Long Beach State University Athletics
Four Programs Finish With Perfect Scores As NCAA APR Scores Announced
5/2/2023 10:53:00 AM | General
Long Beach State boasts top performers as the program continues to return to normal after COVID-19 adjustments.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State had four programs boasting perfect Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores in the latest public announcement from the NCAA. Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Women's Water Polo and Women's Beach Volleyball all had full marks of 1000.
Among Long Beach State's women's programs, only basketball had a score under 970, while high-performing men's teams included Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf and Men's Water Polo.
The minimum APR academic standard for each team is 930. Typically, teams that scored below the benchmark would have to face penalties that encourage an emphasis and prioritization on academics. However, due to the current penalty suspension in place, teams will not be subjected to penalties this year. In 2021, APR data was not released publicly due to COVID-19, and penalties have not been assessed since that time due to recognition of challenges related to the pandemic. Additionally, resumption of public recognition awards for high-performing programs has been temporarily suspended, with both anticipated to be reinstated next year.
The APR was developed by the NCAA in 2004 to measure the academic progress and performance of athletic programs at its member institutions. The APR is determined by using the eligibility and retention for each student-athlete on scholarship during a particular academic year. Student-athletes are awarded one point for each semester they are enrolled and one point for each semester they are eligible for intercollegiate competition. A student-athlete can earn a maximum of two points per semester and a maximum of four points during an academic year.
The APR is calculated by taking the number of possible points for a particular sport and dividing that number by the total number of points earned from student-athlete retention and eligibility over the same period of time. The percentage is then multiplied by 1,000 to get the actual APR.
The NCAA does not penalize an institution for student-athletes who remain academically eligible but did not return to the institution due to circumstances beyond the student and/or institution's control. Examples of this include student-athletes who leave to pursue professional athletics, suffer from incapacitating physical or mental illness, or experience extreme financial difficulties as the result of a specific event such as a death in the family.
Complete information on the 2021-22 APR Report can be found at the NCAA's website, NCAA.org.
Long Beach State's Academic Progress Rate Scores (2018-19 to 2021-22)
Women's Basketball – 959
Beach Volleyball – 1000
Women's Cross Country – 979
Women's Golf – 1000
Women's Soccer – 970
Women's Tennis – 1000
Women's Track & Field – 970
Women's Volleyball – 989
Women's Water Polo – 1000
Softball - 972
Baseball – 945
Men's Basketball – 913
Men's Cross Country – 993
Men's Golf – 992
Men's Track & Field – 956
Men's Volleyball – 967
Men's Water Polo – 987
Among Long Beach State's women's programs, only basketball had a score under 970, while high-performing men's teams included Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf and Men's Water Polo.
The minimum APR academic standard for each team is 930. Typically, teams that scored below the benchmark would have to face penalties that encourage an emphasis and prioritization on academics. However, due to the current penalty suspension in place, teams will not be subjected to penalties this year. In 2021, APR data was not released publicly due to COVID-19, and penalties have not been assessed since that time due to recognition of challenges related to the pandemic. Additionally, resumption of public recognition awards for high-performing programs has been temporarily suspended, with both anticipated to be reinstated next year.
The APR was developed by the NCAA in 2004 to measure the academic progress and performance of athletic programs at its member institutions. The APR is determined by using the eligibility and retention for each student-athlete on scholarship during a particular academic year. Student-athletes are awarded one point for each semester they are enrolled and one point for each semester they are eligible for intercollegiate competition. A student-athlete can earn a maximum of two points per semester and a maximum of four points during an academic year.
The APR is calculated by taking the number of possible points for a particular sport and dividing that number by the total number of points earned from student-athlete retention and eligibility over the same period of time. The percentage is then multiplied by 1,000 to get the actual APR.
The NCAA does not penalize an institution for student-athletes who remain academically eligible but did not return to the institution due to circumstances beyond the student and/or institution's control. Examples of this include student-athletes who leave to pursue professional athletics, suffer from incapacitating physical or mental illness, or experience extreme financial difficulties as the result of a specific event such as a death in the family.
Complete information on the 2021-22 APR Report can be found at the NCAA's website, NCAA.org.
Long Beach State's Academic Progress Rate Scores (2018-19 to 2021-22)
Women's Basketball – 959
Beach Volleyball – 1000
Women's Cross Country – 979
Women's Golf – 1000
Women's Soccer – 970
Women's Tennis – 1000
Women's Track & Field – 970
Women's Volleyball – 989
Women's Water Polo – 1000
Softball - 972
Baseball – 945
Men's Basketball – 913
Men's Cross Country – 993
Men's Golf – 992
Men's Track & Field – 956
Men's Volleyball – 967
Men's Water Polo – 987
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