INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — For the eighth consecutive year, The University of New Mexico had every sport easily above the mandated 930 mark in the NCAA Academic Progress Rate Institutional Report. This year was the first APR report to contain Beach Volleyball, which debuted at UNM in the 2014-15 academic year.
The reports were released publicly by the NCAA. This year’s report, which is the 2016-17 report, saw 15 of 20 sports (the report does not differentiate between indoor and outdoor track and field) either equal last year’s score, or better it.
Last Wednesday, UNM had four programs; men’s tennis, men’s golf, women’s golf and beach volleyball earn public recognition from the NCAA for finishing in the top 10% of all Division I schools in a sport in APR. APR data for the 2016-17 report is a four-year rolling score that include APR data from 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. The 2016-17 single-year data replaces the 2012-13 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.
Nine sports recorded perfect 1000s for the 2016-17 academic year. On the men’s side, basketball, golf, skiing and tennis all scores 1000, while cross country, golf, beach volleyball, swimming and diving and tennis did likewise for the women. This is the 12th year of that APR scores have been issued.
One of the keys to UNM’s APR success is the Lobo Center for Student-Athlete Success, which 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 as well as housing UNM’s Student Success Staff.
| Men’s Sports | Mutil-Year Rate (change from 2015-16) |
| Baseball | 956 (up 2) |
| Football | 946 (down 12) |
| Basketball | 975 (same) |
| Cross Country | 994 (up 5) |
| Golf | 1000 (same) |
| Skiing | 971 (same) |
| Soccer | 982 (up 2) |
| Tennis | 1000 (same) |
| Track and Field | 990 (same) |
| Women’s Sports | |
| Basketball | 985 (up 13) |
| Beach Volleyball | 1000 (new) |
| Cross Country | 991 (down 5) |
| Golf | 1000 (same) |
| Skiing | 967 (down 19) |
| Soccer | 988 (down 3) |
| Softball | 989 (up 7) |
| Swimming & Diving | 983 (up 7) |
| Tennis | 992 (up 1) |
| Track and Field | 990 (down 2) |
| Volleyball | 985 (up 1) |