Nearly half of NYU's varsity student-athletes received Intercollegiate Athletics Advisory Committee (IAAC) Honor Roll distinction during the academic year, ranking the achievement as #9 on the #NYUAthleticsTop10 countdown for the 2016-17 campaign. 

In order to receive the honor, a student-athlete must achieve at least a 3.5 grade point average during the semester in which he/she participates.

A total of 199 (45.7%) of all NYU varsity student-athletes (435) achieved a 3.5 or higher GPA during the first semester. Of that total, 155 competed during the fall sports season and were named to the Fall 2016 IAAC Honor Roll. During the second semester, a total of 210 (47.3%) of all NYU varsity student-athletes (440) achieved the same distinction. Of that total, 180 competed during the spring sports season and were named to the Spring 2017 IAAC Honor Roll.

The highest one-semester team GPAs were produced by women's fencing (3.647) and men's tennis (3.645) in the fall, while during the spring the top GPAs were achieved by men's tennis (3.714) and women's volleyball (3.687).   

2016-17 #NYUAthleticsTop10:
No. 1 - Week of August 14
No. 2 - Week of August 7
No. 3 - Week of July 31
No. 4 - Week of July 24
No. 5 - Week of July 17
No. 6 - Week of July 10
No. 7 - Week of July 3
No. 8 - Week of June 26
No. 9 - Varsity Athletes Make the Grade
No. 10 - Senior Student-Athlete Academic Achievement