A recent Washington Post editorial criticized Georgetown for the low graduation rates of its men’s basketball team, stirring discussion about how the Univeristy educates its most famous athletes.
The graduation rate for the basketball team was 47 percent for the freshmen class that entered in 1996 and graduated in 1999, according to the NCAA. By contrast, Georgetown’s overall graduate rates excel compared to other universities: 93 percent for non-athletes, and 91 percent for all student-athletes...
