GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- University of North Dakota student-athletes once again shined in the classroom to begin the 2023-24 academic year, earning the 31st straight semester with a 3.0 overall department grade point average.

Overall, the student-athletes combined for a 3.391 departmental GPA, making it 31 straight semesters above the 3.0 mark as a department. 300 of them – a monster 81 percent – earned at least a 3.0 and an impressive 95 collecting a perfect 4.0 mark for the semester. Of those 95 perfect scores during the semester, a whopping 63 student-athletes maintained a cumulative GPA of 4.0 during their academic careers. In addition, 89 Fighting Hawks earned a selection to the Dean's List while 51 were named to the President's Honor Roll. 

"It was another great semester at North Dakota for our student-athletes in the classroom," said Assistant AD, Student-Athlete Support Services Andres Freeman. "When you see our teams put in as much work in the classroom as they do, you realize how important being a student-athlete at UND is to them. It is truly special."

UND Athletics By The #'s
3.391 - Overall Department GPA
31- Consecutive semesters with a 3.0 overall GPA as a department
300 - Number of student-athletes with a 3.0 GPA or higher (81% of SAs)
95 - Student-athletes with a semester GPA of 4.0 (26% of SAs)
63 - Student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 4.0
89 - Number of SA's on the Dean's List
51 - Number of SA's on the President's Honor Roll


UND Programs By The #'s

TEAMS	FA23 GPA
Men's Basketball	2.504
Men's Cross Country	3.640
Men's Football	3.334
Men's Golf	3.546
Men's Hockey	3.387
Men's Tennis	3.431
Men's Track	3.530
Women's Basketball	3.197
Women's Cross Country	3.485
Women's Golf	3.690
Women's Soccer	3.424
Women's Softball	3.361
Women's Tennis	3.789
Women's Track	3.514
Women's Volleyball	3.529