University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Continue to Excel In NCAA Annual Academic Progress Report
6/4/2024 1:02:00 PM | General
STORRS, Conn. - Five University of Connecticut athletics teams posted a perfect 1000 multi-year Academic Progress Rate, while 14 teams sported perfect 1000 APR scores for the 2022-23 academic year, as announced by the NCAA on Tuesday.
"Our student-athletes continued academic success is a great source of pride for our athletics department and our entire university community," director of athletics David Benedict said. "Their achievements, both academically and in competition, are a testament to all the hard work done in the classrooms and on the athletic fields and courts all year. It's important to also recognize the efforts of our coaching staffs and especially our Student-Athlete Success Program for working diligently to continue putting our student-athletes in the best position for success."
Four-year multi-year scores include data from the 2019-20 academic year through 2022-23. UConn's overall institutional APR for the 2022-23 academic year stood at 992.
Teams that posted perfect multi-year APR scores were men's golf, women's basketball, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball.
The 14 teams that recorded perfect 1000 single-year APR scores in 2022-23 were: baseball, men's basketball, men's golf, men's track and field, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's rowing, field hockey, women's ice hockey, women's lacrosse, softball, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball.
16 squads posted multi-year APR scores of 980 or better.
Individual Team scores can be found on the NCAA WebsiteÂ
Each academic year, every Division I sports team's APR is calculated using a simple and consistent formula. Scholarship student-athletes can earn 1 point for staying on course for a degree in their chosen major and 1 point for being retained (or graduating) at the end of each academic term. For schools that do not offer athletics scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked.
This is the third consecutive year of publicly reported APRs after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the Division I board approved the release of APR scores but voted to continue the suspension of program penalties. After further review, the Committee on Academics is not enforcing the loss of access to postseason competition for teams that have scored lower than 930. Instead, a conditional waiver is being offered this year due to lingering impacts of COVID-19.
