TEMPE, Ariz. – As announced by the NCAA Wednesday, Arizona State University recorded a multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) average of 991 over a four-year period (2014-15 to 2017-18). This is the third year in a row ASU averaged a 990-plus and the third consecutive year with the second-highest score in the Pac-12.
ASU's single year overall APR score for 2017-18 is 988. The Sun Devils had 21 of 23 teams score at or above the national four-year APR average.
Sun Devil women's tennis records a perfect 1000 once again and has done so in every year of the program, the only team in the sport among the Division I Power Five conferences to do so.
Among multiyear rates, wrestling, football and men's track recorded all-time highs with 976, 980 and 983, respectively. Many teams kept their streaks alive for consecutive years with a perfect score. Women's golf and gymnastics have both done it three years in a row, while men's golf extended their streak to five and volleyball extended it to six. For men's tennis and women's water polo, they both earned 1000 for the first time. Women's basketball was another perfect team, their second time in the last three years doing so.
Within the Pac-12, 10 teams were in first place for their APR multiyear averages: men's golf, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, gymnastics, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, volleyball and water polo.
Eight Sun Devil teams – Women's basketball, men's golf, women's golf, gymnastics, men's tennis, women's tennis, volleyball and water polo – earned a place in the top-10 percent as announced last week, all recording a perfect 1000. Volleyball earns its sixth consecutive top-10 recognition while men's golf earns it's fifth. Eight teams named was a program record and put ASU in second in the Pac-12.
"As Sun Devil Athletics continues to implement a strategic plan that emphasizes championship performance that leads to championship lives, our academic success is a real time measure of our progress," Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Chief of Staff Jean Boyd said. "Once again, we are ranked at the top of the academically and athletically prestigious Pac-12 (second place) for our department-wide average for NCAA APR, which measures eligibility and retention of our student-athletes. We applaud the team effort led by Andrea Lore and her dynamic academic support staff, university faculty, our coaches and student-athletes."
Since the beginning of APR measurement in 2003-04, ASU's average for all sports has increased from 937.
APR tracks the academic progress of each student-athlete, including eligibility, retention, and graduation in the calculation, and provides a clear picture of the current academic culture for each sport as well as department-wide. In 2014, the NCAA Board of Directors implemented a cut score of 930, below which teams will be penalized with loss of postseason competition.
ASU's single year overall APR score for 2017-18 is 988. The Sun Devils had 21 of 23 teams score at or above the national four-year APR average.
"We are proud to once again claim second in the Pac-12 conference for our overall NCAA multiyear Academic Progress Rate," Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson said. "Our high APR, one of our primary academic performance metrics, is attributable to the hard work led by our Office of Student-Athlete Development as well as by our coaches, staff, faculty and sport administrators. Our goal as a department is to give Sun Devil student-athletes the greatest chance to excel athletically and academically."Our student-athletes work to achieve #excellence, both in the classroom and in competition. Eight @ASU teams earned APR scores in the top 10% in 2017-18. That's a new school record. #GoDevils pic.twitter.com/cV69Ojpn7V
— Michael Crow (@michaelcrow) May 8, 2019
Sun Devil women's tennis records a perfect 1000 once again and has done so in every year of the program, the only team in the sport among the Division I Power Five conferences to do so.
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— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) May 8, 2019
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Sun Devils showed out in the classroom and on the field. #ScholarBallers #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/hxLkCEOTET
Among multiyear rates, wrestling, football and men's track recorded all-time highs with 976, 980 and 983, respectively. Many teams kept their streaks alive for consecutive years with a perfect score. Women's golf and gymnastics have both done it three years in a row, while men's golf extended their streak to five and volleyball extended it to six. For men's tennis and women's water polo, they both earned 1000 for the first time. Women's basketball was another perfect team, their second time in the last three years doing so.
Within the Pac-12, 10 teams were in first place for their APR multiyear averages: men's golf, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, gymnastics, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, volleyball and water polo.
Division I student-athletes continue to succeed in the classroom at record-high levels: https://t.co/F4ZweP4lxk pic.twitter.com/m8YJdktWiu
— NCAA (@NCAA) May 8, 2019
Eight Sun Devil teams – Women's basketball, men's golf, women's golf, gymnastics, men's tennis, women's tennis, volleyball and water polo – earned a place in the top-10 percent as announced last week, all recording a perfect 1000. Volleyball earns its sixth consecutive top-10 recognition while men's golf earns it's fifth. Eight teams named was a program record and put ASU in second in the Pac-12.
"As Sun Devil Athletics continues to implement a strategic plan that emphasizes championship performance that leads to championship lives, our academic success is a real time measure of our progress," Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Chief of Staff Jean Boyd said. "Once again, we are ranked at the top of the academically and athletically prestigious Pac-12 (second place) for our department-wide average for NCAA APR, which measures eligibility and retention of our student-athletes. We applaud the team effort led by Andrea Lore and her dynamic academic support staff, university faculty, our coaches and student-athletes."
Since the beginning of APR measurement in 2003-04, ASU's average for all sports has increased from 937.
The Academic Progress Rate is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams, but how is it calculated?
— NCAA (@NCAA) May 8, 2019
APR explained: https://t.co/EBtAF3qFbY pic.twitter.com/42mZacocX8
APR tracks the academic progress of each student-athlete, including eligibility, retention, and graduation in the calculation, and provides a clear picture of the current academic culture for each sport as well as department-wide. In 2014, the NCAA Board of Directors implemented a cut score of 930, below which teams will be penalized with loss of postseason competition.