The graduation rates for UNLV's athletes improved over the previous year.
UNLV's Graduation Success Rate was 78 percent for the 2014-15 academic year, and its Federal Graduation Rate was 62 percent for a four-year period. Both figures were two percentage points higher than the previous year.
The 62-percent FGR was 21 points higher than UNLV's general student population.
In 2014-15, 50 percent of UNLV athletes achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or greater, and 179 were named to the Dean's List. The minimun for the Dean's List is a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher.