GREEN BAY – A total of 11 out of 16 Green Bay Athletics teams recorded a perfect 1000 Academic Progress Rate (APR) score for the 2017-18 period, according to NCAA APR figures released. Additionally, 14 of the 16 teams posted perfect graduation rates for the 2017-18 year

"Our student-athletes, coaches and academic support staff should be commended for the outstanding effort they place on academic excellence," Director of Athletics Charles Guthrie said. "While there is always room to improve, the ascending trend in our APR scores is the result of a total team effort. Our outcome is a testament to UW-Green Bay's ingrained culture of student success with an impassioned focus on scholastic achievement."

Fourteen of the 16 athletic teams posted a 980 or better for the multi-year cohort. The following 11 programs posted perfect APR scores of 1000 for the 2017-18 year:
 
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Men's Soccer
Women's Soccer
Women's Cross Country
Volleyball
Men's Nordic Ski
Women's Nordic Ski
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Men's Tennis

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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