BOSTON – America East student-athletes set a new standard for academic achievement during the fall 2025 academic semester as 88 percent of them earned Academic Honor Roll status for achieving a GPA of at least 3.0. In total, 927 student-athletes earned a 3.0 grade-point average of better, over three quarters of the total number of student-athletes participating in America East sponsored fall sports. Overall more than half earned Commissioner's Honor Roll status for compiling a GPA of at least 3.5.
Need to Know
- Overall, 927 student-athletes (88%) had a 3.0 GPA or higher, a conference record.
- In total 680 (65%) made the Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- Maine had the highest percentage of student-athletes earn Honor Roll status (95%).
- UAlbany and Maine had the highest percentage of student-athletes earn Commissioner’s Honor Roll status (78%), twelve percent higher than the next closest institution.
- UMass Lowell had the most student-athletes earn Honor Roll (126) and Commissioner’s Honor Roll (97).
- Maine women's soccer was the lone conference champion to have 100% of its student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll. Maine cross country was the second-highest conference champion at 96%
- Nine programs had 100% of their student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll:
- UAlbany women’s cross country and field hockey
- Bryant men’s cross country, women’s soccer, and volleyball
- Maine women’s soccer
- New Hampshire women's cross country
- NJIT women’s cross country
- Vermont field hockey
2025 America East Fall Honor Roll Statistics
| School |
% |
Total Student-Athletes |
| Maine |
95% |
83 |
| UAlbany |
93% |
115 |
| Binghamton |
91% |
92 |
| Bryant |
91% |
123 |
| Vermont |
88% |
121 |
| New Hampshire |
85% |
106 |
| NJIT |
85% |
75 |
| UMass Lowell |
82% |
126 |
| UMBC |
81% |
83 |
Programs with highest percentage of 3.0+ Student-Athletes by Sport
- Men’s Cross Country – Bryant (100%)
- Women’s Cross Country – UAlbany, New Hampshire, and NJIT (100%)
- Men’s Soccer – Binghamton (96%)
- Women’s Soccer – Bryant, and Maine (100%)
- Field Hockey – UAlbany and Vermont (100%)
- Volleyball – Bryant (100%)
Programs with the highest percentage of Commissioner's Honor members
| Program |
% |
| Maine field hockey |
90% |
| UAlbany women's soccer |
88% |
| Bryant women's soccer |
86% |
| UNH women's cross country |
85% |
| Bryant volleyball |
83% |
| UVM women's cross country |
82% |
| Maine women's soccer |
82% |
| UAlbany field hockey |
81% |
| UAlbany men's soccer |
80% |
| UML women's soccer |
80% |
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country, which honors over two-thirds of its student-athletes for their success in the classroom, including its sports Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic honorees, Presidential Scholar-Athletes and its Honor Roll Elite 18 recipients.
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