Florida’s APR Scores Strong Again
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | General
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Classroom success was shown again for University of Florida student-athletes in the Academic Progress Rate (APR), announced Tuesday by the NCAA.
Four Florida teams turned in the max of 1,000 scores – gymnastics, women's swimming & diving, men's tennis and volleyball. Florida's overall average APR is 986, above the national four-year rate of 984.
"This APR report shows that academics are important to Gator student-athletes," Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said. "Getting a degree from a top public university is a goal our Gators are working toward." /a>
Fifteen Florida teams exceeded or equaled its sport's national average. This includes Florida football team's 981, which is above the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) national average of 968. Men's (984) and women's (985) basketball and baseball (993) also surpass the national averages of 968, 981 and 978, respectively.
Since 2020, a portion of NCAA revenue is distributed to members based on student-athletes' academic achievement, including APR scores. Schools earn one academic achievement unit per year if its student-athletes meet at least one of these requirements:
Florida qualifies for the NCAA revenue distribution as it meets the first two points.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success by tracking eligibility and progress toward graduation of each student-athlete on scholarship. The current report contains multi-year rates based on the four years from the 2019-20 academic year through the 2022-23 academic years.
To compete in 2024-25 postseason action, teams must achieve a 930 four-year APR in this report. This is the 20th year of the APR.
Four Florida teams turned in the max of 1,000 scores – gymnastics, women's swimming & diving, men's tennis and volleyball. Florida's overall average APR is 986, above the national four-year rate of 984.
"This APR report shows that academics are important to Gator student-athletes," Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said. "Getting a degree from a top public university is a goal our Gators are working toward." /a>
Fifteen Florida teams exceeded or equaled its sport's national average. This includes Florida football team's 981, which is above the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) national average of 968. Men's (984) and women's (985) basketball and baseball (993) also surpass the national averages of 968, 981 and 978, respectively.
Since 2020, a portion of NCAA revenue is distributed to members based on student-athletes' academic achievement, including APR scores. Schools earn one academic achievement unit per year if its student-athletes meet at least one of these requirements:
- Earn an overall single-year all-sport APR of 985 or higher
- Earn an overall all-sport Graduation Success Rate of 90% or higher
- Earn a federal graduation rate that is at least 13 percentage points higher than the federal graduation rate of the student-body at that school
Florida qualifies for the NCAA revenue distribution as it meets the first two points.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success by tracking eligibility and progress toward graduation of each student-athlete on scholarship. The current report contains multi-year rates based on the four years from the 2019-20 academic year through the 2022-23 academic years.
To compete in 2024-25 postseason action, teams must achieve a 930 four-year APR in this report. This is the 20th year of the APR.
| Florida Team-by-Team APR | ||
| Sport | 2022-23 APR | DI Average |
| Baseball | 993 | 978 |
| Basketball (Men's) | 984 | 968 |
| Basketball (Women's) | 985 | 981 |
| Cross Country (Men's) | 987 | 984 |
| Cross Country (Women's) | 992 | 988 |
| Football (FBS) | 981 | 968 |
| Golf (Men's) | 985 | 988 |
| Golf (Women's) | 992 | 993 |
| Gymnastics | 1000 | 994 |
| Lacrosse | 997 | 993 |
| Soccer | 989 | 989 |
| Softball | 997 | 988 |
| Swimming & Diving (Men's) | 975 | 985 |
| Swimming & Diving (Women's) | 1000 | 992 |
| Tennis (Men's) | 1000 | 987 |
| Tennis (Women's) | 992 | 991 |
| Track & Field (Men's) | 957 | 974 |
| Track & Field (Women's) | 989 | 983 |
| Volleyball | 1000 | 989 |
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