ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan Athletic Department had 14 varsity teams achieve perfect multiyear scores in the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) released by the NCAA on Tuesday (May 6). The Wolverines had 10 women’s programs, and four men’s programs posted perfect multiyear scores as announced by the national office as part of the annual NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program.
The data for all schools includes the most current multiyear cohort (2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years). The 14 programs with perfect multiyear scores of 1,000 are men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s golf, men’s gymnastics, women’s gymnastics, women’s lacrosse, rowing, softball, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, men’s track and field, volleyball and water polo.
All 27 Michigan teams included in the report scored well above the threshold required by the NCAA to remain in good standing; the minimum APR academic standard for each program is 930.
Michigan had 21 of its 27 varsity teams score a perfect 1,000 APR rate during the 2023-24 academic year. On the women’s side, 12 of the school’s 14 teams posted a perfect score while nine men’s teams also achieved a 1,000 APR score.
The APR is a real-time measure of a team’s academic performance and is calculated by reviewing variables such as eligibility, retention and graduation rates of student-athletes competing on every Division I sports team.
Following are the University of Michigan APR multiyear and 2023-24 scores by sport:
| Sport | Multiyear | 2023-24 |
| Baseball | 984 | 1,000 |
| Men’s Basketball | 976 | 938 |
| Women’s Basketball | 991 | 1,000 |
| Men’s Cross Country | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Women’s Cross Country | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Field Hockey | 997 | 986 |
| Football | 996 | 1,000 |
| Men’s Golf | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Women’s Golf | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Men’s Gymnastics | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Women’s Gymnastics | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Ice Hockey | 977 | 977 |
| Men’s Lacrosse | 993 | 1,000 |
| Women’s Lacrosse | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Rowing | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Men’s Soccer | 994 | 1,000 |
| Women’s Soccer | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Softball | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Men’s Swimming & Diving | 986 | 993 |
| Women’s Swimming & Diving | 991 | 1,000 |
| Men’s Tennis | 994 | 1,000 |
| Women’s Tennis | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Men’s Track & Field | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Women’s Track & Field | 982 | 977 |
| Volleyball | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Water Polo | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Wrestling | 992 | 957 |
