All 17 sports at Elon have multi-year APR rates of 980 or above. The APR is a real-time measure of eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every NCAA Division I athletics team.
The Elon University Athletics Department posted some of its best Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores in history, as released by the NCAA today.
All 17 sports have multiyear APR rates of 980 or above. Baseball, women’s basketball, football, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball and volleyball have an APR score that ranks first in the CAA for their respective sports.
“I am incredibly proud of our student-athletes, who continue to excel academically and set the standard for academic success,” Director of Athletics Jenn Strawley said. “It takes the commitment, prioritization and collaboration of our students, coaches, academic support staff and our campus to achieve these goals and I am grateful to everyone for their unwavering commitment to our academic success. Setting the standard for academic excellence will continue to be a cornerstone of our athletic program.”
Elon had 14 teams post perfect single-year rates – baseball, men’s basketball, men’s cross country, football, men’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, women’s tennis, women’s track and volleyball. The women’s basketball team has earned a perfect single-year score for 13 straight years, while the softball and volleyball programs have done so for eight straight years.
From a multiyear perspective, women’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, women’s tennis and volleyball all scored a perfect 1,000. Baseball (998), football (995), lacrosse (995), women’s soccer (995), men’s basketball (994), and track & field (991) all recorded scores of 990 or better and men’s cross country (989), men’s tennis (989), men’s soccer (987) and women’s cross country (981) also posted excellent scores.
The APR is a real-time measure of eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every NCAA Division I athletics team. The most recent scores are based on a multi-year rate that includes scores from the 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years.