Holy Cross student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom during the Fall 2025 semester, with a department semester grade-point average of 3.39 during the term. 

Forty-seven student-athletes finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. In total, 542 student-athletes finished with a GPA of at least 3.0, with 345 student-athletes recording a 3.5 or better. 

A total of 11 teams averaged a 3.5 GPA or better. Men's tennis had the best team GPA of any program last semester, with a 3.73; women's golf had the highest GPA for a women's team at 3.68. 

This also marks the third consecutive semester in which every Holy Cross team has recorded a 3.0 GPA or better; Fall 2024 was the first time since 2016 that every Holy Cross team recorded a GPA above 3.0 during a single semester (excluding a COVID-impacted Spring 2020).

For 31 consecutive semesters, Holy Cross student-athletes have averaged above a 3.1 GPA. The Crusaders have consistently ranked among the top performing student-athletes in the nation; Holy Cross' athletic teams posted an overall graduation rate of 97 percent in the recent Graduation Success Rate Report released by the NCAA. This marks the 19th consecutive year in which the Crusaders have posted a Graduation Success Rate of at least 97 percent; 23 of Holy Cross' 26 teams achieved a perfect 100 percent graduation rate.

Holy Cross will celebrate its Academic Recognition Night during the men's basketball game on Wednesday, Feb. 11 vs. Colgate. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m., and all student-athletes with a 3.5 GPA or better during the Fall 2025 semester will be honored at halftime. 

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The College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts — the second-largest city in New England  — is among the nation's leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 3,100 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. Holy Cross is one of a select group of colleges that meets 100% of each admitted student's demonstrated financial need. Holy Cross has made a positive impact in society since its founding in 1843 by graduating students who distinguish themselves as thoughtful leaders in business, professional and civic life.

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