| Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) ACC and SEC |
| | | | | | | | | | | Sagarin football ratings |
| | | Football FGR 2012 | Football FGR 2011 | Football FGR 2010 | Football FGR 2009 | Football FGR mean | all student; 4 yr average FGR | gap: all student FGR minus football FGR (y) | Sagarin mean (x) | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast Conference | 86 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 87.5 | 91 | 3.5 | 68.515 | 60.42 | 64.4 | 73.1 | 76.14 |
| Clemson University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 59 | 61 | 53 | 54 | 56.75 | 79 | 22.25 | 79.3375 | 85.21 | 77.78 | 72.82 | 81.54 |
| Duke University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 81 | 80 | 79 | 86 | 81.5 | 94 | 12.5 | 64.88 | 67.97 | 60.07 | 63.61 | 67.87 |
| Florida State University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 47 | 45 | 49 | 58 | 49.75 | 73 | 23.25 | 83.1025 | 87.5 | 81.16 | 85.19 | 78.56 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlantic Coast Conference | 53 | 45 | 47 | 42 | 46.75 | 79 | 32.25 | 75.2875 | 75.92 | 72.31 | 68.32 | 84.6 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Atlantic Coast Conference | 63 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 82 | 23 | 66.68 | 63.28 | 61.76 | 77.85 | 63.83 |
| University of Miami (Florida) | Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 80 | 11 | 76.8775 | 75.27 | 73.61 | 76.91 | 81.72 |
| University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | Atlantic Coast Conference | 52 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 55.75 | 88 | 32.25 | 76.2 | 76.7 | 72.86 | 76.77 | 78.47 |
| North Carolina State University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 57 | 52 | 50 | 54 | 53.25 | 72 | 18.75 | 73.5125 | 70.65 | 71.7 | 82.85 | 68.85 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 62 | 60 | 59 | 67 | 62 | 81 | 19 | 81.825 | 74.37 | 79.14 | 86.1 | 87.69 |
| University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | 69 | 62 | 60 | 66 | 64.25 | 93 | 28.75 | 66.9575 | 64.65 | 69.17 | 65 | 69.01 |
| Wake Forest University | Atlantic Coast Conference | 77 | 78 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 89 | 17 | 65.9275 | 61.11 | 68.42 | 61.63 | 72.55 |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | Southeastern Conference | 39 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 40.5 | 59 | 18.5 | 83.24 | 70.64 | 91.06 | 88.77 | 82.49 |
| Auburn University | Southeastern Conference | 61 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 53.5 | 67 | 13.5 | 80.1875 | 65.86 | 77.4 | 98.06 | 79.43 |
| University of Florida | Southeastern Conference | 49 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 84 | 37 | 86.4275 | 89.84 | 78.78 | 81.34 | 95.75 |
| University of Georgia | Southeastern Conference | 70 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 82 | 22 | 82.2525 | 92.15 | 84.01 | 72.77 | 80.08 |
| University of Kentucky | Southeastern Conference | 55 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 5 | 68.2475 | 63.99 | 66.03 | 67.62 | 75.35 |
| Mississippi State University | Southeastern Conference | 46 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 46.25 | 59 | 12.75 | 79.02 | 76.8 | 78.43 | 84.81 | 76.04 |
| University of Mississippi | Southeastern Conference | 42 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 47.25 | 59 | 11.75 | 72.7275 | 80.91 | 61.77 | 65.85 | 82.38 |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | Southeastern Conference | 57 | 59 | 54 | 57 | 56.75 | 69 | 12.25 | 79.7125 | 77.14 | 85.25 | 83.04 | 73.42 |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia | Southeastern Conference | 51 | 44 | 47 | 49 | 47.75 | 70 | 22.25 | 83.9675 | 90.1 | 88.23 | 81.11 | 76.43 |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Southeastern Conference | 61 | 59 | 56 | 46 | 55.5 | 62 | 6.5 | 74.065 | 73.5 | 74.09 | 70.71 | 77.96 |
| Texas A&M University, College Station | Southeastern Conference | 64 | 62 | 52 | 50 | 57 | 80 | 23 | 83.3175 | 93.31 | 85.87 | 82.37 | 71.72 |
| Vanderbilt University | Southeastern Conference | 68 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 91 | 22 | 69.095 | 80.77 | 74.94 | 58.2 | 62.47 |
| Louisiana State University | Southeastern Conference | 44 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 45.75 | 60 | 14.25 | 90.8275 | 87.63 | 100.3 | 91.16 | 84.22 |
| University of Alabama | Southeastern Conference | 57 | 60 | 64 | 61 | 60.5 | 66 | 5.5 | 99.53 | 99.4 | 104.17 | 94.3 | 100.25 |
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