June 13, 2026
Prepared for success: More than half of Ferris State student athletes earn GLIAC academic honors, setting school record
A record-breaking 224 Ferris State University student-athletes earned GLIAC All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Team honors for the 2025-26 campaign, proving success in the classroom as well as on the field.
The Bulldog student-athletes represent 16 of Ferris State's 18 varsity programs, excluding NCAA Division I men's ice hockey, which competes in the CCHA, along with the new STUNT program, which is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Including those sports, more than half of Ferris State’s approximate 450 student-athletes have or are expected to be honored for their academic success this year.
Ferris State's 224 honorees is the Bulldogs' most for a single campaign under the current all-academic format.
The figure includes 39 members of the NCAA DII National Champion football team.
More than 2,500 all-academic honors were bestowed on student-athletes from across the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
To be eligible, student-athletes must be an active members on the roster at the end of the season, not a freshman or a first-year transfer student. All-Academic Teams are comprised of those student-athletes that meet criteria and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0-3.49 on a 4-point scale. Academic Excellence Teams are comprised of student athletes that have a cumulative GPA of 3.50-4.0.
The Bulldogs finished the 2025-26 athletics season with student-athletes featured on either the fall, winter or spring all-academic teams based on the sport. Ferris State had 95 athletes honored in five fall sports along with 45 in four winter sports and 84 across seven spring sports.
Nearly 70% of the Bulldogs' 224 honorees received recognition at the highest level as 155 were academic all-excellence team choices and 69 were all-academic choices.
Visit this link here for a listing of the 2025-26 GLIAC All-Academic and All-Academic Excellence Teams by sport.