ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — For the sixth consecutive year, The University of New Mexico had all 21 sports above the mandated 930 mark in the NCAA Academic Progress Rate Institutional Report, released publicly by the NCAA today. The report, which is the 2014-15 report, does not contain sand volleyball, which is only in its second season.
Last Wednesday, UNM had a school record-tying four programs in men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s golf earn public recognition from the NCAA for finishing in the top 10% of all Division I schools in a particular sport in APR. APR data for the 2014-15 report is a four-year rolling score that include APR data from 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14. The 2014-15 single-year data replaces the 2010-11 single-year data for this report.
APR is a combination of eligibility and retention scores. For each semester, a student-athlete can account for two points, one for returning to school, and one for being eligible. The total points accumulated is divided by the total points possible, and then multiplied by 1000 to get the raw score.
All 21 of UNM’s sports were easily above the 930 mark established by the NCAA, and in fact, 19 of the 21 sports were above 968, and none were below 949. Men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s golf and women’s tennis all had perfect 1000s for the 2014-15 single-season report.
This is the 10th year of that APR scores have been issued. Men’s golf, men’s tennis, men’s track, women’s golf, women’s skiing and women’s tennis all set or tied program highs for APR score, while men’s soccer, women’s cross country, women’s soccer and women’s track all had or tied their second-best marks.
Women’s tennis, men’s tennis, men’s golf and women’s golf had perfect four-year scores of 1000, while five others scored in a 980s or 990s (women’s soccer 993, women’s track 992, women’s skiing 992, men’s track 987 and men’s basketball 980.)
“Being a leader in APR is a primary goal for this department,” said Vice President for Athletics Paul Krebs. “We have now had six consecutive years of excellent scores in the APR, and that speaks volumes towards the focus on academics from our student-athletes and our coaches, as well as to the outstanding university faculty and staff at The University of New Mexico.”
One of the keys to UNM’s APR success is the Lobo Center for Student-Athlete Success, located across from Branch Field at University Stadium and WisePies Arena. The LCSAS houses UNM’s athletics’ Student Success Managers, who oversee the academic progress of UNM’s student-athletes. The LCSAS has two complete computer labs, meeting and private study spaces, classroom, and tutoring stations. The building also houses a seven-person academic advising and success staff, two Learning strategists and a clinical Psychologist.
UNM’s APR Score Gets Passing Grade for Sixth Straight Year
