UB Athletics Again Posts Strong Scores as NCAA Releases Annual APR Data
5/6/2025 12:31:00 PM | General, Office of Student-Athlete Success
BUFFALO, NY - The NCAA released annual Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) data and student-athletes at the University at Buffalo continued to excel in the classroom, posting a single-year rate of 982, well above the NCAA average.
The APR is a real-time measure of eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every NCAA Division I athletics team. The most recent scores are based on a multi-year rate that averages scores from the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.
Men's cross country achieved a perfect 1,000 four-year APR score with five other teams posting scores of over 990, including soccer (997) volleyball (995), women's swimming & diving (995), women's tennis (991) and women's cross country (990).
In total, 13 of the UB's 14 teams recorded a score of 960. The NCAA baseline number is 930.
In 2023-24, a total of six teams posted a perfect single-year APR rate – men's basketball, men's cross country, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's soccer and women's swimming & diving.
APR scores are based on retention and eligibility of each scholarship student-athlete. Each student-athlete can earn four points per year – one point for first-semester eligibility, one point for first-semester retention, one point for second-semester eligibility, and one point for second-semester retention. The total points earned are then divided by total points possible and the decimal place is dropped for the APR score.
The APR is a real-time measure of eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every NCAA Division I athletics team. The most recent scores are based on a multi-year rate that averages scores from the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.
Men's cross country achieved a perfect 1,000 four-year APR score with five other teams posting scores of over 990, including soccer (997) volleyball (995), women's swimming & diving (995), women's tennis (991) and women's cross country (990).
In total, 13 of the UB's 14 teams recorded a score of 960. The NCAA baseline number is 930.
In 2023-24, a total of six teams posted a perfect single-year APR rate – men's basketball, men's cross country, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's soccer and women's swimming & diving.
APR scores are based on retention and eligibility of each scholarship student-athlete. Each student-athlete can earn four points per year – one point for first-semester eligibility, one point for first-semester retention, one point for second-semester eligibility, and one point for second-semester retention. The total points earned are then divided by total points possible and the decimal place is dropped for the APR score.
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