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Hatters Excel in Annual NCAA APR Release

DeLand, Fla. -- Ten Stetson University athletic programs earned perfect single-year APR scores and two programs earned perfect multiyear scores in the recently released 2018-19 NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Institutional Report.

All 17 of Stetson's NCAA sports – men's rowing is not an NCAA championship sport – performed extremely well, posting APR scores above 960, while 12 programs topped the 980 mark. The two Hatter teams with perfect 1000 multiyear scores were beach volleyball and men's cross country.  Those programs were also recently honored with NCAA Public Recognition Awards for posting APR scores in the top 10 percent of their sport.

The other 15 Stetson programs achieving high multiyear APR scores were women's soccer (989), lacrosse (987), men's golf (986), indoor volleyball (984), men's tennis (984), softball (982), women's golf (982), women's tennis (982), men's soccer (981), women's cross country (981), women's basketball (979), baseball (974), women's rowing (973), football (968), and men's basketball (962).

In  addition, the 10 programs to achieve perfect 1000 single-year APR scores for the 2018-19 academic year were beach volleyball, men's cross country, women's cross country, men's golf, women's golf, men's tennis, women's tennis, lacrosse, softball, and indoor volleyball.

Implemented in 2003 as part of an ambitious academic reform effort in Division I, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) 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 emerged when Division I presidents and chancellors sought a more timely assessment of academic success at colleges and universities. At the time, the best measure was the graduation rate calculated under the federally mandated methodology that was based on a six-year window and did not take transfers into account.

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 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.
While the APR is intended as an incentive-based approach, it does come with a progression of penalties for teams that under-perform academically over time.

Stetson Academic Progress Rate (APR) Report – 2018-19
 
Men's Sports Multi-year APR Single-year APR
Baseball 974 990
Basketball 962 957
Cross Country 1000 1000
Football 968 956
Golf 986 1000
Soccer 981 968
Tennis 984 1000
 
Women's Sports Multi-year APR Single-year APR
Beach Volleyball 1000 1000
Basketball 979 978
Cross Country 981 1000
Golf 982 1000
Lacrosse 987 1000
Rowing 973 977
Soccer 989 989
Softball 982 1000
Tennis 982 1000
Indoor Volleyball 984 1000

About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program has a vision of developing a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. This vision is accomplished through a mission of recruiting and developing student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions, within and outside of competition. The department operates with five core values: Championship Culture, Integrity, Excellence, Pride/Tradition and Leadership. To learn more about the Vision, Mission and Core Values for Stetson Athletics, visit GoHatters.com and click on Mission Statement under the Inside Athletics tab.

 
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