CMU Student-Athletes Set Academic Records in 2024-25

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.— Once again, Central Michigan University student-athletes completed a successful 2024-25 academic year as the Chippewas combined to set a record for highest all-time semester grade point average with a 3.39 mark for the spring 2025 semester. In addition, Central Michigan Athletics completed its 53^rd consecutive semester in which student-athletes registered a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher.

A variety of CMU's academic accomplishments include:

Central Michigan student-athletes concluded the spring 2025 semester with a school-record 3.39 cumulative grade point average.
Football posted its all-time high grade point average for a semester (3.23 in spring 2025). The football team also experienced a +0.47 GPA improvement in its cumulative grade point average from the 2024 fall semester to the 2025 spring semester.
At the end of the spring 2025 semester, 342 student-athletes or 77 percent of all student-athletes achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, 226 student-athletes (51 percent) achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, and 49 had a 4.0 GPA.
At the conclusion of the spring 2025 semester, the CMU women's cross country and gymnastics squads tied for the highest team cumulative GPA of 3.69.
This past spring, women's cross country and gymnastics tied for the highest semester team GPA with a 3.73.
Twelve out of Central Michigan's 16 sports programs posted a team cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
The CMU women's basketball program registered the highest team grade point average increase from the 2024 fall semester to the 2025 spring semester (+0.57).

"We are proud of all of the student-athletes and our Academic Services department for making this happen," Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Amy Folan said. "Every year, we take great pride in the achievements and accomplishments of all of our student-athletes. It is Central Michigan Athletics' primary goal to develop young men and women who exemplify the definition of a student-athlete in its truest form. The department's mission also includes providing an authentic environment in which student-athletes can thrive both academically and athletically."

CENTRAL MICHIGAN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE NUMBER (2024-25)

3.39
Our student-athletes' spring semester grade point average.

53
The 2025 spring semester marked the 53^rd consecutive semester that the athletics department had a GPA of 3.0 or better.

3.34
Our student-athlete's cumulative grade point average.

342
Student-athletes (77 percent of total student-athletes) earned a 3.00 GPA or higher across both semesters.

226
Student-athletes (51 percent) earned a 3.50 GPA or higher across both semesters.

49
Student-athletes (11 percent) earned a perfect 4.00 GPA or higher across both semesters.

3.23
Football student-athletes recorded a school-record grade point average for a semester (spring 2025).

3.73
Women's Cross Country and Gymnastics tied for the highest team spring 2025 semester grade point average (3.73 grade point average).

3.69
Women's Cross Country and Gymnastics posted the highest cumulative team grade point average during the 2024-25 academic year.

+0.57
Women's Basketball had the highest grade point average increase from the fall to spring semester, increasing by 0.57.

—CMU—

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