USC Releases Academic Report For 2002 Fall Semester

Feb. 13, 2003

Columbia, SC –
USC Releases Academic Report for Fall Semester, 2002

The overall grade point average for University of South Carolina student-athletes continues to remain steady, as the athletics department released its academic report for the 2002 fall semester on Thursday. The overall team GPA for 457 student-athletes was 2.823, which was consistent with the average from a year ago of 2.865.

Eight teams recorded a GPA of 3.0 or higher, led by the women’s golf team at 3.532. Other squads exceeding the 3.0 mark included women’s swimming (3.377), men’s tennis (3.297), women’s soccer (3.283), men’s swimming (3.233), men’s golf (3.152), softball (3.071), and women’s tennis (3.028). The football team’s GPA was a 2.381.

The overall GPA for full-time students at USC was a 3.01 for the recently completed fall semester.

Team GPA

Baseball 2.848

Men’s Basketball 2.220

Women’s Basketball 2.545

Equestrian 2.951

Football 2.381

Men’s Golf 3.152

Women’s Golf 3.532

Men’s Soccer 2.802

Women’s Soccer 3.283

Softball 3.071