Bucknell Athletic Teams Easily Surpass NCAA APR Standards
5/7/2025 10:21:00 AM | General
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The NCAA has released its annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) report, and once again, every Bucknell varsity athletics team easily surpassed the NCAA's benchmark of a 930 score. In fact, 11 Bison programs boast perfect 1,000 scores, 20 have marks of 980 or higher, and all programs scored 963 or better.
The APR is a formula created 21 years ago and is used by the NCAA to measure teams' academic performance in terms of eligibility and retention. Scores under 930 previously resulted in certain NCAA-imposed penalties, including loss of scholarships and ineligibility for postseason play. This is the fourth year of publicly reported APRs after a one-year COVID-19 hiatus. In 2022, the Division I Board of Directors approved the release of APR scores but voted to continue the suspension of program penalties. However, normal operations are being enforced this year for teams scoring below the 930 benchmark, with strategic penalties that encourage an emphasis and prioritization on academics.
Under the APR system, a student-athlete can be awarded two points per semester -- one for remaining academically eligible throughout the semester and another for being retained for the next term. Team percentages are then calculated to determine its APR.
The latest APR data represents a four-year average for the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 academic years. The NCAA evaluates programs based on a four-year rolling average.
According to the latest round of data, 11 of 25 Bison teams (indoor and outdoor track & field are considered one sport in the formula) have perfect 1,000 scores in the four-year average. Those programs are field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's soccer, men's swimming and diving, men's water polo, wrestling, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's tennis, and volleyball.
The national average for all sports held steady at 984 for the fourth consecutive year.
The APR is a formula created 21 years ago and is used by the NCAA to measure teams' academic performance in terms of eligibility and retention. Scores under 930 previously resulted in certain NCAA-imposed penalties, including loss of scholarships and ineligibility for postseason play. This is the fourth year of publicly reported APRs after a one-year COVID-19 hiatus. In 2022, the Division I Board of Directors approved the release of APR scores but voted to continue the suspension of program penalties. However, normal operations are being enforced this year for teams scoring below the 930 benchmark, with strategic penalties that encourage an emphasis and prioritization on academics.
Under the APR system, a student-athlete can be awarded two points per semester -- one for remaining academically eligible throughout the semester and another for being retained for the next term. Team percentages are then calculated to determine its APR.
The latest APR data represents a four-year average for the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 academic years. The NCAA evaluates programs based on a four-year rolling average.
According to the latest round of data, 11 of 25 Bison teams (indoor and outdoor track & field are considered one sport in the formula) have perfect 1,000 scores in the four-year average. Those programs are field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's soccer, men's swimming and diving, men's water polo, wrestling, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's tennis, and volleyball.
The national average for all sports held steady at 984 for the fourth consecutive year.
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