Hitting the books

Rockhurst University student-athletes earned a combined 3.24 grade-point average during the 2011 fall semester. Seven of Rockhurst’s 11 athletic teams compiled GPAs of 3.30 or higher, led by women’s tennis with a 3.65 GPA. Men’s tennis, women's basketball, women’s soccer, women’s golf and men’s golf also finished with GPAs above 3.30. Twenty student-athletes achieved perfect 4.0 GPA’s, heading a group of 97 Rockhurst student-athletes named to the Dean’s Honor Roll (GPA’s of 3.5 or higher). In addition, more than 67.0 percent of RU’s student-athletes achieved a 3.0 or higher GPA in the fall semester.

Rockhurst University Student-Athlete Grade Summary

Fall 2011
Team GPAs
Women’s Tennis - 3.65
Men's Tennis - 3.55
Women’s Basketball – 3.52
Women’s Soccer - 3.50
Women’s Golf - 3.46
Men’s Golf - 3.39
Women's Volleyball - 3.30
Softball - 3.29
Baseball - 3.06
Men’s Soccer – 2.98
Men’s Basketball - 2.97

ALL SPORTS COMBINED - 3.24

WOMEN’S SPORTS – 3.44

MEN’S SPORTS – 3.08

Dean’s Honor Roll (3.5 and above)

97 (44.7% student-athletes)

3.0 GPA and above

172 (67.7% student-athletes)