INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The complete NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) were released on Wednesday and the University of Portland continues to report positive numbers. Each of Portland's varsity athletics programs from the 2018-19 multi-year calculation are in good condition and no teams are subject to penalties.
Among the four Division I universities in the state of Oregon, UP posted or matched the highest APR multi-year rates in 10 of the 14 sports in which the data is provided.
Looking at the 2017-18 data, Portland had an overall rating of 985. Beach volleyball and men's tennis earned
APR Public Recognition Awards for registering in the Top 10 percent nationally of their respective sports. Eight Pilot programs either maintained or increased their multi-year APR score from the previous year.
To compete in the 2019-20 postseason, teams must achieve a 930 four-year APR. NCAA member representatives chose the 930 standard because that score predicts a 50 percent graduation rate for the team. Additionally, teams must earn at least a 930 APR to avoid penalties.
The APR, created to provide more of a real-time measurement of academic success than graduation rates offer, is a team-based metric where scholarship student-athletes earn one point each term for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating.
Every Division I sports team submits data to have its Academic Progress Rate calculated each academic year. The NCAA reports both single-year rates and four-year rates, on which penalties for poor academic performance are based. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable, member-provided data. APRs for each team, lists of teams receiving public recognition and those receiving sanctions are available online through the NCAA's
searchable database.
University of Portland Multi-Year APR Data
| Sport |
2016-17 Multi-Year Rate |
2017-18 Multi-Year Rate |
| Baseball |
988^ |
983 |
| Women's Beach Volleyball |
1000^ |
1000^ |
| Men's Basketball |
980^ |
975^ |
| Men's Cross Country |
990^ |
990^ |
| Men's Soccer |
983^ |
978^ |
| Men's Tennis |
1000^ |
1000^ |
| Men's Track |
994^ |
994^ |
| Women's Basketball |
986 |
985 |
| Women's Cross Country |
992^ |
985 |
| Women's Rowing |
986^ |
986^ |
| Women's Soccer |
993^ |
997^ |
| Women's Tennis |
991^ |
983 |
| Women's Track |
997^ |
997^ |
| Women's Volleyball |
995^ |
995^ |
^ Tops among Oregon Universities
