The NCAA has announced Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) information for institutions across the country. Wichita State University saw one program honored for earning a multi-year Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of all squads in their sport, which was women's golf.
Wichita State University saw seven programs earn a perfect score of 1000 for the 2023-24 academic year – men's tennis, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, softball, women's tennis, and women's track and field.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. The most recent multi-year APRs are based on scores from the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.
The only student-athletes who figure into a team and institution's APR are those receiving athletic financial aid. An undergraduate student-athlete receiving athletic financial aid has the opportunity to earn two points each semester – an eligibility point and a retention point. Thus, an undergraduate student-athlete has the opportunity to earn up to four points each academic year for their team and institution. A graduate student-athlete receiving athletic financial aid has the opportunity to earn one point each semester – the eligibility point signifying the student-athlete earned six credit hours for that semester. A graduate student has the opportunity to earn up to two points each academic year for their team.
The four-year APR scores for all of WSU's 13 sports programs registered a 956 or above to be in good standing established by the NCAA's standards. A program is in good standing if it registers a multi-year rate of 930 or above. A team must achieve a 930 four-year rate in order to be eligible for competition in NCAA post-season play.
The following teams were above the national average in their sport regarding the four-year APR rates – baseball, men's cross country, men's track and field, women's golf, women's cross country, softball, women's track and field and women's basketball.
The following teams were at or above the national average in the sport for the 2023-24 APR rates – baseball, men's basketball, men's tennis, men's track and field, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, softball, women's tennis, and women's track and field.
Four-Year APRs
*2023-24 National Average scores not released yet
2023-24 National Average / 2023-24 WSU Score
Baseball – 979 / 993
Men's Basketball – 968 / 956
Men's Golf – 988 / 985
Men's Tennis – 987 / 975
Men's Cross Country – 984 / 985
Men's Track & Field – 975 / 980
Women's Basketball – 982 / 981
Women's Golf – 993 / 1000
Women's Tennis – 992 / 990
Volleyball – 990 / 989
Women's Cross Country – 989 / 992
Softball – 988 / 997
Women's Track & Field – 984 / 985
Women's Basketball – 982 / 994
2023-24 APR Figures ONLY
2023-24 National Average / 2023-24 WSU Score
Baseball – 981 / 991
Men's Basketball – 977 / 977
Men's Cross Country – 986 / 981
Men's Golf – 988 / 968
Men's Tennis – 989 / 1000
Men's Track – 979 / 993
Women's Basketball – 987 / 1000
Women's Cross Country – 991 / 1000
Women's Golf – 995 / 1000
Softball – 990 / 1000
Women's Tennis – 992 / 1000
Women's Track & Field – 987 / 1000
Volleyball – 990 / 976
