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Cougars Post Strong Results as NCAA Releases APR Data for 2024-25
May 14, 2026 | WSU Athletics
INDIANAPOLIS (May 7, 2026) -Â The NCAA released its 2024-25 Academic Progress Rate (APR) and five of Washington State University's intercollegiate athletic programs, men's cross country, men's and women's golf, tennis and volleyball posted perfect multi-year scores, while 10 programs recorded perfect single-year APR scores, it was recently announced.
The APR is an annual assessment of each team's academic and retention history. The APR holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student-athlete for each academic term. The APR score is based on the most recent four years of data (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25). 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 2024-25 academic year, men's cross country, men's and women's golf, tennis and volleyball each recorded a multiyear (4-year) APR score of 1,000. The 10 programs to post perfect single-year scores of 1,000, in addition to men's cross country, tennis volleyball and men's and women's golf, include basketball, and track and field on the men's side and basketball, cross country, soccer and swimming for the women.
The WSU football team recorded a four-year average score of 964, the same as last year's score.
Additional four-year APR scores among the men's sports include track & field (995), basketball (984) and baseball (964).
On the women's side, the highest four-year APR score behind golf, tennis and volleyball were cross country (993), swimming (989), basketball (986), tennis (983), soccer (981), track & field (979) and rowing (974).
In all, seven programs improved their four-year APR scores from the previous year, while eight recorded the same score. For single-year scores, three programs showed an increase from the previous year while 10 programs posted the same score year-over-year.
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The APR is an annual assessment of each team's academic and retention history. The APR holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student-athlete for each academic term. The APR score is based on the most recent four years of data (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25). 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 2024-25 academic year, men's cross country, men's and women's golf, tennis and volleyball each recorded a multiyear (4-year) APR score of 1,000. The 10 programs to post perfect single-year scores of 1,000, in addition to men's cross country, tennis volleyball and men's and women's golf, include basketball, and track and field on the men's side and basketball, cross country, soccer and swimming for the women.
The WSU football team recorded a four-year average score of 964, the same as last year's score.
Additional four-year APR scores among the men's sports include track & field (995), basketball (984) and baseball (964).
On the women's side, the highest four-year APR score behind golf, tennis and volleyball were cross country (993), swimming (989), basketball (986), tennis (983), soccer (981), track & field (979) and rowing (974).
In all, seven programs improved their four-year APR scores from the previous year, while eight recorded the same score. For single-year scores, three programs showed an increase from the previous year while 10 programs posted the same score year-over-year.
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