Drexel University Athletics
Nine Drexel Teams Achieve Perfect Scores on the 2023 NCAA Academic Performance Rate
5/2/2023 4:30:00 PM | Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Wrestling, Women's Basketball, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Drexel Athletics
PHILADELPHIA – Nine of Drexel's varsity athletic teams scored a perfect 1000 on the Academic Performance Rate announced by the NCAA on Tuesday. The nine teams eclipse the mark of eight Drexel had last season.
Drexel had five men's teams and four women's team achieve a perfect score on the 2021-22 APR, which was announced on Tuesday, May 2. On the men's side, the golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis and wrestling teams scored 1000. On the women's side, the basketball, lacrosse, swimming and diving and tennis teams were at 1000.
Drexel had four teams score a 1000 multi-year rate, one more than last year. The teams earning that distinction were women's tennis, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis and wrestling. In addition, 10 Drexel teams are at or above the four-year national average, including both men's and women's basketball.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
Each academic year, every Division I sports team across the country calculates its APR using a simple and consistent formula. Each term, scholarship student-athletes can earn one point for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. For schools that do not offer scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked. The Academic Performance Program has established an essential framework for academic excellence. The program provides measurable goals to ensure schools are fulfilling their commitment of equipping student-athletes with the tools and resources necessary to achieve academic success.
"Drexel student-athletes have continued to excel academically," said Drexel Director of Athletics Maisha Kelly. "APR is a measure that quantifies this achievement. Having nine teams with perfect scores is a point of pride and speaks to success in the classroom while creating an environment for retention and competitive engagement."
Drexel had five men's teams and four women's team achieve a perfect score on the 2021-22 APR, which was announced on Tuesday, May 2. On the men's side, the golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis and wrestling teams scored 1000. On the women's side, the basketball, lacrosse, swimming and diving and tennis teams were at 1000.
Drexel had four teams score a 1000 multi-year rate, one more than last year. The teams earning that distinction were women's tennis, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis and wrestling. In addition, 10 Drexel teams are at or above the four-year national average, including both men's and women's basketball.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
Each academic year, every Division I sports team across the country calculates its APR using a simple and consistent formula. Each term, scholarship student-athletes can earn one point for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. For schools that do not offer scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked. The Academic Performance Program has established an essential framework for academic excellence. The program provides measurable goals to ensure schools are fulfilling their commitment of equipping student-athletes with the tools and resources necessary to achieve academic success.
"Drexel student-athletes have continued to excel academically," said Drexel Director of Athletics Maisha Kelly. "APR is a measure that quantifies this achievement. Having nine teams with perfect scores is a point of pride and speaks to success in the classroom while creating an environment for retention and competitive engagement."
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