INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University's student-athletes collectively earned a 3.1 grade point average for the fall 2023 semester. The 3.1 GPA posted this past semester marked the 11th-straight semester of a collective 3.0 GPA or higher.

"I can't say thank you enough to all of our wonderful student-athletes, coaches, faculty, staff and administrators who all play a part in our academic success," said Athletic Director Nate Burton. "Every member of our campus community has to work together as a team to consistently achieve this level of success. I'm so proud to see all their efforts pay off again."

A total of 206 Yellow Jackets, or 68 percent of student-athletes, earned a 3.0 GPA or above in the fall. Of those 206 student-athletes, 46 recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA. There were eight teams that combined for a 3.0 GPA or higher including baseball, men's golf, men's tennis, softball, volleyball, women's basketball, women's soccer and women's tennis. The men's tennis, women's soccer and women's tennis teams all posted a 3.5 GPA or better. No team dropped below a 2.5 GPA for the semester.
 

SPORT	TEAM GPA	3.0 & ABOVE	4.0 GPA	% ABOVE 3.0	TOTAL ATHLETES
A&T	2.56	9	3	50	18
BASEBALL	3.25	27	4	69	39
FOOTBALL	2.5	46	4	42	109
MEN'S BASKETBALL	2.73	9	2	47	19
MEN'S GOLF	3.0	4	0	66	6
MEN'S TENNIS	3.5	6	0	85	7
MEN'S T&F/XC	2.6	16	1	55	29
SOFTBALL	3.4	14	5	88	16
VOLLEYBALL	3.24	22	6	81	27
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL	3.23	14	4	70	20
WOMEN'S SOCCER	3.6	20	10	87	22
WOMEN'S TENNIS	3.82	6	5	86	7
WOMEN'S T&F/XC	2.57	13	2	56	23
ATHLETICS TOTAL	3.08	206	46	68	342