ANNAPOLIS, Md.--The United States Naval Academy is once again one of the top 10 schools in the country for graduating NCAA student-athletes. Navy's graduation success rate of 95 percent is tied for 10th in the country among schools that sponsor FBS football and is tops in the American Athletic Conference and among Service Academies.
 
The graduation success rate measures those student-athletes that were enrolled from 2011-14 and graduated within six years.

"Our student-athletes continually strive to set the standard on the playing fields, in the classroom and in Bancroft Hall," said Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. "The support and encouragement they receive through the Commandant and his staff and the academic dean and all of our outstanding professors and instructors is extraordinary and provides tremendous motivation to be successful morally, mentally and physically. Our midshipmen clearly define the true meaning of student-athlete."

Top 30 Graduation Success Rates (All Sports/FBS Schools Only)
1. Duke: 99 percent
2. Northwestern: 98 percent
3. Notre Dame: 97 percent
    Vanderbilt: 97 percent
5. Miami (Ohio): 96 percent
    Minnesota: 96 percent
    South Carolina: 96 percent
    Stanford: 96 percent
    Wake Forest: 96 percent
10. Navy: 95 percent
       Boston College: 95 percent
       Clemson: 95 percent
       Illinois: 95 percent
       Michigan: 95 percent
       Nebraska: 95 percent
       Rice: 95 percent
       Syracuse: 95 percent
       Virginia: 95 percent
19. Baylor: 94 percent
       Memphis: 94 percent
21. Alabama: 93 percent
     Auburn: 93 percent
     Cincinnati: 93 percent
     Iowa State: 93 percent
     Middle Tennessee State: 93 percent
     Temple: 93 percent
     Tulane: 93 percent
     Utah State: 93 percent
     Utah: 93 percent
30. Arizona State: 92 percent
       Connecticut: 92 percent
       Florida: 92 percent
       Indiana University: 92 percent
       Kansas State: 92 percent
       Kentucky: 92 percent
       Michigan State: 92 percent
       Ohio University: 92 percent
       Penn State: 92 percent
       USC: 92 percent
       Toledo: 92 percent
       Washington: 92 percent