INDIANAPOLIS (June 4, 2024) - The NCAA released its 2022-23 Academic Progress Rate (APR) and two of Washington State University's intercollegiate athletic programs, volleyball and women's golf, posted perfect multi-year scores, while seven programs recorded perfect single-year APR scores, it was announced Tuesday.
The APR is an annual assessment of each team's academic and retention history. The overall APR score is based on the most recent four years of data (2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23). Every year thereafter, the most current year's data will be added, and the oldest year of data will be removed, creating a four-year rolling rate.
For the 2022-23 academic year, both volleyball and women's golf each recorded a multiyear (4-year) APR score of 1,000. The seven programs to post perfect single-year scores of 1,000, in addition to volleyball and women's golf, include basketball and tennis on the women's side and cross country, golf and track and field for the men.
The WSU football team recorded a four-year average score of 960, just below its score of 961 the previous year.
Additional four-year APR scores among the men's sports include cross country (994), basketball (985), golf (980), track & field (976) and baseball (960).
On the women's side, the highest four-year APR score behind volleyball and golf were cross country (994), swimming (989), basketball (985), track & field (979), soccer (975), tennis (975) and rowing (973).
In all, nine programs improved their four-year APR scores from the previous year, while two recorded the same score. For single-year scores, seven programs showed an increase from the previous year while five programs posted the same score year-over-year.
The APR is an annual assessment of each team's academic and retention history. The overall APR score is based on the most recent four years of data (2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23). Every year thereafter, the most current year's data will be added, and the oldest year of data will be removed, creating a four-year rolling rate.
For the 2022-23 academic year, both volleyball and women's golf each recorded a multiyear (4-year) APR score of 1,000. The seven programs to post perfect single-year scores of 1,000, in addition to volleyball and women's golf, include basketball and tennis on the women's side and cross country, golf and track and field for the men.
The WSU football team recorded a four-year average score of 960, just below its score of 961 the previous year.
Additional four-year APR scores among the men's sports include cross country (994), basketball (985), golf (980), track & field (976) and baseball (960).
On the women's side, the highest four-year APR score behind volleyball and golf were cross country (994), swimming (989), basketball (985), track & field (979), soccer (975), tennis (975) and rowing (973).
In all, nine programs improved their four-year APR scores from the previous year, while two recorded the same score. For single-year scores, seven programs showed an increase from the previous year while five programs posted the same score year-over-year.