INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The complete NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) were released on Tuesday and the University of Portland continues to perform at a high level with an overall department score of 981. The latest data was taken from the four-year period ending with the 2020-21 academic calendar.
 
Beach volleyball, men's tennis, women's track and women's volleyball posted perfect scores of 1,000 for the multiyear rate, while seven programs recorded perfect scores for the 2020-21 season. Nine Pilot programs either maintained or increased their multiyear APR score from the last publicly related data from the 2018-19 cohort.

The public announcement of APRs returned after a one-year hiatus. This spring, the Division I Board of Directors approved the continual suspension of APR penalties for an additional year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it supported the public release of the APR data.
 
Each academic year, every Division I sports team across the country calculates its APR using a simple and consistent formula. Each term, scholarship student-athletes can earn 1 point for remaining eligible and 1 point for staying in school or graduating.

The minimum APR academic standard for each team is 930. Typically, teams that scored below the benchmark would have to face penalties that encourage an emphasis and prioritization on academics. However, due to the current penalty suspension in place, teams will not be subjected to penalties this year. Last year, APR data was not released publicly, and penalties were not assessed.

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 are based. APRs for each team are available online through the NCAA's searchable database.  

University of Portland Multiyear APR Data

Sport	2018-19 Multiyear Rate	2020-21 Multiyear Rate
Baseball	983	979
Women's Beach Volleyball	1000*	1000*
Men's Basketball	959	927
Men's Cross Country	991	993
Men's Soccer	988	984*
Men's Tennis	1000*	1000*
Men's Track	1000*	983
Women's Basketball	990*	995
Women's Cross Country	986*	987
Women's Rowing	984*	993*
Women's Soccer	1000*	992
Women's Tennis	991*	991*
Women's Track	997*	1000*
Women's Volleyball	995*	1000*

* Perfect score for 2020-21