May 14, 2014
NCAA Release | APR Searchable Database | APR Averages and Trends
INDIANAPOLIS -- Missouri State University's 16 intercollegiate programs are all listed in good standing for the third straight year, according to data released by the NCAA today (May 14) with its annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) report for Division I institutions.
Missouri State Director of Athletics Kyle Moats said he was content with this year's NCAA APR report, which has been a priority for all MSU teams.
"We have shown continued progress across the board, and I'm very proud of that," Moats explained. "Our APR scores are an important priority, and our coaches know that. Over the last couple of years, I think our scores have shown our commitment to maintaining compliant programs and selective recruiting."
The APR formula is based on the percentage of eligibility and retention points earned by student-athletes receiving athletics aid in each sport. A 1000 APR, for instance, is a perfect score, and a 952 represents a 95.2 percent accumulation of all possible eligibility and retention points. This is the 11th year the NCAA has released the APR data of its Division I institutions.
The current APR standards require all Division I programs to have an APR score of 900 or better for the most recent four-year period or a 930 average over the last two years. All of MSU's programs exceed the 900 multi-year (four-year) rate, which includes the school years 2009-10 through 2012-13. Likewise, all MSU programs exceed the 930 average over the most-recent two-year period, the NCAA's other metric for APR compliance.
The multi-year (four-year) APR for MSU's 16 programs are: baseball 943, men's basketball 950, football 932, men's golf 980, men's soccer 987, men's swimming 974, women's basketball 967, women's cross country 975, field hockey 975, women's golf 991, softball 976, women's soccer 978, women's swimming 975, women's indoor track 953, women's outdoor track 957, and volleyball 995. Four programs performed at a 980 four-year APR rate or higher.
Among the programs that have made significant strides over the last four years are men's basketball and football. The men's basketball single-year APR score has improved from 914 in 2010 to 977 this year, while football's single-year score has jumped from 911 to 943 in the same four-year period.
In 2014-15, the NCAA will require a multi-year rate of 930 or an average of 940 for the most-recent two years. By 2015-16, all programs must meet or exceed a 930 four-year rate.
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