BRIDGEPORT, Pa — Brown University, Bucknell University, Harvard University, Princeton University, Saint Francis University, the University of Michigan and former league member Mount St. Mary’s University recorded an average women’s water polo Academic Progress Rate of 985.7 for the 2021-22 academic report as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released the latest compiled numbers for Division I institutions.
Additional information on the Academic Progress Report (APR) is available by CLICKING HERE.
Brown is among five institutions to record a perfect score of 1,000 as the Bears join Iona University and Villanova University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) along with Long Beach State University of the Big West Conference and University of the Pacific from the Golden Coast Conference in claiming perfection.
Harvard (995) comes in sixth as the Bears and Crimson are the lone CWPA institutions to crack the Top 10 based on the 2021-22 numbers.
Michigan (991), Bucknell (989), Princeton (988), Saint Francis (980) and Mount St. Mary’s (957) complete the CWPA institutions.
Among conferences, the Golden Coast (989), Big West (988.43) and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (986.14) top the CWPA (985.7), while the MAAC (978) finishes in Fifth Place.
For accuracy, the movement of Mount St. Mary’s from the CWPA to the MAAC impacts the conference standings utilizing current league membership as the CWPA rises to No. 1 with a 990.5 score, while the MAAC slips to a score of 975.9.
Implemented in 2003 as part of an ambitious academic reform effort in Division I, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student-athlete for each academic term.
The APR emerged when Division I presidents and chancellors sought a more timely assessment of academic success at colleges and universities. At the time, the best measure was the graduation rate calculated under the federally mandated methodology that was based on a six-year window and did not take transfers into account.
In addition to developing the APR, the presidents also adopted a new graduation rate methodology that more accurately reflects student-athlete transfer patterns and other factors affecting graduation (the new rate is called the Graduation Success Rate).
The APR system includes rewards for superior academic performance and penalties for teams that do not achieve certain academic benchmarks. Data are collected annually, and results are announced in the spring.
The Division I Committee on Academics (CoA) oversees the Academic Progress Rate as part of its responsibilities with the Academic Performance Program. The CoA sets policies and recommends legislative changes to the Division I Board of Directors which has the final say on changes in Division I.
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