General | 11/20/2025 4:22:00 PM
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston received the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence for the third-straight year. The award went to 43 Division II schools that have achieved an Academic Success Rate of 90% or higher.
Minnesota Crookston joined Augustana, and Concordia-St. Paul as three schools from the NSIC to earn the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence.
"The Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence highlights what makes Division II truly distinctive — our unwavering commitment to the full success of our student-athletes," said Colleen Perry Keith, president at Goldey-Beacom College and president of the Division II Executive Board. "Achieving a 90 percent Academic Success Rate is an extraordinary accomplishment, and these 43 institutions exemplify the balance of academic achievement, competitive excellence and personal growth that defines Division II. I am especially proud of the sustained dedication shown by the schools that have earned this honor year after year. Their consistency reflects a deep, campuswide commitment to ensuring that student-athletes are supported, challenged and prepared for life well beyond graduation."
The Division II ASR includes transfers into a school in the calculation and removes those who transferred out of the school while academically eligible. The ASR also includes over 30,000 nonscholarship student-athletes in the division who were enrolled in the four years covered in the most recent data.
Even when using the less-inclusive federal graduation rate, student-athletes are outperforming their peers in the general student population by five percentage points. For Division II student-athletes, the federal rate is 58%, while the general student body federal rate is 53%.
This is the 15th year the award has been given. Seven schools have earned the award every year: Assumption, Bentley, Eckerd, Hillsdale, Rockhurst, Rollins and Saint Michael's.
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Institution
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Conference
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ASR
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Adelphi University
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Northeast-10 Conference
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91%
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Assumption University
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Northeast-10 Conference
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93%
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Augustana University (South Dakota)
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Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
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96%
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Bentley University
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Northeast-10 Conference
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98%
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Biola University
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Pacific West Conference
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92%
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Cedarville University
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Great Midwest Athletic Conference
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91%
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Chestnut Hill College
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Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
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90%
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Concordia University, St. Paul
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Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
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93%
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Dominican University of California
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Pacific West Conference
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95%
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D'Youville University
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East Coast Conference
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91%
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Eckerd College
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Sunshine State Conference
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90%
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida)
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Sunshine State Conference
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91%
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Emmanuel University (Georgia)
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Conference Carolinas
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100%
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Flagler College
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Peach Belt Conference
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91%
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Florida Institute of Technology
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Sunshine State Conference
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92%
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Florida Southern College
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Sunshine State Conference
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92%
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Georgia College
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Peach Belt Conference
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93%
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Hillsdale College
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Great Midwest Athletic Conference
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99%
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Holy Family University
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Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
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91%
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Lake Superior State University
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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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90%
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Maryville University of Saint Louis
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Great Lakes Valley Conference
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90%
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Mercy University
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East Coast Conference
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95%
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Michigan Technological University
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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
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92%
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Molloy University
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East Coast Conference
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92%
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Northwest Nazarene University
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Great Northwest Athletic Conference
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93%
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Nova Southeastern University
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Sunshine State Conference
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91%
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Oklahoma Christian University
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Lone Star Conference
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92%
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Pace University
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Northeast-10 Conference
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90%
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Point Loma Nazarene University
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Pacific West Conference
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95%
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Rockhurst University
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Great Lakes Valley Conference
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92%
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Rollins College
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Sunshine State Conference
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98%
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Saint Anselm College
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Northeast-10 Conference
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90%
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Saint Michael's College
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Northeast-10 Conference
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95%
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Seton Hill University
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Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
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93%
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Southern New Hampshire University
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Northeast-10 Conference
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91%
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Texas Woman's University
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Lone Star Conference
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90%
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Thomas Jefferson University
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Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
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94%
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Trevecca Nazarene University
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Gulf South Conference
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94%
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University of Bridgeport
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Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
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92%
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University of Illinois Springfield
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Great Lakes Valley Conference
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90%
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University of Minnesota, Crookston
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Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
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91%
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University of Texas at Dallas*
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Lone Star Conference
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91%
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Westmont College
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Pacific West Conference
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92%
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