April 20, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA released Academic Progress Rates (APR) for all schools on Wednesday, and all 15 of Vanderbilt’s athletic programs exceeded the NCAA’s multi-year standard. Twelve of the programs met or exceeded its score from the previous year.
Five teams finished with perfect scores of 1,000: bowling, men’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s golf and lacrosse.
Of note, before this year, the NCAA counted indoor and outdoor track separately for APR scores. The two are now combined.
All of Vanderbilt’s teams had scores of 977 or above, topping the national APR cutoff score of 930. Schools that do not reach the NCAA minimum are subject to penalties. Between Vanderbilt’s 15 teams, there was an average score of 993.2. The average national four-year rate is 979.
Vanderbilt had five teams post the highest APR scores of any Southeastern Conference school in their respective sports. Those teams were baseball, men’s cross country, football, men’s golf and women’s golf. Additionally, two teams in non-SEC sponsored sports finished first in their leagues. Vanderbilt’s bowling team tied for the top mark in the Southland Conference, and the lacrosse team also tied for the top mark in the BIG EAST Conference.
Also of note, the football team’s score of 990 ranked fifth nationally among FBS programs. The baseball team’s score of 992 tied for 10th nationally among Power Five conference schools.
Scores:
Baseball – 992
Men’s Basketball – 977
Women’s Basketball – 990
Bowling – 1000
Men’s Cross Country – 1000
Women’s Cross Country – 995
Football – 990
Men’s Golf – 1000
Women’s Golf – 1000
Lacrosse – 1000
Soccer – 993
Swimming & Diving – 993
Men’s Tennis – 982
Women’s Tennis – 992
Women’s Track – 994
The most recent APR scores are multi-year rates based on the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years.
Every Division I sports team calculates its APR each academic year, based on the eligibility, graduation and retention of each scholarship student-athlete. The score also serves as a predictor of graduation success. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.
