BROOKVILLE, N.Y. - Long Island University student-athletes shined in the classroom during the fall 2025 semester, posting a 3.37 overall GPA for the second semester in a row. In total, 35 of LIU's varsity teams finished with a team GPA higher than 3.0 this past fall, with 90 student-athletes earning a 4.0 GPA.
The women's golf team (3.86 GPA) recorded the highest team GPA, while the women's ice hockey team (3.85), men's ice hockey team (3.8), women's gymnastics team (3.8), women's tennis team (3.76), men's golf team (3.73), and women's rugby team (3.73), all notably recorded a 3.7 mark or higher.
While maintaining academic excellence, LIU Athletics continued to excel in competition, highlighted by the women's volleyball team's NEC Championship in November. The student-athletes on the women's volleyball team posted a 3.47 GPA while becoming the first LIU program to claim a conference title and national tournament appearance in the 2025-2026 academic year.
"I'm proud of our student athletes, coaches, and support staff for keeping an academic focus as the paramount objective, allowing our student athletes to continue to excel in the classroom and in career preparation," said Director of Athletics
Elliott Charles.
All of the programs with a 3.0 GPA or higher during the fall 2025 semester are listed below:
Sport Fall '25 GPA
| Acrobatics & Tumbling |
3.50 |
| Baseball |
3.48 |
| Equestrian |
3.39 |
| Field Hockey |
3.51 |
| Men's Basketball |
3.01 |
| Men's Cross Country |
3.51 |
| Men's Fencing |
3.35 |
| Men's Golf |
3.73 |
| Men's Ice Hockey |
3.80 |
| Men's Indoor Track & Field |
3.35 |
| Men's Lacrosse |
3.35 |
| Men's Soccer |
3.44 |
| Men's Swimming |
3.46 |
| Men's Tennis |
3.14 |
| Men's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.35 |
| Men's Volleyball |
3.36 |
| Men's Water Polo |
3.51 |
| Softball |
3.48 |
| Women's Basketball |
3.26 |
| Women's Bowling |
3.32 |
| Women's Cross Country |
3.04 |
| Women's Fencing |
3.20 |
| Women's Golf |
3.86 |
| Women's Gymnastics |
3.80 |
| Women's Ice Hockey |
3.85 |
| Women's Indoor Track & Field |
3.10 |
| Women's Lacrosse |
3.55 |
| Women's Outdoor Track & Field |
3.08 |
| Women's Rowing |
3.08 |
| Women's Rugby |
3.73 |
| Women's Soccer |
3.57 |
| Women's Swimming |
3.35 |
| Women's Tennis |
3.76 |
| Women's Volleyball |
3.47 |
| Women's Water Polo |
3.66 |
