Academic Support for Student-Athletes 05.06.25

Three Titan Teams Record Perfect APR Scores

Academic Support for Student-Athletes 05.06.25

Three Titan Teams Record Perfect APR Scores

INDIANAPOLIS (5/6/2025) -- The University of Detroit Mercy continues to push forth high scores when it comes to its academic success, as the NCAA released its latest Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) on Tuesday.

The report is for the period of the 2021-22 academic year through the 2024-25 academic year.

Detroit Mercy saw 15 varsity programs post multi-year scores above the 930 NCAA qualifying mark, three tallying perfect scores, seven exceeding the national 984 standard, and every team eligible to compete for a conference championship next season.

"Our student-athletes and University always have a commitment to academic excellence," said Director of Student-Athlete Services Amy Gasahl '11 (MBA). "I would like to thank our professors, coaches, University, and support staff for helping us achieve high marks."

The men's and women's cross country teams and women's fencing registered the perfect 1,000 scores. It was the fifth straight year for women's cross country and the fourth consecutive year for men's cross country.

Also above the national mark were men's golf (988), women's lacrosse (997), women's track and field (993) and women's soccer (992).

Division I student-athletes continue to achieve academic success: The national four-year Academic Progress Rate for Division I teams remained steady at 984 for a fourth consecutive year. National sport averages either increased or held steady, as well. Men's basketball remained at 968, with baseball (979), football (964) and women's basketball (982) all increasing by 1 point from last year's reported APR scores.

Additionally, many former student-athletes are returning to the classroom to complete their degrees after exhausting their athletics eligibility. In the past 21 years of the Academic Performance Program, nearly 22,000 student-athletes have gone back to school to earn their degrees and APR points for their former team. For football (6,428), baseball (2,416), and men's (1,657) and women's basketball (761), more than 11,000 former student-athletes have returned to college and earned degrees. These student-athletes are typically not counted in the federal graduation rate or Graduation Success Rate calculations.

Dave Schnase, NCAA vice president of academic and membership affairs, said, "As the college athletics landscape continues to evolve, what remains unchanged is the academic success of student-athletes. We applaud the incredible academic achievements of hundreds of thousands of student-athletes and the support provided by their schools. We are committed to supporting the continued advancement of their academic success and athletic pursuits."

Each academic year, every Division I sports team's APR is calculated using a simple and consistent formula. Scholarship student-athletes can earn 1 point for staying on course for a degree in their chosen major and 1 point for being retained (or graduating) at the end of each academic term. For schools that do not offer athletics scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked.

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