Interesting statistic

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

They haven't changed the way it's calculated. As player is linked to the graduation rate of the first college they attend. So any player who transfers or drops out or leaves early to go play in the NBA counts against that school's graduation rate. There is an allowance for kids who transfer and then continue on to graduate, but the biggest effect is from the kids who leave early.

That's what I thought. If Jon D transfers from Big Time U to Met U, then drops out of school, that hits BTU's grad rate not Met U's.

And OJ Mayo, for example, will be hitting USC's graduation rate in a couple of years.

Also, I'm pretty certain D-1 men's basketball teams as a whole far outpace the general college population on graduation rates.