Boilermakers Perform Well in NCAA’s Academic Progress RateBoilermakers Perform Well in NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate

Boilermakers Perform Well in NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate

Eleven teams scored 1000 for the 2018-19 academic year. 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The NCAA announced Tuesday that for the ninth straight year all 18 Purdue teams are above the 930 Academic Progress Rate (APR) cutoff.

The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams.

Thirteen squads maintained or improved their multi-year rate from a year ago: men's basketball (975 vs. 955), men's cross country (958 vs. 952), men's golf (1000 vs. 1000), men's swimming and diving (994 vs. 990), wrestling (977 vs. 976), softball (969 vs. 966), women's cross country (1000 vs. 988), women's golf (1000 vs. 1000), women's soccer (997 vs. 995), women's swimming and diving (1000 vs. 1000), women's tennis (992 vs. 992), women's track and field (964 vs. 957) and volleyball (1000 vs. 1000).

Eleven Purdue teams had perfect 1,000 scores for the current year: men's basketball, men's cross country, men's golf, men's swimming and diving, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and women's volleyball.

Last week, volleyball received its 15th consecutive (every year of the program) public recognition award for posting a multi-year APR score in the top 10 percent of its sport. Women's golf was recognized for the same achievement for the third time, while men's golf and women's swimming and diving were honored for the second straight year. Women's cross country earns the distinction for the first time.

The APR measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. The most-recent APR scores are multi-year rates - or a rolling four-year average - based on the scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.

Purdue student-athletes regularly perform equal to or better than the student body.
 
SportCurrentPrevious
Baseball 977 989
Football 954 956
Men's Basketball 975 955
Men's Cross Country 958 952
Men's Golf 1000 1000
Men's Swimming and Diving 994 990
Men's Tennis 968 982
Men's Track and Field 952 954
Softball 969 966
Women's Basketball 973 978
Women's Cross Country 1000 988
Women's Golf 1000 1000
Women's Soccer 997 995
Women's Swimming and Diving 1000 1000
Women's Tennis 992 992
Women's and Track and Field 964 957
Women's Volleyball 1000 1000
Wrestling         977 976