University of Minnesota Athletics
Minnesota Ranks High in Recent APR Rates
5/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
MINNEAPOLIS --The University of Minnesota reported eight athletic programs with perfect multiyear Academic Progress Rates (APR) in 2013-14 while 19 of 23 teams maintained or improved their multiyear scores, according to the NCAA.
The most recent rates, which include data for the 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 academic years, show all 25 Gopher programs above the 930 cutline. The Gopher football team continued to improve a program record multiyear score of 975, which bettered the past three years. Minnesota football improved from 962 in 2012-13, 955 in 2011-12 and 932 in 2010-11. The football team obtained a 994 single year score, which tied the program's highest history mark. Football also recorded a 994 score in 2012-13, and 2011-12.
Additionally, the Gophers athletic departmentboasted eight programs --men's cross country, men's tennis, women's golf, women's gymnastics, softball, women's swimming, women's tennis and volleyball -- with perfect multiyear scores of 1,000.
Last week 13 Gopher programs were honored with APR Public Recognition Awards for scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport based on their most recent multiyear APR. Furthermore, 15 Golden Gopher programs scored a perfect 1,000 for the 2013-14 single year APR score.
APR scores are determined by eligibility and retention for each student-athlete on scholarship during a particular academic year. Student-athletes are awarded one point for each semester they are enrolled and one point for each semester they are eligible for intercollegiate competition. A student-athlete can earn a maximum of four points during an academic year. Additional points are not given for student-athletes that graduate at the end of the semester, rather the student-athlete is awarded one point for retention and one point for eligibility.
The APR is then calculated by taking the number of possible points for a particular sport for the four years and dividing that number by the total number of points earned from student-athlete retention and eligibility over the same period of time. The percentage is then multiplied by 1,000 to obtain the actual multiyear rate used in the report.
The purpose of the APR, according to the NCAA, is to provide a "real-time snapshot" of each team's academic performance.The NCAA requires teams to maintain a minimum multiyear APR of 930 to avoid contemporaneous penalties that include postseason bans and the possibility of losing grant-in-aid for the period of one year if a student-athlete leaves school while academically ineligible. Institutions will not be allowed to award the grant-in-aid from the ineligible student-athlete to a different student-athlete. The contemporaneous penalties only apply when a team below the 930 cutline does not retain an academically ineligible student-athlete.
For more information on the APR, please visit the NCAA website at NCAA.org.
University of Minnesota Academic Progress Rate Report -- Spring 2015
Men's Sports -- Multi-Year Rate/2013-14 Score
Baseball -- 998/1,000
Basketball -- 985/1,000
Cross Country -- 1,000/1,000
Football -- 975/994
Golf -- 989/1,000
Gymnastics -- 997/987
Hockey -- 989/990
Swimming & Diving -- 971/1,000
Tennis -- 1,000/1,000
Track & Field (indoor) -- 996/978
Track & Field (outdoor) -- 996/978
Wrestling -- 991/974
Women's Sports -- Multi-Year Rate/2013-14 Score
Basketball -- 995/1,000
Cross Country -- 997/987
Rowing -- 984/992
Golf -- 1,000/1,000
Gymnastics -- 1,000/1,000
Hockey -- 989/1,000
Softball -- 1,000/1,000
Soccer -- 997/1,000
Swimming & Diving -- 1,000/1,000
Tennis -- 1,000/1,000
Track & Field (indoor) -- 994/989
Track & Field (outdoor) -- 994/989
Volleyball -- 1,000/1,000
