NCAA Releases APR Data
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (May 27, 2015) – West Virginia University’s combined varsity athletic teams have an Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 974 according to data released today by the NCAA.
The APR is based upon eligibility and retention of student-athletes on a semester-by-semester basis and is an assessment of real-time academic success. The results of the fall and spring semesters, in a given year, are calculated as that year’s APR score and averaged with the respective scores from the previous three years to provide a four-year (multi-year) snapshot of academic achievement.
Any student-athlete receiving athletic aid in a varsity sport can earn up to four points per year for being academically eligible and remaining enrolled in the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned on the roster divided by that squad’s total possible points, multiplied by 1,000.
For the 2013-14 academic year, West Virginia had seven teams with perfect 1,000 scores: gymnastics, rowing, women’s basketball, cross country, rifle, tennis and women’s swimming & diving.
Teams must achieve a 930 multi-year APR to avoid immediate penalties (involving the possible reduction of practice time and access to postseason competition). The current multi-year APR scores for WVU’s varsity teams (2010-11 to 2013-14): baseball 937; men’s basketball 978; women’s basketball 995; cross country 996; football 942; gymnastics 1,000; rifle 973; rowing 1,000; men’s soccer 978; women’s soccer 990; men’s swimming and diving 976; women’s swimming and diving 983; tennis 955; indoor track and field 988; outdoor track and field 988; volleyball 948; and wrestling 932.
“I would like to congratulate the gymnastics and rowing teams for their tremendous academic success by posting a perfect four-year APR score of 1,000,” said Director of Athletics Shane Lyons. “I would also like to recognize and congratulate the gymnastics, women’s basketball, cross country, rifle, rowing, tennis and women’s swimming & diving teams for their perfect scores in 2013-14. We have had 23 teams with perfect scores in the last three years, and I’m pleased with our overall academic progress.”
All 17 teams exceeded the 930 four-year score, and no WVU team will receive APR academic penalties from the NCAA.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (May 27, 2015) – West Virginia University’s combined varsity athletic teams have an Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 974 according to data released today by the NCAA.
The APR is based upon eligibility and retention of student-athletes on a semester-by-semester basis and is an assessment of real-time academic success. The results of the fall and spring semesters, in a given year, are calculated as that year’s APR score and averaged with the respective scores from the previous three years to provide a four-year (multi-year) snapshot of academic achievement.
Any student-athlete receiving athletic aid in a varsity sport can earn up to four points per year for being academically eligible and remaining enrolled in the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned on the roster divided by that squad’s total possible points, multiplied by 1,000.
For the 2013-14 academic year, West Virginia had seven teams with perfect 1,000 scores: gymnastics, rowing, women’s basketball, cross country, rifle, tennis and women’s swimming & diving.
Teams must achieve a 930 multi-year APR to avoid immediate penalties (involving the possible reduction of practice time and access to postseason competition). The current multi-year APR scores for WVU’s varsity teams (2010-11 to 2013-14): baseball 937; men’s basketball 978; women’s basketball 995; cross country 996; football 942; gymnastics 1,000; rifle 973; rowing 1,000; men’s soccer 978; women’s soccer 990; men’s swimming and diving 976; women’s swimming and diving 983; tennis 955; indoor track and field 988; outdoor track and field 988; volleyball 948; and wrestling 932.
“I would like to congratulate the gymnastics and rowing teams for their tremendous academic success by posting a perfect four-year APR score of 1,000,” said Director of Athletics Shane Lyons. “I would also like to recognize and congratulate the gymnastics, women’s basketball, cross country, rifle, rowing, tennis and women’s swimming & diving teams for their perfect scores in 2013-14. We have had 23 teams with perfect scores in the last three years, and I’m pleased with our overall academic progress.”
All 17 teams exceeded the 930 four-year score, and no WVU team will receive APR academic penalties from the NCAA.
