Clemson Student-Athletes Compile Record 3.34 GPA in the Fall

CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson University student-athletes improved their overall GPA for the eighth consecutive semester, earning a record 3.34 cumulative GPA in the Fall 2024 semester. It marked the 13th semester in a row greater than 3.0, dating to the Fall of 2018. Every Clemson team recorded a 3.0 or higher for each of the past three semesters.

Three programs set or tied semester GPA records, with Women’s Tennis earning a 3.65, Volleyball tallying a 3.57, and Football earning a 3.19 during its run to an ACC Championship and College Football Playoff berth. 

The Nieri Family Student-Athlete Enrichment Center has established Clemson as one of the national leaders in academic success, which saw Clemson post a record 96 percent Graduation Success Rate in the most recent cohort, tops among all public Power Five institutions for the second straight year. Clemson also had a department mark of 991 out of 1000 in the most recent Academic Progress Rate data.

Overall Academic Notes:

• Clemson’s 498 undergraduate student-athletes earned a 3.30, and 74 graduate students earned a 3.71.
• A total of 452 student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better (79.0% of all student-athletes), and 108 individuals earned a 4.0. 
• Sixty-two student-athletes currently carry a cumulative GPA of 4.0.
• Fourteen programs recorded a 3.30 or better, and nine were above a 3.40.

Team Academic Notes:

• The Women’s Soccer program (3.65) upped its streak to 48 straight semesters (dating to the Fall of 2000) at 3.0 or better and has been above a cumulative 3.55 for the past ten semesters. 
• Women’s Tennis’s program record 3.65 tied with Women’s Soccer to lead all programs and was 0.04 points from tying the all-time team mark for any sport, a 3.69 by Women’s Soccer in Spring 2024. 
• The Football program set a new high of 3.19, surpassing the 3.11 in the Spring of 2022 as a program record. A program-record 98 student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better, including 20 who earned a 4.0.
• In setting a new program mark at 3.57, Volleyball has been at 3.42 or better in four of the past five semesters and has 12 straight semesters at 3.0 or higher. 
• The Men’s Basketball Program has been at 3.0 or better for four consecutive semesters.
• Baseball’s four best semesters in team history have come in the past five semesters, as the 3.30 in Fall 2024 was its second-highest on record. 
• The Men’s Soccer program earned a 3.37 while advancing to the NCAA Third Round, its 21st straight semester at 3.0 or above dating to the Fall of 2014. 
• Women’s Golf (3.41) has been at 3.0 or better in all 23 semesters since joining in the Fall of 2013. 
• Women’s Basketball (3.45) had its second-best mark on record in Shawn Poppie’s first full semester as Head Coach. 
• Rowing has been above a 3.0 in 30 straight semesters and recorded its 52nd 3.0 or better in 53 total semesters since joining in the Fall of 1998. 
• Gymnastics recorded a 3.62, and has been at 3.50 or better in all five semesters in which they’ve participated.

GPA Breakdown by Sport

• Overall – 3.34 (Including Graduate Students)
• Baseball – 3.30
• Basketball (M) – 3.07
• Basketball (W) – 3.45
• Football – 3.19
• Golf (M) – 3.07
• Golf (W) – 3.41
• Gymnastics (W) – 3.62
• Lacrosse (W) – 3.51
• Rowing – 3.39
• Soccer (M) – 3.37
• Soccer (W) – 3.65
• Softball – 3.58
• Tennis (M) – 3.20
• Tennis (W) – 3.65
• Track & Field (M) – 3.03
• Track & Field (W) – 3.34
• Volleyball (W) – 3.57