UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State student-athletes registered a strong term in the classroom with a 3.37 term grade-point average (GPA) in the 2026 spring semester. The Nittany Lions had 586 students (81%) with at least a 3.0 semester GPA and 286 Dean’s List honorees (12+ credits & 3.5 semester GPA). In addition, 57 full-time students tallied a 4.0 semester with 15 carrying a 4.0 cumulative GPA.
2026 Spring Semester Notable Numbers:
3.37 semester grade-point average
3.38 cumulative GPA
586 student-athletes with 3.0 semester GPA
57 student-athletes with a 4.0 semester GPA
286 student-athletes on Dean’s List (3.5 GPA)
29 teams (of 31 total) with a 3.0 GPA or higher
Women’s Gymnastics Posts Highest Team GPA
The women’s gymnastics team recorded the highest team GPA among Penn State’s 31 programs during the spring with a 3.69 GPA, followed by the men's tennis (3.68), women’s swimming & diving (3.66), women’s golf (3.65), women's ice hockey (3.63), and women’s tennis (3.63).
Student-Athletes With 3.0 GPA or higher; Spring semester, 2021-25
Spring 2026 – 586
Spring 2025 – 578
Spring 2024 – 596 (spring record)
Spring 2023 – 571
Spring 2022 – 546
Spring 2021 – 682*
* - alternative grading used due to COVID-19 pandemic
Student-Athletes earning Dean’s List honors; Spring semester, 2021-25 (3.5 GPA or higher; minimum 12 credits)
Spring 2026 – 286
Spring 2025 – 291
Spring 2024 – 296 (spring record)
Spring 2023 – 267
Spring 2022 – 284
Spring 2021 – 299*
* - alternative grading used due to COVID-19 pandemic
Penn State Among the Nation’s Premier Athletic Programs in Comprehensive Excellence
Under the leadership of Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft, Penn State has one of the nation's most comprehensive and successful athletic programs, featuring nearly 800 student-athletes across 31 varsity programs (16 men's, 15 women's). The Nittany Lions' 31 programs are tied for the fourth-highest number of sports sponsored by a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institution.
Penn State student-athletes earned a record-tying 93% NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and 13 programs earned perfect 100% ratings in the 2025 report. This is the ninth consecutive year the Nittany Lions have posted a record or record-tying performance in the classroom. Penn State is one of only eight schools that have won at least 10 NCAA Championships since the 2015-16 academic year and earned at least a 90 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the 2025 NCAA report (Florida, North Carolina, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, USC, Virginia).