NCAA Release I
APR Database I
Public Recognition Awards Database
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The complete NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) were released on Wednesday and the University of Portland has maintained an elite level once again. Each of Portland's varsity athletics programs from the 2015-16 multi-year calculation rated high on the scale and no teams are subject to penalties.
Among the four Division I universities in the state of Oregon, UP posted the highest APR multi-year rate in seven of the 13 sports in which the data is provided.
Looking at the 2015-16 single-year data, Portland had an overall rating of 982. Baseball, men's cross country, men's tennis, men's track, women's soccer and women's tennis each received a perfect APR score of 1,000 during the year.
"By all metrics we have had a successful year on The Bluff and to be trending well in academics is no surprise," said Portland Athletic Director Scott Leykam. "Many of our programs have had unprecedented success in competition and it is re-assuring to know that our coaches, staff and student-athletes are achieving such great success without sacrificing academic integrity and excellence. We will continue to recruit the right student-athletes that fit our mission and provide them with the resources to be successful."
Seven Pilot programs either maintained or increased their multi-year APR score from the previous year and seven teams posted scores at or above 985.
To compete in the 2017-18 postseason, teams must achieve a 930 four-year APR. NCAA member representatives chose the 930 standard because that score predicts a 50 percent graduation rate for the team. Additionally, teams must earn at least a 930 APR to avoid penalties.
Every Division I sports team across the nation calculates its Academic Progress Rate each academic year, like a report card. Scholarship student-athletes each semester earn one point for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. At schools that don't offer scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked.
In the 13 years of the Academic Performance Program, more than 15,000 former college athletes have earned APR points for their former teams by going back to school and earning their degrees. Each of those graduates earned APR points for their former team, but often don't count toward the Graduation Success Rate or federal graduation rate because those rates only track students for six years after enrollment.
Rates are an average of each school's performance for the past four years. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable data at the time of analysis. APRs for each team, lists of teams receiving public recognition and those receiving sanctions are available online through the NCAA's searchable database. The national analysis is based on member-provided data from April 5.
University of Portland Multi-Year APR Data
| Sport |
2015-16 Multi-Year Rate |
2014-15 Multi-Year Rate |
| Baseball |
979 |
974 |
| Men's Basketball |
970^ |
980^ |
| Men's Cross Country |
992^ |
991^ |
| Men's Soccer |
988^ |
994^ |
| Men's Tennis |
952 |
942 |
| Men's Track |
986^ |
986^ |
| Women's Basketball |
982 |
991 |
| Women's Cross Country |
992^ |
1000^ |
| Women's Rowing |
985^ |
984^ |
| Women's Soccer |
990 |
976 |
| Women's Tennis |
983 |
971 |
| Women's Track |
996^ |
997^ |
| Women's Volleyball |
961 |
973 |
^ Tops among Oregon Universities
