All programs post over a 965 multi-year mark, 13 over 974;
Five programs post perfect multi-year APR marks
TAMPA, JUNE 4, 2024 – University of South Florida Athletics continues to see student-athletes produce academic success at high levels as the Bulls had all 16 rated programs post a 965 or better multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR), including 13 over 974, when the NCAA released its most recent data.
With nine teams posting perfect single-year APR scores and five posting perfect multi-year scores, all of the Bulls teams were safely above the NCAA’s minimum APR standard score of 930. USF posted an overall average score of 989 for the 2022-23 academic year.
Six programs set or equaled a program record and 10 had multi-year scores over 990. The NCAA’s 2024 multi-year APR scores comprise data from the previous four academic years.
“USF student-athletes are accomplishing great things in the classroom as they pursue their academic goals and future aspirations,” Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly said. “The student-athlete experience at USF is second to none. I am very proud of our commitment to academic success, the leadership of our Academic Services staff and coaches, and our outstanding academic facilities that continue to support success in the classroom.”
Men’s cross country, men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s golf and women’s tennis equaled program records by posting perfect multi-year scores of 1,000, while men’s soccer equaled its program-best posted last year with a score of 993.
It marked the 10th-straight and 13th overall perfect score for women’s golf, while women’s tennis posted its third-straight and 10th overall perfect score, men’s tennis its sixth, men’s cross country its fifth and women’s basketball its first.
Among the nine programs to post perfect single-year APR scores for 2022-23 were men’s cross country, men’s golf, men’s soccer, men’s tennis, softball, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf, and women’s tennis. Meanwhile, the softball program (990) led by head coach Ken Eriksen continued a streak of a 990 or better multi-year score in every report since the NCAA began reporting APR in 2004-05.
USF Athletics saw all 18 men’s and women’s programs post a spring term grade-point average over 3.0 for just the second time on record as the Bulls extended their record streak of an overall department GPA over 3.0 to 19 consecutive semesters and nine years (since the spring of 2015) after the recently completed 2023 spring term.
USF saw 336 student-athletes earn Athletics Honor Roll recognition following the spring semester and 17 of 18 programs post a cumulative GPA over 3.0. The overall cumulative GPA for Athletics continued to move upward, checking in at 3.27 after a 3.23 in the fall and a 3.18 last spring. The Bulls saw 62 student-athletes graduate in the spring following 26 that did so in the fall.
Academic Progress Rate
The 2024 APR report features a four-year compilation of data from the 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years. The APR uses formulas related to student-athlete retention and eligibility to measure the academic performances of all participants who receive grants-in-aid on every team at every NCAA Division I college and university. It provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete, and a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport.
The APR, or Academic Progress Rate, 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 is calculated as follows:
- Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
- A team’s total points are divided by the points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate.
- In addition to a team’s current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.
The APR is based on four years of data, with the most current year’s data added and the oldest year removed to create a four-year (multi-year) rolling rate. Penalties can be applied if an athletic team’s multi-year APR score is below 930.
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics currently sponsors 21 varsity men’s and women’s teams that compete in 13 different sports, 20 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference, including the recent additions of women’s lacrosse and women’s beach volleyball. The Bulls’ athletic program began in 1965 and will be in its 59th season in 2024-25. More than 450 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. USF garnered two national championships in 2022-23 as Romaine Beckford won NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump titles. The Bulls have claimed 32 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2023-24, and own 149 conference titles in 16 sports in department history, led by 20 each for men’s tennis and men’s soccer. USF has claimed 80 men’s conference championships and 69 women’s titles, led by 14 in women’s tennis and 12 in volleyball. The Bulls have posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for a program record of 19 straight semesters as of spring 2024. USF has had over 700 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
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