Clemson University student-athletes earned a record 3.30 cumulative GPA in the Fall 2023 semester, the 11th consecutive semester greater than 3.0. It also marked the first time all 19 Clemson programs have earned a 3.0 or better in the same semester.
The announcement comes on the heels of the December Graduation Success Rate release, which saw Clemson post a record 97 percent GSR, tops among all public Power Five institutions.
Overall Academic Notes:
- Clemson’s 516 undergraduate student-athletes earned a 3.26, and 67 graduate students earned a 3.71.
- A total of 442 student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better (75.8% of all student-athletes), and 121 individuals earned a 4.0.
Team Academic Notes:
- Gymnastics (3.67), Lacrosse (3.53), Rowing (3.47) and Baseball (3.27) each set program records.
- Gymnastics (3.67) put together the third-highest single-semester GPA for any Clemson program on record.
- The National Champion Men’s Soccer program earned a 3.17, its 19th straight semester at 3.0 or higher and had 26 student-athletes at 3.0 or better.
- The College Cup Women’s Soccer program upped its streak to 46 straight semesters (dating to the Fall of 2000) at 3.0 or better with a 3.56, as 84% of its student-athletes were at 3.0 or better.
- Football (3.03) earned a 3.0 or better for its fourth consecutive semester after having accomplished the milestone once prior to 2022, the COVID-shortened spring 2020 semester. Eighty-seven individuals were at 3.0 or better
- Volleyball’s 3.45 was its fifth-best on record.
- Women’s Golf (3.49) has been at 3.0 or better in all 21 semesters since joining in the Fall of 2013.
- Baseball’s 3.27 bested its previous mark of 3.09, set in the Fall 2022.
- Men’s Basketball recorded a 3.22, its second-best mark ever.
- Rowing has been above a 3.0 in 27 straight semesters and recorded its 50th 3.0 or better in 51 total semesters since joining in the Fall of 1998.
GPA Breakdown by Sport
Overall – 3.30 (Including Graduate Students)
Baseball – 3.27
Basketball (M) – 3.22
Basketball (W) – 3.30
Football – 3.03
Golf (M) – 3.29
Golf (W) – 3.49
Gymnastics (W) – 3.67
Lacrosse (W) – 3.53
Rowing – 3.47
Soccer (M) – 3.17
Soccer (W) – 3.56
Softball – 3.48
Tennis (M) – 3.12
Tennis (W) – 3.57
Track & Field (M) – 3.03
Track & Field (W) – 3.33
Cross Country (M) – 3.29
Cross Country (W) – 3.54
Volleyball (W) – 3.45
