Spartan Student-Athletes Once Again Post Record GPAs
5/9/2025 3:14:00 PM | General
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State student-athletes capped a record-breaking year in the classroom by posting the highest cumulative GPA in department history for the second consecutive semester. After achieving a previous record of 3.4324 in the fall of 2024, the department topped that mark with a 3.4716 in the spring semester.
In addition, the spring semester GPA of 3.4173 was the second-best semester in history, just shy of the record 3.4616 in the fall. MSU Athletics has now posted 25 straight semesters over a 3.0 semester GPA.
The impressive academic year also saw every team finishing the spring with both semester and cumulative GPAs above 3.0 for the second consecutive semester.
"These incredible accomplishments are a reflection of the collective effort of our students and the support of our Smith Center staff, our athletic department and our university community," said Todd Edwards, Executive Director/Student-Athlete Support Services. "All of the students in the department have helped us maintain a place of sustained success across every one of our teams."
The all-time department high cumulative GPA of 3.4716 marked the 29th straight semester over a 3.0. Nine teams (men's basketball, field hockey, football, hockey, rowing, women's soccer, men's and women's track and field and wrestling) posted their highest cumulative GPA in program history, while four more programs (baseball, women's basketball, men's soccer, volleyball) recorded their highest post-spring cumulative GPA.
Four teams delivered their best-ever spring semester GPA (men's basketball, football, men's track and field, wrestling) and two posted their highest semester of either term in program history (field hockey and women's soccer).
Individually, 516 students (83 percent of the student-athlete population) finished spring 2025 with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher. For the semester, 125 students earned a perfect 4.0 GPA – second highest of all time – among the 486 students who earned a 3.0 or higher GPA for the term.
In addition, the spring semester GPA of 3.4173 was the second-best semester in history, just shy of the record 3.4616 in the fall. MSU Athletics has now posted 25 straight semesters over a 3.0 semester GPA.
The impressive academic year also saw every team finishing the spring with both semester and cumulative GPAs above 3.0 for the second consecutive semester.
"These incredible accomplishments are a reflection of the collective effort of our students and the support of our Smith Center staff, our athletic department and our university community," said Todd Edwards, Executive Director/Student-Athlete Support Services. "All of the students in the department have helped us maintain a place of sustained success across every one of our teams."
The all-time department high cumulative GPA of 3.4716 marked the 29th straight semester over a 3.0. Nine teams (men's basketball, field hockey, football, hockey, rowing, women's soccer, men's and women's track and field and wrestling) posted their highest cumulative GPA in program history, while four more programs (baseball, women's basketball, men's soccer, volleyball) recorded their highest post-spring cumulative GPA.
Four teams delivered their best-ever spring semester GPA (men's basketball, football, men's track and field, wrestling) and two posted their highest semester of either term in program history (field hockey and women's soccer).
Individually, 516 students (83 percent of the student-athlete population) finished spring 2025 with a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher. For the semester, 125 students earned a perfect 4.0 GPA – second highest of all time – among the 486 students who earned a 3.0 or higher GPA for the term.
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