Liberty Athletics Sets New Record With 3.42 Cumulative GPA
6/4/2026 1:55:00 PM | General
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty Athletics set a new record with the best cumulative GPA in school history after the 2025-26 academic year with a 3.42 cumulative GPA. This is both the highest year-end mark and highest overall cumulative in athletics department history.
All 20 of Liberty's teams earned a 3.0 or higher GPA for the spring 2026 semester, and every team is currently maintaining a 3.0 or great cumulative GPA.
This is also the third straight year all 20 teams finished with a 3.0 or higher GPA for a school year after the feat had never been achieved prior to last year. This is also the fourth semester that all 20 Liberty Athletics squads have had a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Overall, the cumulative GPA for Liberty's 540-plus student-athletes has risen in 17 of the last 19 semesters. Individually, a total of 132 student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring 2026 semester, while 60 concluded the 2025-26 school year with an unblemished 4.0 cumulative GPA.
At the conclusion of the spring 2026 semester, 439 student-athletes are maintaining a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA (80.7 percent).
Walking alongside Liberty's student-athletes is the Academic Affairs for Athletics Staff. This team provides all the necessary tools to excel in the classroom.
This group of committed individuals spends countless hours each week providing academic assistance and guidance for Liberty's 540-plus student-athletes. Their staff continues to help Liberty student-athletes thrive in their pursuit of academic, athletic, social and spiritual development.
The top team cumulative GPA after the 2025-26 school year belongs to the Liberty swimming & diving team with a 3.76 GPA. The Lady Flames women's soccer team was close behind with a 3.71 cumulative GPA while posting the best GPA (3.77) of any squad for the 2025-26 academic year.
The Liberty women's tennis program, which captured its first conference title (CUSA) in program history this spring, earned a 3.66 GPA for the 2025-26 school year and a 3.65 GPA for the spring semester and is maintaining a 3.63 cumulative GPA. With women's tennis capturing its first crown, all 20 Division I Liberty athletics programs have captured at least one conference tournament title. The Liberty Flames have captured over 300 conference championship titles in the Division I era.
The Flames men's tennis program paced all of Liberty's men's athletics teams with a 3.57 cumulative GPA, followed by the men's track & field/cross country squad (3.43 cumulative GPA). The men's track & field team's success in the classroom coincided with competitive success as well, with the Flames sweeping the 2026 CUSA indoor and outdoor titles this spring.
The women's track & field squad, which posted a 3.67 GPA this spring and 3.63 GPA for the year, claimed the CUSA outdoor crown.
The Liberty golf team, which claimed the 2026 CUSA title, finished the year with a 3.15 cumulative GPA. The Flames men's basketball squad, the CUSA regular season champion for a second straight year, earned a 3.22 GPA as a team this spring.
Liberty Athletics claimed 11 total titles during the 2025-26 school year: seven CUSA Championship crowns, two CUSA regular season titles, one BIG EAST Championship title and one BIG EAST regular season crown.
All of Liberty's athletics programs currently have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA:
Ian McCaw, Liberty Vice President and Director of Athletics
"The landscape of college athletics is everchanging. However, pursuing academic success and excellence remains at the forefront of Liberty University and the Athletics Department. I appreciate the support of university administration, faculty, staff and coaches who continually pour into our student-athletes and celebrate their successes on and off the field of competition. Our student-athletes have earned a 3.42 cumulative GPA for the 2025-26 academic year, surpassing the previous year's mark. I am honored to work with an amazing team in Academic Affairs for Athletics and appreciate their dedication to our student-athletes' success academically, athletically, socially and spiritually."
Kristie Beitz, Liberty Senior Associate Athletics Director - Academic Affairs
All 20 of Liberty's teams earned a 3.0 or higher GPA for the spring 2026 semester, and every team is currently maintaining a 3.0 or great cumulative GPA.
This is also the third straight year all 20 teams finished with a 3.0 or higher GPA for a school year after the feat had never been achieved prior to last year. This is also the fourth semester that all 20 Liberty Athletics squads have had a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Overall, the cumulative GPA for Liberty's 540-plus student-athletes has risen in 17 of the last 19 semesters. Individually, a total of 132 student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA during the spring 2026 semester, while 60 concluded the 2025-26 school year with an unblemished 4.0 cumulative GPA.
At the conclusion of the spring 2026 semester, 439 student-athletes are maintaining a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA (80.7 percent).
Walking alongside Liberty's student-athletes is the Academic Affairs for Athletics Staff. This team provides all the necessary tools to excel in the classroom.
This group of committed individuals spends countless hours each week providing academic assistance and guidance for Liberty's 540-plus student-athletes. Their staff continues to help Liberty student-athletes thrive in their pursuit of academic, athletic, social and spiritual development.
The top team cumulative GPA after the 2025-26 school year belongs to the Liberty swimming & diving team with a 3.76 GPA. The Lady Flames women's soccer team was close behind with a 3.71 cumulative GPA while posting the best GPA (3.77) of any squad for the 2025-26 academic year.
The Liberty women's tennis program, which captured its first conference title (CUSA) in program history this spring, earned a 3.66 GPA for the 2025-26 school year and a 3.65 GPA for the spring semester and is maintaining a 3.63 cumulative GPA. With women's tennis capturing its first crown, all 20 Division I Liberty athletics programs have captured at least one conference tournament title. The Liberty Flames have captured over 300 conference championship titles in the Division I era.
The Flames men's tennis program paced all of Liberty's men's athletics teams with a 3.57 cumulative GPA, followed by the men's track & field/cross country squad (3.43 cumulative GPA). The men's track & field team's success in the classroom coincided with competitive success as well, with the Flames sweeping the 2026 CUSA indoor and outdoor titles this spring.
The women's track & field squad, which posted a 3.67 GPA this spring and 3.63 GPA for the year, claimed the CUSA outdoor crown.
The Liberty golf team, which claimed the 2026 CUSA title, finished the year with a 3.15 cumulative GPA. The Flames men's basketball squad, the CUSA regular season champion for a second straight year, earned a 3.22 GPA as a team this spring.
Liberty Athletics claimed 11 total titles during the 2025-26 school year: seven CUSA Championship crowns, two CUSA regular season titles, one BIG EAST Championship title and one BIG EAST regular season crown.
All of Liberty's athletics programs currently have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA:
- Women's Swimming & Diving | 3.77 GPA
- Women's Soccer | 3.71 GPA (CUSA regular season title and CUSA champion)
- Women's Lacrosse | 3.66 GPA
- Women's Tennis | 3.63 GPA (CUSA champion)
- Women's Track & Field/Cross Country | 3.63 GPA (CUSA cross country champion, CUSA outdoor champion)
- Volleyball | 3.62 GPA
- Men's Tennis | 3.57 GPA
- Field Hockey | 3.56 GPA (BIG EAST regular season title and BIG EAST champion)
- Softball | 3.46 GPA
- Women's Basketball | 3.45 GPA
- Men's Track & Field/Cross Country | 3.43 GPA (CUSA indoor champion and CUSA outdoor champion)
- Men's Soccer | 3.40 GPA
- Baseball | 3.35 GPA
- Golf | 3.15 GPA (CUSA champion)
- Men's Basketball | 3.14 GPA (CUSA regular season title)
- Football | 3.08 GPA
Ian McCaw, Liberty Vice President and Director of Athletics
"The landscape of college athletics is everchanging. However, pursuing academic success and excellence remains at the forefront of Liberty University and the Athletics Department. I appreciate the support of university administration, faculty, staff and coaches who continually pour into our student-athletes and celebrate their successes on and off the field of competition. Our student-athletes have earned a 3.42 cumulative GPA for the 2025-26 academic year, surpassing the previous year's mark. I am honored to work with an amazing team in Academic Affairs for Athletics and appreciate their dedication to our student-athletes' success academically, athletically, socially and spiritually."
Kristie Beitz, Liberty Senior Associate Athletics Director - Academic Affairs
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