Denver Athletics Smashes School Record for Perfect Programs in Latest GSR Data
11/19/2025 7:13:00 PM | Athletics
The Pioneers tied their schools record with an overall graduation success rate of 96%, while 13 of their programs record perfect marks in latest data that was released on Wednesday
INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Denver Division of Athletics' sport programs combined for a 96% Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the 2018 cohort, and had a school-record 13 programs finish with perfect scores, the NCAA released on Wednesday. The overall 96% GSR also tied a DU school record.
The Pioneers' 96% GSR ranks 42nd in the country, is first among DI schools in the state of Colorado by five percentage points, is first in the Summit League and is second among institutions that will be in the West Coast Conference next season. Denver's GSR is its eighth-consecutive Graduation Success Rate at 94% or better.
In the 2018 cohort, men's basketball (11th perfect score), men's golf (12), men's skiing (8), men's soccer (4), men's tennis (14), women's golf (13), women's gymnastics (17), women's lacrosse (6), women's skiing (21), women's soccer (13), women's swimming and diving (17), women's tennis (10) and women's volleyball (17) all received perfect Graduation Success Rate scores. Denver has at least 10 perfect programs in Graduation Success Rate in four-consecutive seasons.
Denver's Graduation Success Rate History
2013 – 96
2017 - 96
2018 - 96
2011 – 95
2014 – 95
2016 - 95
2012 – 94
2015 – 94
2010 – 93
2009 – 93
2008 – 93
2003 – 93
2002 – 93
2007 – 92
2001 – 92
2006 – 91
2004 – 91
2005 – 90
2000 – 90
1999 – 89
1998 – 87
Denver's Programs with Perfect Scores by Year
2018 - 13
2013 – 11
2017 - 11
2002 – 10
1998 – 10
2015 – 10
2016 - 10
2014 – 9
2012 – 9
2011 – 9
2010 – 9
2009 – 9
2004 – 9
1999 – 9
2005 – 8
2003 – 8
2008 – 7
2001 – 7
2000 – 7
2007 – 6
2006 – 5
Denver's Perfect Score Years by Program (Since turning DI in 1998-99)
Women's Skiing (21) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Volleyball (17) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
Women's Gymnastics (17) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Swimming and Diving (17) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Men's Tennis (14) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Golf (13) – 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Soccer (13) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
Men's Golf (12) – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Men's Basketball (11) – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Men's Swimming and Diving (10) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Women's Tennis (10) – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Men's Skiing (8) – 1998, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Basketball (7) – 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Men's Hockey (6) – 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Women's Lacrosse (6) – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2018
Men's Soccer (4) – 2002, 2016, 2017, 2018
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The Pioneers' 96% GSR ranks 42nd in the country, is first among DI schools in the state of Colorado by five percentage points, is first in the Summit League and is second among institutions that will be in the West Coast Conference next season. Denver's GSR is its eighth-consecutive Graduation Success Rate at 94% or better.
In the 2018 cohort, men's basketball (11th perfect score), men's golf (12), men's skiing (8), men's soccer (4), men's tennis (14), women's golf (13), women's gymnastics (17), women's lacrosse (6), women's skiing (21), women's soccer (13), women's swimming and diving (17), women's tennis (10) and women's volleyball (17) all received perfect Graduation Success Rate scores. Denver has at least 10 perfect programs in Graduation Success Rate in four-consecutive seasons.
Denver's Graduation Success Rate History
2013 – 96
2017 - 96
2018 - 96
2011 – 95
2014 – 95
2016 - 95
2012 – 94
2015 – 94
2010 – 93
2009 – 93
2008 – 93
2003 – 93
2002 – 93
2007 – 92
2001 – 92
2006 – 91
2004 – 91
2005 – 90
2000 – 90
1999 – 89
1998 – 87
Denver's Programs with Perfect Scores by Year
2018 - 13
2013 – 11
2017 - 11
2002 – 10
1998 – 10
2015 – 10
2016 - 10
2014 – 9
2012 – 9
2011 – 9
2010 – 9
2009 – 9
2004 – 9
1999 – 9
2005 – 8
2003 – 8
2008 – 7
2001 – 7
2000 – 7
2007 – 6
2006 – 5
Denver's Perfect Score Years by Program (Since turning DI in 1998-99)
Women's Skiing (21) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Volleyball (17) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
Women's Gymnastics (17) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Swimming and Diving (17) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Men's Tennis (14) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Golf (13) – 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Soccer (13) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
Men's Golf (12) – 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Men's Basketball (11) – 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Men's Swimming and Diving (10) – 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Women's Tennis (10) – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Men's Skiing (8) – 1998, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Women's Basketball (7) – 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Men's Hockey (6) – 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Women's Lacrosse (6) – 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2018
Men's Soccer (4) – 2002, 2016, 2017, 2018
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