Central Michigan University Athletics
CMU Student-Athletes Set More Academic Records in 2025 Fall Semester
12/23/2025 6:31:00 AM | General, Our Stories
Chippewas achieve a school-record 3.45 combined fall 2025 semester grade point average; CMU Football surpasses its own school-record with a 3.33 fall 2025 semester GPA; Chippewas complete 54th consecutive semester in which student-athletes achieved a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—Once again, Central Michigan University student-athletes continue to set academic records. For the second consecutive semester, CMU student-athletes combined to set the school's record for all-time highest semester grade point average, this time with a 3.45 mark. In addition, Central Michigan Athletics completed its 54th consecutive semester in which student-athletes registered a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or higher.
The Central Michigan student-athletes' semester grade point averages continues to climb with each semester as it has climbed from a 3.17 in fall 2023, to 3.24 in spring 2024, to 3.33 in fall 2024 to 3.39 in spring 2025, and now a school-record 3.45 in fall 2025.
A variety of CMU's academic accomplishments during the fall 2025 semester include:
"Once again, we are proud of all of the student-athletes and our Academic Services department for making this happen," Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Amy Folan said. "Every year, we take great pride in the achievements and accomplishments of all of our student-athletes. It is Central Michigan Athletics' primary goal to develop young men and women who exemplify the definition of a student-athlete in its truest form. The department's mission also includes providing an authentic environment in which student-athletes can thrive both academically and athletically."
CENTRAL MICHIGAN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE NUMBER (DECEMBER 2025)
3.45
Central Michigan student-athletes' spring semester grade point average, a school-record for the second straight semester.
54
The 2025 fall semester marked the 54th consecutive semester that the athletics department had a GPA of 3.0 or better.
360
Student-athletes (84 percent of total student-athletes) earned a 3.00 GPA or higher during the fall 2025 semester.
238
Student-athletes (56 percent) earned a 3.50 GPA or higher during the fall 2025 semester.
57
Student-athletes (13 percent) earned a perfect 4.00 GPA or higher during the fall 2025 semester.
3.33
Football student-athletes recorded a school-record grade point average for a semester (fall 2025).
3.80
Women's Cross Country posted the highest team fall 2025 semester grade point average.
3.79
Women's Cross Country concluded the fall 2025 semester with the highest cumulative team grade point average.
+0.22
Baseball and women's golf programs tied for the highest grade point average increase from the spring 2025 semester to the fall 2025 semester, increasing by 0.22.
The Central Michigan student-athletes' semester grade point averages continues to climb with each semester as it has climbed from a 3.17 in fall 2023, to 3.24 in spring 2024, to 3.33 in fall 2024 to 3.39 in spring 2025, and now a school-record 3.45 in fall 2025.
A variety of CMU's academic accomplishments during the fall 2025 semester include:
- Central Michigan student-athletes concluded the fall 2025 semester with a school-record 3.45 cumulative grade point average. It is the second consecutive record-breaking semester as the Chippewas accumulated a 3.39 semester GPA in spring 2025.
- For the second straight semester, CMU Football posted its all-time high grade point average for a semester with a 3.33 GPA in fall 2025. Last semester, the Chippewas posted a 3.23 in spring 2025.
- At the end of the fall 2025 semester, 360 student-athletes or 84 percent of all student-athletes achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher, 254 student-athletes (56 percent) achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, and 57 had a 4.0 GPA. Those numbers are all way higher than the spring 2025 semester numbers.
- At the conclusion of the fall 2025 semester, the CMU women's cross country team registered the highest fall semester team grade point average (3.80).
- The women's cross country team accumulated the highest cumulative team grade point average with a 3.79 team GPA.
- Fourteen out of Central Michigan's 16 sports programs posted a team cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
- The CMU baseball and women's golf programs tied for the highest team grade point average increase from the 2024 fall semester to the 2025 fall semester (+0.22).
"Once again, we are proud of all of the student-athletes and our Academic Services department for making this happen," Zyzelewski Family Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Amy Folan said. "Every year, we take great pride in the achievements and accomplishments of all of our student-athletes. It is Central Michigan Athletics' primary goal to develop young men and women who exemplify the definition of a student-athlete in its truest form. The department's mission also includes providing an authentic environment in which student-athletes can thrive both academically and athletically."
CENTRAL MICHIGAN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE NUMBER (DECEMBER 2025)
3.45
Central Michigan student-athletes' spring semester grade point average, a school-record for the second straight semester.
54
The 2025 fall semester marked the 54th consecutive semester that the athletics department had a GPA of 3.0 or better.
360
Student-athletes (84 percent of total student-athletes) earned a 3.00 GPA or higher during the fall 2025 semester.
238
Student-athletes (56 percent) earned a 3.50 GPA or higher during the fall 2025 semester.
57
Student-athletes (13 percent) earned a perfect 4.00 GPA or higher during the fall 2025 semester.
3.33
Football student-athletes recorded a school-record grade point average for a semester (fall 2025).
3.80
Women's Cross Country posted the highest team fall 2025 semester grade point average.
3.79
Women's Cross Country concluded the fall 2025 semester with the highest cumulative team grade point average.
+0.22
Baseball and women's golf programs tied for the highest grade point average increase from the spring 2025 semester to the fall 2025 semester, increasing by 0.22.
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