GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Classroom success was shown again for University of Florida student-athletes in the Academic Progress Rate (APR), announced Tuesday by the NCAA.
Four Florida teams turned in the max of 1,000 scores – gymnastics, women’s swimming & diving, men’s tennis and volleyball. Florida’s overall average APR is 986, above the national four-year rate of 984.
“This APR report shows that academics are important to Gator student-athletes,” Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said. “Getting a degree from a top public university is a goal our Gators are working toward.”
Fifteen Florida teams exceeded or equaled its sport’s national average. This includes Florida football team’s 981, which is above the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) national average of 968. Men’s (984) and women’s (985) basketball and baseball (993) also surpass the national averages of 968, 981 and 978, respectively.
Since 2020, a portion of NCAA revenue is distributed to members based on student-athletes’ academic achievement, including APR scores. Schools earn one academic achievement unit per year if its student-athletes meet at least one of these requirements:
* Earn an overall single-year all-sport APR of 985 or higher
* Earn an overall all-sport Graduation Success Rate of 90% or higher
* Earn a federal graduation rate that is at least 13 percentage points higher than the federal graduation rate of the student-body at that school
Florida qualifies for the NCAA revenue distribution as it meets the first two points.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success by tracking eligibility and progress toward graduation of each student-athlete on scholarship. The current report contains multi-year rates based on the four years from the 2019-20 academic year through the 2022-23 academic years.
To compete in 2024-25 postseason action, teams must achieve a 930 four-year APR in this report. This is the 20th year of the APR.
Florida Team-by-Team APR
Sport
2022-23 APR
DI Average
Baseball
993
978
Basketball (Men’s)
984
968
Basketball (Women’s)
985
981
Cross Country (Men’s)
987
984
Cross Country (Women’s)
992
988
Football (FBS)
981
968
Golf (Men’s)
985
988
Golf (Women’s)
992
993
Gymnastics
1000
994
Lacrosse
997
993
Soccer
989
989
Softball
997
988
Swimming & Diving (Men’s)
975
985
Swimming & Diving (Women’s)
1000
992
Tennis (Men’s)
1000
987
Tennis (Women’s)
992
991
Track & Field (Men’s)
957
974
Track & Field (Women’s)
989
983
Volleyball
1000
989
