INDIANAPOLIS – Dominican athletics was one of 44 NCAA Division II awarded the 2022 Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, its fifth consecutive honor from the NCAA.
The award honors schools who have a achieved a four-cohort Academic Success Rate (ASR) of 90% or higher. The ASR is measured by the successful completion of a degree by an individual within a six-year window of first-time enrollment. Thus, the current cohort of graduation rates compiled by the NCAA and federal government measured students beginning college from 2012-2015 and graduating between 2019 and 2022.
"I am excited to honor and recognize the 44 schools for this prestigious award," said Steven Shirley, president of Minot State and chair of the Division II Presidents Council. "It is a testament to their hard work, commitment and dedication to achieving academic excellence."
Dominican tied for ninth nationally with an ASR of 94%. Only five schools in the west region received the honor this season with Biola and Point Loma Nazarene University joining the Penguins as PacWest representatives with Seattle Pacific and Western Washington representing the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
The schools receiving the 2022 Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence are:
| School |
Four-Year ASR |
Conference |
| Bentley University |
99% |
Northeast-10 Conference |
| Biola University |
99% |
Pacific West Conference |
| Saint Michael's College |
99% |
Northeast-10 Conference |
| Hillsdale College |
98% |
Great Midwest Athletic Conference |
| Thomas Jefferson University |
97% |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
| Trevecca Nazarene University |
97% |
Great Midwest Athletic Conference |
| Le Moyne College |
95% |
Northeast-10 Conference |
| Rollins College |
95% |
Sunshine State Conference |
| Caldwell University |
94% |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
| Cedarville University |
94% |
Great Midwest Athletic Conference |
| Dominican University of California |
94% |
Pacific West Conference |
| Georgia College |
94% |
Peach Belt Conference |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis |
94% |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Michigan Technological University |
94% |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Rockhurst University |
94% |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Davenport University |
93% |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Florida Southern College |
93% |
Sunshine State Conference |
| Mercy College |
93% |
East Coast Conference |
| Adelphi University |
92% |
Northeast-10 Conference |
| Eckerd College |
92% |
Sunshine State Conference |
| Holy Family University |
92% |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
| Lewis University |
92% |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Saint Anselm College |
92% |
Northeast-10 Conference |
| Seattle Pacific University |
92% |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
| Assumption University |
91% |
Northeast-10 Conference |
| Augustana University (South Dakota) |
91% |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| Barry University |
91% |
Sunshine State Conference |
| Chestnut Hill College |
91% |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
| Concordia University, St. Paul |
91% |
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference |
| Converse University |
91% |
Conference Carolinas |
| D'Youville University |
91% |
East Coast Conference |
| Emory & Henry College |
91% |
South Atlantic Conference |
| Flagler College |
91% |
Peach Belt Conference |
| Point Loma Nazarene University |
91% |
Pacific West Conference |
| Southern New Hampshire University |
91% |
Northeast-10 Conference |
| Southern Wesleyan University |
91% |
Conference Carolinas |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College |
91% |
East Coast Conference |
| Truman State University |
91% |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Western Washington University |
91% |
Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
| William Jewell College |
91% |
Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Colorado Christian University |
90% |
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| Georgian Court University |
90% |
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference |
| Mercyhurst University |
90% |
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference |
| St. Edward's University |
90% |
Lone Star Conference |
