TUCSON, Ariz. - The history of Arizona Athletics teams is filled with championship teams and student-athletes on the field, but the excellence also runs deep in the classroom and it continued in the Fall 2024 semester. As a department, across all sports, Arizona's 504 student-athletes registered a 3.373 grade-point average, which is the highest Fall semester GPA on record. Â
In total, 11 teams posted their highest Fall semester GPA on record and 15 teams improved their semester GPA from a year ago. Every team finished the semester with a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the 14th consecutive semester.Â
The teams that set GPA records in the fall were:Â
Beach VolleyballÂ
Men's BasketballÂ
Women's BasketballÂ
FootballÂ
GymnasticsÂ
SoccerÂ
Women's Swimming & DivingÂ
Men's TennisÂ
Women's TennisÂ
Men's Track & FieldÂ
VolleyballÂ
The team with the highest GPA for the semester was women's tennis at 3.873 while men's cross country had the highest team GPA for a men's team at 3.622. The semester was also the highest-ever GPA for men's teams and women's teams.Â
Fall 2024 Academic Success By the NumbersÂ
390 (77.4%) student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.0 or higherÂ
276 (54.8%) student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.5 or higherÂ
128 (25.4%) student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPAÂ
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