Jun 21, 2012
7:09:40pm
Here's how it's calculated:
"Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one retention point for staying in school and one eligibility point for being academically eligible. A teams total points are divided by the points possible and then multiplied by one thousand to equal the teams Academic Progress Rate score. Example: A Division I Football Bowl Subdivision team awards the full complement of 85 grants-in-aid. If 80 student-athletes remain in school and academically eligible, three remain in school but are academically ineligible and two drop out academically ineligible, the team earns 163 of 170 possible points for that term. Divide 163 by 170 and multiply by 1,000 to determine that the teams Academic Progress Rate for that term is 959.

The NCAA calculates the rate as a rolling, four-year figure that takes into account all the points student-athletes could earn for remaining in school and academically eligible during that period. Teams that do not earn an Academic Progress Rate above specific benchmarks face penalties ranging from scholarship reductions to more severe sanctions like restrictions on scholarships and practice time."

So from this, it would seem that schools with higher academic standards will have a more difficult time meeting the APR criteria since the athletes would be ruled academically ineligible at a higher GPA than at other schools. Not sure if that is accurate.
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