia Tech student-athletes. To learn more about supporting the Yellow Jackets, visit atfund.org.   

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