Tennessee Athletics Continues to Achieve Academic Excellence

The Spring 2025 semester continued a remarkable run of record-breaking academic excellence for Tennessee Athletics, as the student-athlete population achieved a cumulative 3.43 GPA, the highest GPA in UT history for any semester.

The record-setting spring metrics marked the 25th consecutive semester in which the Vols and Lady Vols combined to post a GPA of 3.0 or higher. For the fifth straight semester, every team in every sport had a GPA above 3.0.

The spring semester included a record-high combined GPA of 3.33 for Tennessee's men's sports, including program-best performances achieved by baseball (3.71), men's basketball (3.59), and football (3.25).

Tennessee Athletics' Rise Glorious Strategic Plan features a directive to "honor the foundation of college sports by maximizing the educational journey of each student-athlete and creating championship-level performance expectations academically."

"We are committed to leading the way in college sports across all aspects of our athletics department, and the academic achievements of our student-athletes are remarkable," said Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White. "We are currently experiencing an extraordinary era of success, excelling both competitively and academically. This success stems from our unwavering commitment and strategy to excel in everything we undertake."

A department record 272 student-athletes were recognized on their respective Dean's List, while 82 percent of Tennessee's student-athletes achieved a 3.00 GPA or higher.

The women's tennis program recorded the highest spring term GPA of any team since 2017 with a team GPA of 3.78. Seven teams equaled or set new spring GPA records including baseball, men's basketball, football, softball, men's tennis, women's tennis, women's track and field and volleyball.

"We are absolutely elated by the success that our student-athletes had in the classroom this spring," said Senior Associate Athletics Director & Assistant Provost Chris Johnson. "It was truly a remarkable academic year where the departmental and sport-specific academic record books were re-written! These efforts are just another data point signaling a departmental and institutional culture that demands excellence in every arena and supports a transformational student-athlete experience."

Some of the additional academic highlights from the Spring 2025 semester include:

All 16 sports earned a team GPA above 3.00 (fifth consecutive semester)
82 student-athletes earned a 4.00 semester GPA
272 student-athletes were recognized on their respective Dean's Lists (most in UT history)
82 percent of UT's student-athletes earned a 3.00 GPA

University of Tennessee Athletics

Tennessee Athletics Continues to Achieve Academic Excellence

Related Videos