University of Akron Department of Athletics Annual Report
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NEWS AND NOTES Zips Post High Marks In The Classroom Graduation Success Rate (GSR) • Zips Athletics boasts a 73 percent NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR). The latest GSR, released on Oct. 24 is based on the four entering classes from 2002-03 through 2005-06. NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) • Zips Athletics had 17 of its 19 sports exceed the national multi-year average (2008-09, 200910, 2010-11 and 2011-12) for the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate (APR), which was released on June 11. The APR rating system is a real-time measure of eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes. • UA teams exceeding the national multi-year average of 974 include men's basketball (990), men's cross country (986), men's golf (979), men's soccer (991), men's indoor track and field (984), men's outdoor track and field (984), women's basketball (995), women's cross country (1,000), women's golf (990), softball (990), women's soccer (995), women's swimming and diving (985), women's tennis (1,000), women's indoor track and field (978), women's outdoor track and field (978), women's volleyball (989), and rifle (981). • All 19 teams, including baseball (973) and football (932), posted averages above the NCAA's APR target score of 925. Additionally, 12 programs maintained or improved their four-year APR score from last year's report. • Ten programs recorded a perfect APR of 1,000 11 for the 2011-12 academic year (the most recent of the four academic years reported), which was an improvement from eight in the previous year's report. Posting perfect scores were rifle, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's golf, women's basketball, women's soccer, women's tennis, and women's indoor and outdoor track. BY THE NUMBERS 3.0 Collective GPA of the 450- plus University of Akron student-athletes during the 2012-13 academic year (3.02 GPA in fall 2012; 2.98 GPA in spring 2013). 12 Number of Akron sports teams (out of 19) to post a grade-point average of 3.0 or better in 2012-13. Additionally, four teams fell in the 2.5 to a 2.8 GPA range. 408 Tally of Zips student-athletes, who earned Dean's List honors, achieving a 3.25 grade- point average or better, during either the fall 2012 term, spring 2013 term or both.