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Bulls Post Highest Single-Year APR Rate in Program History
5/7/2026 2:15:00 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 992, the highest department-wide single-year rate in school history.
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 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years.
Men's cross country and swimming & diving achieved perfect 1,000 four-year APR scores with three other teams posting scores of over 990, including soccer (997), men's track & field (993) and women's cross country (992).
In total, 13 of the UB's 14 teams recorded a score of 960. The NCAA baseline number is 930.
In 2024-25, a total of six teams posted a perfect single-year APR rate –men's cross country, men's tennis, women's cross country, softball, soccer and swimming & diving.
Football posted a single-year rate of 997, its highest in program history.
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 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years.
Men's cross country and swimming & diving achieved perfect 1,000 four-year APR scores with three other teams posting scores of over 990, including soccer (997), men's track & field (993) and women's cross country (992).
In total, 13 of the UB's 14 teams recorded a score of 960. The NCAA baseline number is 930.
In 2024-25, a total of six teams posted a perfect single-year APR rate –men's cross country, men's tennis, women's cross country, softball, soccer and swimming & diving.
Football posted a single-year rate of 997, its highest in program history.
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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