Colorado State University Athletics
Rams Garner High Marks in 2018-19 NCAA Academic Progress Rate Report
5/19/2020 3:04:00 PM | General
Eight programs recorded at least a 990 multi-year APR in the most recent report.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – On Tuesday, the NCAA's latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) report show the Rams continue to achieve in the classroom as Colorado State Athletics reported the fourth-highest program APR score in history.
With a 986 average APR, aided by eight programs garnering at least a 990 multi-year rate, CSU averaged above a 985 for the fourth consecutive year. Last week, four programs were honored with Public Recognition Awards as the top 10 percent among their sports with perfect 1,000 scores: men's golf, women's basketball, women's cross country, and women's golf.
While the NCAA mandated minimum APR score is 930, all Colorado State athletic programs recorded at least 21 points better than the minimum, and eight programs with scores of 990 or better ranks as the second-best mark among all Mountain West schools for the 2018-19 reporting cycle.
Seven programs achieved a perfect 1,000 single-year APR score as well for the 2018-19 report: women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, women's tennis, women's track, women's volleyball, and men's golf.
Additionally, seven of Colorado State's women's athletic program tallied APR marks above the national average for all Division I public institutions with women's basketball (20 points; 1,000/980) and women's track (15 points; 996/981) showing the largest gains on their peer groups.
APR Scores by Sport (alphabetical by sport):
Men's Basketball – 951
Women's Basketball – 1,000
Men's Cross Country – 977
Women's Cross country – 1,000
Football - 954
Men's Golf – 1,000
Women's Golf – 1,000
Women's Soccer – 987
Softball – 982
Women's Swimming and Diving – 998
Women's Tennis – 992
Men's Track – 976
Women's Track – 996
Women's Volleyball - 990
About the APR:
The APR, created to provide more of a real-time measurement of academic success than graduation rates offer, is a team-based metric in which scholarship student-athletes earn 1 point each term for remaining eligible and 1 point for staying in school or graduating. Schools that don't offer scholarships track their recruited student-athletes.
Every Division I sports team submits data to have its Academic Progress Rate calculated each academic year. The NCAA reports both single-year and four-year rates, on which penalties for poor academic performance are based. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable, member-provided data. APRs for each team, lists of teams receiving public recognition and those receiving sanctions are available online through the NCAA's searchable database.
With a 986 average APR, aided by eight programs garnering at least a 990 multi-year rate, CSU averaged above a 985 for the fourth consecutive year. Last week, four programs were honored with Public Recognition Awards as the top 10 percent among their sports with perfect 1,000 scores: men's golf, women's basketball, women's cross country, and women's golf.
While the NCAA mandated minimum APR score is 930, all Colorado State athletic programs recorded at least 21 points better than the minimum, and eight programs with scores of 990 or better ranks as the second-best mark among all Mountain West schools for the 2018-19 reporting cycle.
Seven programs achieved a perfect 1,000 single-year APR score as well for the 2018-19 report: women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, women's tennis, women's track, women's volleyball, and men's golf.
Additionally, seven of Colorado State's women's athletic program tallied APR marks above the national average for all Division I public institutions with women's basketball (20 points; 1,000/980) and women's track (15 points; 996/981) showing the largest gains on their peer groups.
APR Scores by Sport (alphabetical by sport):
Men's Basketball – 951
Women's Basketball – 1,000
Men's Cross Country – 977
Women's Cross country – 1,000
Football - 954
Men's Golf – 1,000
Women's Golf – 1,000
Women's Soccer – 987
Softball – 982
Women's Swimming and Diving – 998
Women's Tennis – 992
Men's Track – 976
Women's Track – 996
Women's Volleyball - 990
About the APR:
The APR, created to provide more of a real-time measurement of academic success than graduation rates offer, is a team-based metric in which scholarship student-athletes earn 1 point each term for remaining eligible and 1 point for staying in school or graduating. Schools that don't offer scholarships track their recruited student-athletes.
Every Division I sports team submits data to have its Academic Progress Rate calculated each academic year. The NCAA reports both single-year and four-year rates, on which penalties for poor academic performance are based. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable, member-provided data. APRs for each team, lists of teams receiving public recognition and those receiving sanctions are available online through the NCAA's searchable database.
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