University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Continue Academic Excellence In Latest APR Scores
5/8/2019 1:25:00 PM | Athletics
The NCAA released its most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores on Wednesday as the Golden Gophers once again showed its academic excellence.
Six Gopher programs earned a perfect 1,000 multiyear rate, which collects data from four academic years. Those six programs included men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's hockey and women's golf.
The Gophers also had 12 programs earn a perfect APR score in the most recent reporting year, 2017-18: men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, women's basketball, women's gymnastics, women's hockey, soccer, softball and women's track & field. In all, the Gophers had 15 of 23 programs that either matched or exceeded their APR single-year score from last year.
"Our student-athletes' academic performance has continued to be outstanding," director of the Lindahl Academic Center J.T. Bruett said. "The academic commitment from the University, athletic administration, Lindahl Academic Center staff and coaches is to be commended as we continue to develop great student-athletes."
Last Wednesday, the NCAA also honored eight Minnesota programs with Public Recognition Awards, which highlighted multiyear APR scores that are in the top 10 percent nationally within their respective sports. Those eight were: baseball, men's and women's cross country, women's golf, men's hockey, men's and women's tennis and women's track & field.
Each Gopher program was well above the multiyear score cutline of 930. The latest multiyear scores include data from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.
APR scores are determined by eligibility and retention for each student-athlete on scholarship during a specific academic year. Each student-athlete earned one point for each semester he or she is enrolled and one point for each semester he or she is 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.
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 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 are not 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 APR, please visit the NCAA website at NCAA.org.
University of Minnesota Academic Progress Rate Report -- Spring 2019
Men's Sports -- Multiyear Rate/2017-18 Single Year Score
Baseball -- 998/981
Basketball -- 948/964
Cross Country – 1,000/1,000
Football -- 978/974
Golf -- 984/1,000
Gymnastics -- 992/967
Hockey – 1,000/989
Swimming & Diving -- 980/990
Tennis – 1,000/1,000
Track & Field -- 987/1,000
Wrestling -- 986/990
Women's Sports -- Multiyear Rate/2017-18 Score
Basketball -- 981/1,000
Cross Country – 1,000/1,000
Rowing -- 988/972
Golf – 1,000/1,000
Gymnastics -- 995/1,000
Hockey --994/1,000
Softball -- 994/1,000
Soccer -- 997/1,000
Swimming & Diving -- 998/992
Tennis – 1,000/1,000
Track & Field -- 998/1,000
Volleyball -- 989/979
Six Gopher programs earned a perfect 1,000 multiyear rate, which collects data from four academic years. Those six programs included men's and women's cross country, men's and women's tennis, men's hockey and women's golf.
The Gophers also had 12 programs earn a perfect APR score in the most recent reporting year, 2017-18: men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, women's basketball, women's gymnastics, women's hockey, soccer, softball and women's track & field. In all, the Gophers had 15 of 23 programs that either matched or exceeded their APR single-year score from last year.
"Our student-athletes' academic performance has continued to be outstanding," director of the Lindahl Academic Center J.T. Bruett said. "The academic commitment from the University, athletic administration, Lindahl Academic Center staff and coaches is to be commended as we continue to develop great student-athletes."
Last Wednesday, the NCAA also honored eight Minnesota programs with Public Recognition Awards, which highlighted multiyear APR scores that are in the top 10 percent nationally within their respective sports. Those eight were: baseball, men's and women's cross country, women's golf, men's hockey, men's and women's tennis and women's track & field.
Each Gopher program was well above the multiyear score cutline of 930. The latest multiyear scores include data from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.
APR scores are determined by eligibility and retention for each student-athlete on scholarship during a specific academic year. Each student-athlete earned one point for each semester he or she is enrolled and one point for each semester he or she is 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.
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 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 are not 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 APR, please visit the NCAA website at NCAA.org.
University of Minnesota Academic Progress Rate Report -- Spring 2019
Men's Sports -- Multiyear Rate/2017-18 Single Year Score
Baseball -- 998/981
Basketball -- 948/964
Cross Country – 1,000/1,000
Football -- 978/974
Golf -- 984/1,000
Gymnastics -- 992/967
Hockey – 1,000/989
Swimming & Diving -- 980/990
Tennis – 1,000/1,000
Track & Field -- 987/1,000
Wrestling -- 986/990
Women's Sports -- Multiyear Rate/2017-18 Score
Basketball -- 981/1,000
Cross Country – 1,000/1,000
Rowing -- 988/972
Golf – 1,000/1,000
Gymnastics -- 995/1,000
Hockey --994/1,000
Softball -- 994/1,000
Soccer -- 997/1,000
Swimming & Diving -- 998/992
Tennis – 1,000/1,000
Track & Field -- 998/1,000
Volleyball -- 989/979
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