NO. ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The Southern New Hampshire University athletic department had 281 of its student-athletes, representing all 18 programs, receive NE10 Fall 2025 Academic Honor Roll recognition, the league office announced Friday.

In total, 3,655 NE10 student-athletes earned a grade-point average of 3.0 or better, as the Academic Honor Roll members made up 71 percent of the total number of student-athletes from the 10 NE10 institutions. In addition, all 10 NE10 full member institutions had at least 50-percent of their student-athletes on the list. Eight institutions had at least 65 percent of their student-athletes included, with five reaching 70 percent. SNHU slotted in second, percentage-wise, at 82 percent (281 of 342). The Penmen also led the league with 64 perfect 4.0 GPAs.

The Academic Honor Roll – formerly the Commissioner's Honor Roll – acknowledges the commitment of NE10 student-athletes to excel in the classroom with three designations – Academic Excellence (4.0 GPA), Academic Distinction (3.50-3.99 GPA) and Academic Honors (3.00-3.49 GPA).   

In a sport-by-sport breakdown, the Penmen men's ice hockey team tied for first in the league in their sport with 29 selections, while baseball (30) men's golf (6), men's lacrosse (39) and men's tennis (7) were all fourth. Looking just at the institution, men's lacrosse led the way for SNHU with 39 honorees, with baseball (30), men's ice hockey (29), women's soccer (26) and men's soccer (25) rounding out the top five.

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