CU Accomplishes Top Spring, Cumulative GPA In School History

BOULDER—The Colorado Buffaloes continue to get it done in the classroom. CU's 342 student-athletes achieved the highest Spring GPA in school history (3.264) and thus pushed its cumulative GPA (3.294) to its highest mark in history, as well.

Three teams achieved above a 3.7 GPA, which are the three highest team GPAs on record (since 1996), and double CU's all-time number of team term GPAs over a 3.7 from three to six.

The women's ski team set a CU record with a 3.825 GPA—the first 3.8 in school history—followed closely by tennis (3.761) and lacrosse (3.733). These mark the top three term GPAs ever at CU. The women's ski team had previously reached the 3.7 mark three times, with a prior high of 3.713 in Fall 2023.

"I am very proud of our student athletes, coaches and Herbst academic staff led by Kris Livingston for this great accomplishment," Athletic Director Rick George said. "We have created a great culture around our academic program and we are seeing the results of that effort year after year."

In all, five teams posted the highest Spring GPA in their respective sport's history. On top of women's skiing, tennis and lacrosse, that was accomplished by the men's track & field team (3.292), which is the highest GPA for that program in any semester, and the football team, which posted a 2.957, which is the best spring and second-best overall GPA behind a 3.011 GPA last fall. The football team's cumulative GPA remained over the 3.0 mark.

"These are big-time results," Executive Senior Associate AD for Student Success Kris Livingston said. "For the most part, the student-athletes are dialed-in and strive for excellence in their sport, the classroom, and in the community. The staff in the Herbst Academic Center and the coaches partner to provide expectations, support, and accountability."

Nine of CU's 15 programs achieved either the best fall or spring GPA in that sport's history in 2024-25 with four programs, football, lacrosse, tennis and men's track & field, each having both the best fall and best spring GPA in their respective sport's history.

Every women's program achieved above a 3.3 GPA for the first time in school history and 12 of CU's 15 teams achieved above a 3.2 GPA in the spring. Over 68% of CU student-athletes had a 3.0 GPA in the spring with 46% over a 3.5 GPA and 39 achieved a perfect 4.0 for the semester.

CU Accomplishes Top Spring, Cumulative GPA In School History

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