Colorado State University Athletics
Rams Stay Stalwart in Latest NCAA APR Rankings
5/3/2023 4:16:00 PM | General
A two-point improvement over last year’s already strong numbers highlights the report.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – This week, the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate (APR) report for the 2021-22 year showed significant academic achievement for the Colorado State Rams as eight teams posted perfect 1,000 single-year scores
With a 988 average multi-year APR – a two-point improvement over last year's mark – the Rams have now averaged over a 985 for the sixth consecutive year. In the 2021-22 report, 11 of 14 sport programs achieved a 985 or higher mark, a one-program improvement over last year. That mark ranks as the second-highest mark among Mountain West conference members.
While the NCAA mandated minimum APR score is 930, all Colorado State athletic programs recorded at least 27 points better than the minimum, and just six of the league's 11 schools reported three or more programs with perfect 1,000 multi-year APRs including Colorado State.
The eight programs to achieve a perfect 1,000 single-year APR the 2021-22 report include: women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, softball, women's soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball.
Multiyear APR Scores by Sport (alphabetical by sport):
Men's Basketball – 974
Women's Basketball – 995
Men's Cross Country – 985
Women's Cross Country – 994
Football - 957
Men's Golf – 985
Women's Golf – 1,000
Women's Soccer – 989
Softball – 990
Women's Swimming and Diving – 1,000
Women's Tennis – 1,000
Men's Track – 977
Women's Track – 986
Women's Volleyball - 995
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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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – This week, the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate (APR) report for the 2021-22 year showed significant academic achievement for the Colorado State Rams as eight teams posted perfect 1,000 single-year scores
With a 988 average multi-year APR – a two-point improvement over last year's mark – the Rams have now averaged over a 985 for the sixth consecutive year. In the 2021-22 report, 11 of 14 sport programs achieved a 985 or higher mark, a one-program improvement over last year. That mark ranks as the second-highest mark among Mountain West conference members.
While the NCAA mandated minimum APR score is 930, all Colorado State athletic programs recorded at least 27 points better than the minimum, and just six of the league's 11 schools reported three or more programs with perfect 1,000 multi-year APRs including Colorado State.
The eight programs to achieve a perfect 1,000 single-year APR the 2021-22 report include: women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, softball, women's soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball.
Multiyear APR Scores by Sport (alphabetical by sport):
Men's Basketball – 974
Women's Basketball – 995
Men's Cross Country – 985
Women's Cross Country – 994
Football - 957
Men's Golf – 985
Women's Golf – 1,000
Women's Soccer – 989
Softball – 990
Women's Swimming and Diving – 1,000
Women's Tennis – 1,000
Men's Track – 977
Women's Track – 986
Women's Volleyball - 995
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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