Student-Athletes Turn in Stellar Semester in the Classroom

The University of South Carolina Athletics Department concluded the Spring 2021 semester with a departmental grade point average (GPA) of 3.369, it was announced today. It marks the department’s third-highest GPA in history and the 29th-consecutive semester with a departmental GPA above 3.0. Furthermore, the seven highest departmental GPAs have all been achieved within the past seven semesters. During the spring semester, 16 of 18 teams earned a GPA of 3.0 or better.
 
Women’s soccer (3.814) earned the highest team GPA, while beach volleyball (3.798) earned the second-highest team mark within the department.

Four teams earned their second-highest GPA to date, including women’s basketball (3.412), equestrian (3.615), women’s soccer (3.814), and women’s swimming & diving (3.735). Additionally, men’s soccer (3.612) and beach volleyball (3.798) earned their third-highest team GPA on record while football (3.022) and women’s tennis (3.736) earned their fourth-highest team GPA on record. 

“Our student-athletes continue to do outstanding work in the classroom,” said Athletics Director Ray Tanner. “Twenty-nine straight semesters of a departmental 3.0 GPA or better is an extraordinary achievement. I want to thank our Dodie Academic staff for their work in helping our student-athletes along the way. This is a great team effort.”

The department is honored to name 95 student-athletes to the President’s List for earning a 4.0, 179 student-athletes to the Dean’s List (3.5) and 441 to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0).