Highest ever in school history
TEMPE, Ariz.—Arizona State University recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) average of 986, the NCAA announced on Wednesday. The mark is ASU’s highest ever, and ranks among the best in the Pac-12 Conference.
“Since the APR rating was instituted by the NCAA in 2003-04, our numbers have continued to rise across each of our sports, a direct result of the work being done by our Office of Student-Athlete Development,” Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson said. “With OSAD Director Jean Boyd, the support from our faculty, staff, and coaching staffs, our student-athletes have continued to make strides not only in their respective sports, but more importantly in the classroom.”
Baseball, men’s basketball, men’s golf, softball, women’s cross country, women’s tennis, and volleyball were recognized last week for their rank in the nation’s top-10 percentile in their respective sports. 19 of 21 ASU’s teams finished with a score of over 960.
"The APR metric gives us a real-time view of eligibility and retention of our student-athletes,” Senior Associate Athletic Director for the Office Of Student-Athlete Development Jean Boyd said. “We have continued to elevate our average across all sports to an all time high of 986. This is among the best of the highly academically competitive Pac-12 Conference. The APR is a predictor of graduation and we are on our way toward meeting our ultimate goal of 90% Graduation Success Rate for our student-athletes."
ASU’s score of 986 is a hundredth of a percent behind Washington, which scored 987, the second-highest in the Pac-12 Conference.
Since the APR measurement began in 2003-04, ASU’s average for all sports has increased from 937 to 986 (2013-14).
Arizona State’s APR Highlights:
• ASU is second in the Pac-12 with the most teams recognized as being in the top 10-percent of their sport (baseball – 1000, men’s basketball – 1000, men’s golf – 1000, softball – 1000, women’s cross country – 1000, women’s tennis 1000, and volleyball – 1000).
• Coach Sheila McInerney has lead the women’s tennis team to 10 straight years of 1000 (100%) and 27 straight years of NCAA post-season competition.
• Additionally, women’s tennis is the only team among the Division I Power Five conferences that has recorded perfect APR scores for the lifetime of the metric. It is also the only perfect-scoring program in the Pac-12.
• 986 average for all sports is third in the Pac-12 Conference behind Stanford and Washington (987).
• In addition to the 7 teams which earned top-10 percentile last week, 7 teams have a 4-year rate of 1000 (or 100%).
• Two of the seven at 1000 (100%) are Men's Basketball and Baseball - teams which at the beginning of the APR program were at risk of having sanctions for low APR scores.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention and graduation in the calculation. It provides a clear picture of the current academic culture in each sport.
The APR awards points to student-athletes who meet academic eligibility standards (such as satisfactory progress, GPA and percentage of degree) and who remain with the institution (retention). This year a 930 cut score was implemented by the NCAA Board of Directors. In two years, any sport below this mark will be penalized with the loss of post-season competition.
“The primary goal of the APR measurement is to improve academic performance of athletic teams, provide academic accountability of student-athletes and ultimately increase graduation rates,” Anderson said.
TEMPE, Ariz.—Arizona State University recorded an Academic Progress Rate (APR) average of 986, the NCAA announced on Wednesday. The mark is ASU’s highest ever, and ranks among the best in the Pac-12 Conference.
“Since the APR rating was instituted by the NCAA in 2003-04, our numbers have continued to rise across each of our sports, a direct result of the work being done by our Office of Student-Athlete Development,” Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson said. “With OSAD Director Jean Boyd, the support from our faculty, staff, and coaching staffs, our student-athletes have continued to make strides not only in their respective sports, but more importantly in the classroom.”
Baseball, men’s basketball, men’s golf, softball, women’s cross country, women’s tennis, and volleyball were recognized last week for their rank in the nation’s top-10 percentile in their respective sports. 19 of 21 ASU’s teams finished with a score of over 960.
"The APR metric gives us a real-time view of eligibility and retention of our student-athletes,” Senior Associate Athletic Director for the Office Of Student-Athlete Development Jean Boyd said. “We have continued to elevate our average across all sports to an all time high of 986. This is among the best of the highly academically competitive Pac-12 Conference. The APR is a predictor of graduation and we are on our way toward meeting our ultimate goal of 90% Graduation Success Rate for our student-athletes."
ASU’s score of 986 is a hundredth of a percent behind Washington, which scored 987, the second-highest in the Pac-12 Conference.
Since the APR measurement began in 2003-04, ASU’s average for all sports has increased from 937 to 986 (2013-14).
Arizona State’s APR Highlights:
• ASU is second in the Pac-12 with the most teams recognized as being in the top 10-percent of their sport (baseball – 1000, men’s basketball – 1000, men’s golf – 1000, softball – 1000, women’s cross country – 1000, women’s tennis 1000, and volleyball – 1000).
• Coach Sheila McInerney has lead the women’s tennis team to 10 straight years of 1000 (100%) and 27 straight years of NCAA post-season competition.
• Additionally, women’s tennis is the only team among the Division I Power Five conferences that has recorded perfect APR scores for the lifetime of the metric. It is also the only perfect-scoring program in the Pac-12.
• 986 average for all sports is third in the Pac-12 Conference behind Stanford and Washington (987).
• In addition to the 7 teams which earned top-10 percentile last week, 7 teams have a 4-year rate of 1000 (or 100%).
• Two of the seven at 1000 (100%) are Men's Basketball and Baseball - teams which at the beginning of the APR program were at risk of having sanctions for low APR scores.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention and graduation in the calculation. It provides a clear picture of the current academic culture in each sport.
The APR awards points to student-athletes who meet academic eligibility standards (such as satisfactory progress, GPA and percentage of degree) and who remain with the institution (retention). This year a 930 cut score was implemented by the NCAA Board of Directors. In two years, any sport below this mark will be penalized with the loss of post-season competition.
“The primary goal of the APR measurement is to improve academic performance of athletic teams, provide academic accountability of student-athletes and ultimately increase graduation rates,” Anderson said.
