Student-athletes experience record-setting fall semester with 3.29 cumulative GPA

Facing one of the most unique semesters of their collegiate careers, Liberty University’s NCAA Division I student-athletes found a way to make it their best ever in the classroom.

Following the completion of the Fall 2020 academic semester, members of the Flames’ and Lady Flames’ 20 athletics programs maintained a 3.29 cumulative grade point average (GPA), the highest recorded GPA in athletics department history.

Over the last calendar year, Liberty Athletics has seen a dramatic 0.11 increase in its cumulative department-wide GPA. Following the conclusion of the Fall 2019 academic semester, Liberty’s student-athletes cumulative GPA was at a then record-mark of 3.18.

Overall, the cumulative GPA for Liberty’s 570-plus student-athletes has risen each of the last eight-consecutive semesters.

While their lives on the field of competition came to an abrupt stop last spring due to the COVID-19 virus, Liberty’s student-athletes did not allow a life-changing pandemic prevent them from excelling in their efforts to pursue their academic passions.

A total of 19 of 20 programs currently hold a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher following the conclusion of the 2020 fall semester.

Individually, a total of 117 student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA in the fall, while 63 student-athletes carried a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA through the semester. At the conclusion of the fall, 420 student-athletes are maintaining a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA (72.5 percent).

Liberty’s 624 Club Sports student-athletes also experienced continued success with a 3.27 cumulative GPA for the fall semester.

>> Read the complete story and watch a video interview with Senior Associate Athletics Director for Academic Affairs Kristie Beitz on the Liberty Athletics website.