Seton Hall Achieves Another Record-High GPA in the Classroom - Seton Hall University Athletics
The department currently boasts a record-best 3.518 grade point average (GPA), and all 14 varsity programs are above 3.10.
South Orange, N.J. – Following another successful semester in the classroom, Seton Hall student-athletes have once again reached a mark no cohort of Pirates has reached before. The Fall 2023 grades have been calculated, and the department currently boasts a record-best 3.518 grade point average (GPA), and all 14 varsity programs are above 3.10.
The new record-high GPA furthers Seton Hall Athletics' rise as a department that develops some of the brightest student-athletes in the country. The cumulative GPA has significantly risen over the last dozen years, from 3.174 at the end of 2011 to today's 3.518. The department cumulative GPA has been above 3.40 since 2018.
Additionally, 174 student-athletes made the Seton Hall Dean's List during the Fall 2023 semester, representing approximately 63 percent of the student-athlete population. To achieve Dean's List designation, students must have a 3.4 GPA or higher during the semester.
"Through hard work and effort, our student-athletes continue to flourish in the classroom while also balancing their sport responsibilities and personal lives," Seton Hall Director of Athletics Bryan Felt said. "Their ability to multitask and manage their time helps set them up for success in all areas and will greatly help them prepare for life after graduation. Congratulations to our student-athletes for another banner semester, and congratulations to our academic support staff, coaches, and administrators for their efforts in ensuring our student-athletes are on the path towards success."
All 14 programs currently boast cumulative GPAs above 3.10 with women's tennis team at the top of the department at 3.804. Men's swimming and diving has the highest GPA among the male sports at 3.506. In total, eight of Seton Hall's 14 teams have a cumulative GPA above 3.50.
In the Fall 2023 semester, the Pirates combined for a 3.497 semester GPA with women's golf leading all teams at 3.824 and men's cross country leading all the male teams at 3.724.
Men's basketball, the department's highest-profile team with eight consecutive finishes in the top-half of the BIG EAST and NCAA bids in six of the last eight tournaments played, continues its upward trajectory in academics. The team has a 3.259 cumulative GPA, up from 3.224 at the end of 2022-23. The program's Fall 2023 GPA was 3.318.
Women's basketball, which has competed in national postseason seven out of the last nine tournaments played, also continues to show its academic strength. The program has a 3.141 cumulative GPA and was solid in Fall 2023 with a 3.151.
Men's soccer, which has developed three CSC Academic All-Americans since 2020, has the second-highest men's cumulative GPA at 3.494. Just last month, junior Sam Bjork was named a CSC second-team Academic All-American and has a 4.0 GPA while studying economics.
Seton Hall Athletics continues to be a leader and developer of the best and brightest in the nation. Annually, over 85 percent of the department's student-athletes achieve at least a 3.0 GPA in the classroom and receive numerous honors and accolades in support of their achievements. Seton Hall supports its student-athletes with outstanding mentoring and tutoring, led by the Academic Support Services staff, and offers its student-athletes a state-of-the-art learning environment in the Charles W. Doehler Academic Center for Excellence, which consists of a main study area, group meeting spaces and private tutoring rooms.
