BOSTON – This year, 17 UMBC student-athletes who earned their undergraduate degrees in 2025-26 have received one of the America East Conference's highest honors as they were named Presidential Scholar-Athletes on Monday afternoon. The award recognizes graduating student-athletes who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher as undergraduates and earned their degrees in 2025-26.
In addition to maintaining a 3.75 GPA throughout their college career, honored student-athletes must have earned their undergraduate degree in the academic year they are honored and have attended their institution for at least 2 years.
The Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award program started during the 2013-14 academic year. In total, 1,101 student-athletes have been honored as part of the program.
America East is proud to have one of the most comprehensive academic award programs in the country, which honors over two-thirds of its student-athletes for their success in the classroom, including its sports Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic honorees, Presidential Scholar-Athletes, and its Honor Roll Elite 18 recipients.
