national and sport-group apr averages and trends

National and Sport-Group APR

Averages and Trends

May 2015

Average Four-Year APRs Includes 2010-11 through 2013-14 Academic Years

Four-Year

Average

Overall 978 (+2)

Baseball 969 (+2)

Men’s Basketball 961 (+4)

Football 956 (+5)

Women’s Basketball 975 (+2)

Notes:

(1) APR displayed for all squads submitting usable data for 2013-14 (N=6,511; see technical notes on last slide)

(2) Numbers in parentheses are point changes from 4-year APRs reported in May 2014

(3) See subsequent section on single-year APRs for best description of APR changes/trends

Distribution of Multi-Year APRs (All Squads)

APR Range

(Raw)

4-Year

Aggregation

after 2010-11

4-Year

Aggregation

after 2011-12

4-Year

Aggregation

after 2012-13

4-Year

Aggregation

after 2013-14

0 - 599 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

600-699 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

700-799 0 (0.0%) 2 (0.0%) 1 (0.0%) 1 (0.0%)

800-824 2 (0.0%) 5 (0.1%) 2 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)

825-849 4 (0.1%) 4 (0.1%) 3 (0.0%) 6 (0.1%)

850-874 12 (0.2%) 23 (0.4%) 14 (0.2%) 13 (0.2%)

875-899 47 (0.7%) 35 (0.5%) 28 (0.4%) 19 (0.3%)

900-924 184 (2.9%) 164 (2.5%) 122 (1.9%) 79 (1.2%)

925-949 721 (11.2%) 621 (9.6%) 584 (9.1%) 529 (8.1%)

950-974 1,806 (28.2%) 1,757 (27.3%) 1,691 (26.2%) 1,677 (25.8%)

975-999 2,879 (44.9%) 3,008 (46.7%) 3,116 (48.3%) 3,207 (49.3%)

1000 758 (11.8%) 827 (12.8%) 889 (13.8%) 980 (15.1%)

Total Squads 6,413 6,446 6,450 6,511

Notes:

• Unadjusted APRs displayed in table. Squads with 4-year squad sizes below 30 are judged for penalties based on a squad-

size adjusted APR.

Average APRs by Sport for Men’s Teams (Four-Year APR for 2010-11 thru 2013-14 – Sorted Highest to Lowest)

SPORT # Teams Four-Year APR Average

Fencing 18 985

Ice Hockey 59 985

Water Polo 22 985

Volleyball 22 984

Skiing 11 982

Gymnastics 15 982

Rifle (co-ed) 22 980

Golf 302 979

Swimming 135 979

Tennis 261 978

Cross Country 315 977

Lacrosse 67 976

Soccer 203 971

Track (Outdoor) 280 970

Baseball 300 969

Track (Indoor) 259 967

Wrestling 77 963

Basketball 350 961

Football (FBS) 124 960

Football (FCS) 125 951

Average APRs by Sport for Women’s Teams (Four-Year APR for 2010-11 thru 2013-14 – Sorted Highest to Lowest)

SPORT # Teams Four-Year APR Average

Gymnastics 61 991

Ice Hockey 35 990

Lacrosse 103 988

Rowing 87 988

Field Hockey 78 988

Swimming 197 988

Water Polo 32 987

Skiing 12 987

Golf 263 987

Fencing 22 986

Cross Country 346 986

Tennis 322 985

Soccer 329 984

Volleyball 333 983

Track (Outdoor) 331 981

Softball 293 981

Track (Indoor) 320 980

Basketball 348 975

Bowling 32 975

Aggregate Trends in Single-Year APR,

Eligibility and Retention

Changes in the APR Distribution among all Squads

Submitting Data in Each Year (2003-04 to 2013-14)

Number of

Squads =

5,756

Average APR Median APR APR Distribution

Standard Deviation

2003-04 960.8 971 44.0

2004-05 960.8 971 43.2

2005-06 961.4 971 42.3

2006-07 964.4 974 40.0

2007-08 971.2 981 36.3

2008-09 972.4 983 36.7

2009-10 973.8 984 34.9

2010-11 974.5 984 32.6

2011-12 977.1 987 31.4

2012-13 978.6 988 28.2

2013-14 980.8 990 27.3 Notes:

(1) Rates include adjustments and delayed graduation points.

(2) Analyses based on N=5,756 squads with usable data that were part of Division I during all 11 years of the APR program.

(3) APR retention calculation changed beginning in 2007-08 to grant point adjustments for certain transfer students

(timing of calculation change indicated in red).

Changes in the Eligibility Rate Distribution among all Squads


Number of

Squads =

5,756

Average Eligibility

Rate

Eligibility

Distribution

Standard Deviation

2003-04 965.5 53.8

2004-05 964.1 51.0

2005-06 963.8 52.0

2006-07 966.6 50.7

2007-08 969.7 47.1

2008-09 971.6 46.8

2009-10 973.6 43.8

2010-11 974.0 41.8

2011-12 978.3 38.1

2012-13 980.2 33.6

2013-14 983.0 33.0 Notes:


(2) Median eligibility rates=1000 each year (more than 50% of all squads lose no eligibility points in a given year).

Changes in the Retention Rate Distribution among all Squads


Number of

Squads =

5,756

Average Retention

Rate

Median Retention

Rate

Retention

Distribution

Standard Deviation

2003-04 953.9 964 52.1

2004-05 954.2 965 53.5

2005-06 954.7 964 51.7

2006-07 957.2 968 49.4

2007-08 967.6 979 41.8

2008-09 968.7 981 41.6

2009-10 969.5 982 40.7

2010-11 970.4 982 38.7

2011-12 971.5 985 39.8

2012-13 973.0 986 36.2

2013-14 975.5 1000 34.9 Notes:


(2) APR retention calculation changed beginning in 2007-08 to grant point adjustments for certain transfer students

(timing of calculation change indicated in red).

Changes in the Average APR, Eligibility Rate and Retention Rate

among all Squads Submitting Data in Each Year (2003-04 to 2013-14)

Number of

Squads =

5,756

Average

APR

Average

Eligibility

Average

Retention

2003-04 961 966 954

2004-05 961 964 954

2005-06 961 964 955

2006-07 964 967 957

2007-08 971 970 968

2008-09 972 972 969

2009-10 974 974 969

2010-11 974 974 970

2011-12 977 978 971

2012-13 979 980 973

2013-14 981 983 976

Notes:

(1) Analyses based on N=5,756 squads with usable data that were part of Division I during all 11 years of APR program.

(2) Eligibility and retention rates do not include delayed graduation points (APR does include them).

(3) Retention calculation changed in 2007-08 to grant point adjustments for certain transfer students.

Sport Trends in Single-Year APR,

Eligibility and Retention

APR, Eligibility and Retention Trends in Baseball,

Basketball and Football

APR 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Baseball 933.4 935.7 941.8 945.0 963.9 964.2 966.3 964.3 966.3 972.0 973.0

Men’s Basketball 929.4 928.5 929.0 931.9 947.0 948.2 951.3 952.3 960.6 964.9 965.3

Football 930.6 930.7 933.3 941.4 947.1 947.6 946.4 949.2 954.0 959.9 962.9

Women’s Basketball 959.4 958.4 961.9 963.6 966.8 969.3 970.0 971.8 973.9 974.4 980.0

ELIGIBILITY 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Baseball 940.9 938.7 940.3 950.6 967.3 964.3 970.9 969.2 974.8 980.7 981.7

Men’s Basketball 936.4 935.7 935.9 946.5 956.4 954.0 958.8 960.2 970.0 971.6 974.8

Football 922.1 920.1 922.0 930.3 933.3 935.5 934.3 937.9 945.4 954.2 958.7


RETENTION 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Baseball 919.2 923.6 931.1 928.7 947.0 952.4 951.5 950.4 948.5 956.4 958.1

Men’s Basketball 917.1 910.4 909.4 906.9 927.6 933.7 933.3 932.8 939.2 947.9 947.2

Football 933.8 933.2 936.0 942.3 949.4 949.5 947.9 949.3 951.1 955.3 957.9


Notes:

1. Analyses based on 271 baseball squads, 323 men’s basketball squads, 228 football squads, and 321 women’s

basketball squads that sponsored the sport within Division I and provided usable data during all 11 years.

2. APR retention calculation changed beginning in 2007-08 to grant point adjustments for certain transfer students (timing

of calculation change indicated in red). Change did not affect eligibility rate calculation.

APR Trends in Baseball, Basketball and Football

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930

935

940

945

950

955

960

965

970

975

980

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PR

Year

Men's Basketball

Football

Baseball

Women's Basketball

Overall

Notes:




of calculation change = Year 5 on graph). Change did not affect eligibility rate calculation.

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Women's Basketball

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Average APRs by Sport for Men’s Teams

(Single-Year APRs in Sports with 50 or More Teams)

SPORT 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Baseball 963 964 966 965 966 972 973

Basketball 946 948 950 953 960 964 964

Cross Country 966 970 976 977 977 978 977

Football 947 948 946 949 954 960 963

Golf 971 973 971 968 975 981 986

Ice Hockey 980 980 982 982 985 985 986

Lacrosse 973 975 976 974 980 977 980

Soccer 968 968 969 966 971 971 975

Swimming 972 974 975 977 980 979 980

Tennis 970 969 976 973 978 979 978

Track (Indoor) 960 963 964 964 969 969 971

Track (Outdoor) 961 965 965 966 972 970 972

Wrestling 963 958 960 957 964 964 970

Note: Analyses based on N=6,120 squads that sponsored the sport within Division I and provided

usable data during each of the past seven years.

Rank SPORT 2013-14 ∆ APR-Rate

1 Ice Hockey 986 +6

2 Golf 986 +15

3 Swimming 980 +9

4 Lacrosse 980 +7

5 Tennis 978 +8

6 Cross Country 977 +11

7 Soccer 975 +8

8 Baseball 973 +10

9 Track (Outdoor) 972 +11

10 Track (Indoor) 971 +11

11 Wrestling 970 +7

12 Basketball 964 +18

13 Football 963 +15

Average APR by Sport for Men’s Teams –

2013-14 vs. 2007-08 Single-Year Rate

Notes: Analyses based on N=6,120 squads that sponsored the sport within Division I during each of

the past seven years. ∆ APR-Rate = 2013-14 single-year APR minus 2007-08 single-year APR.

Average Eligibility Rates by Sport for Men’s Teams

(Single-Year Eligibility Rates in Sports with 50 or More Teams)

SPORT 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Baseball 966 964 970 969 975 980 981

Basketball 955 955 958 961 969 971 974

Cross Country 961 965 969 971 974 974 975

Football 934 936 934 938 945 954 958

Golf 972 972 973 969 978 983 988

Ice Hockey 984 986 986 986 990 988 991

Lacrosse 976 978 979 975 985 981 985

Soccer 970 972 973 970 976 978 981

Swimming 965 968 971 973 979 979 977

Tennis 970 975 981 980 983 984 985

Track (Indoor) 941 949 950 952 959 960 965

Track (Outdoor) 944 951 951 952 961 962 966

Wrestling 953 950 955 950 960 962 972


the past seven years.

Rank SPORT 2013-14 ∆ E-Rate

1 Ice Hockey 991 +6

2 Golf 988 +16

3 Lacrosse 985 +9

4 Tennis 985 +14

5 Baseball 981 +16

6 Soccer 981 +11

7 Swimming 977 +13



10 Wrestling 972 +20



13 Football 958 +25

Average Eligibility Rates by Sport for Men’s Teams –



the past seven years. ∆ E-Rate = 2013-14 single-year eligibility rate minus 2007-08 single-year

eligibility rate.

Average Retention Rates by Sport for Men’s Teams

(Single-Year Retention Rates in Sports with 50 or More Teams)

SPORT 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Baseball 946 952 951 951 949 957 958

Basketball 927 934 932 933 939 947 946

Cross Country 966 972 977 979 977 978 976

Football 949 950 948 949 951 955 958

Golf 965 971 966 966 968 976 981

Ice Hockey 971 972 975 975 978 979 979

Lacrosse 969 968 971 969 973 970 973

Soccer 958 957 960 956 959 959 966

Swimming 974 975 975 977 978 977 981

Tennis 966 957 966 965 971 970 970

Track (Indoor) 970 971 970 970 973 971 972

Track (Outdoor) 971 973 973 971 976 972 974

Wrestling 964 958 958 956 961 961 962


the past seven years. Retention calculation changed in 2007-08 to grant point adjustments for

certain transfer students.

Rank SPORT 2013-14 ∆ R-Rate

1 Swimming 981 +7

2 Golf 981 +15

3 Ice Hockey 979 +7



6 Lacrosse 973 +5


8 Tennis 970 +4

9 Soccer 966 +8

10 Wrestling 962 -2

11 Football 958 +8

12 Baseball 958 +11


Average Retention Rates by Sport for Men’s Teams –



the past seven years. ∆ R-Rate = 2013-14 single-year retention rate minus 2007-08 single-year

retention rate.

Average APR by Sport for Women’s Teams

(Single-Year APRs in Sports with 50 or More Teams)

SPORT 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Basketball 966 969 970 972 974 974 980

Cross Country 977 978 983 985 986 984 988

Field Hockey 990 991 990 989 987 984 988

Golf 982 984 985 985 986 987 991

Gymnastics 987 988 990 987 987 993 992

Lacrosse 986 991 986 989 988 992 991

Rowing 985 984 986 986 986 987 989

Soccer 978 979 979 982 983 984 986

Softball 975 978 978 979 978 983 982

Swimming 982 984 987 984 988 987 990

Tennis 982 983 975 987 984 984 986

Track (Indoor) 969 972 975 976 982 979 983

Track (Outdoor) 971 974 977 978 983 980 984

Volleyball 978 979 979 979 981 985 986

Note: Analyses based on N=6,120 squads that sponsored the sport within Division I and provided

usable data during each of the past seven years.

Rank SPORT 2013-14 ∆ APR-Rate

1 Gymnastics 992 +5

2 Lacrosse 991 +5

3 Golf 991 +8

4 Swimming 990 +9

5 Rowing 989 +4

6 Field Hockey 988 -1


8 Volleyball 986 +8

9 Soccer 986 +8

10 Tennis 986 +4



13 Softball 982 +7


Average APR by Sport for Women’s Teams –

2013-14 Rate vs. 2007-08 Rate


the past seven years. ∆ APR-Rate = 2013-14 single-year APR minus 2007-08 single-year APR.

Average Eligibility Rate by Sport for Women’s Teams

(Single-Year Eligibility Rates in Sports with 50 or More Teams)

SPORT 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Basketball 969 974 976 976 980 981 987

Cross Country 977 980 983 985 986 985 989

Field Hockey 993 994 995 994 990 991 994

Golf 983 987 987 988 990 992 992

Gymnastics 986 987 988 989 989 995 991

Lacrosse 990 991 988 991 992 993 994

Rowing 986 983 986 984 988 988 989

Soccer 980 981 984 984 988 987 991

Softball 976 979 978 981 979 986 985

Swimming 981 985 989 985 987 988 993

Tennis 987 987 984 989 990 991 993

Track (Indoor) 962 965 969 971 978 975 981

Track (Outdoor) 963 967 970 972 979 976 982

Volleyball 983 983 982 983 984 989 991


the past seven years.

Rank SPORT 2013-14 ∆ E-Rate

1 Lacrosse 994 +4

2 Field Hockey 994 +1

3 Swimming 993 +12

4 Tennis 993 +5

5 Golf 992 +9

6 Soccer 991 +11

7 Gymnastics 991 +5

8 Volleyball 991 +8

9 Rowing 989 +4



12 Softball 985 +9



Average Eligibility Rates by Sport for Women’s Teams –

2013-14 Rate vs. 2007-08 Rate


the past seven years. ∆ E-Rate = 2013-14 single-year eligibility rate minus 2007-08 single-year

eligibility rate.

Average Retention Rate by Sport for Women’s Teams

(Single-Year Retention Rates in Sports with 50 or More Teams)

SPORT 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Basketball 960 960 961 964 963 964 970

Cross Country 975 974 981 983 983 982 986

Field Hockey 986 987 982 984 982 978 983

Golf 979 978 981 979 979 981 988

Gymnastics 986 988 992 985 985 990 991

Lacrosse 982 988 983 984 984 988 988

Rowing 981 982 983 984 983 985 987

Soccer 972 974 972 976 975 978 979

Softball 971 972 975 973 973 976 976

Swimming 980 980 982 982 986 985 986

Tennis 974 978 966 982 977 975 978

Track (Indoor) 973 975 978 978 981 980 982

Track (Outdoor) 974 977 980 981 983 982 984

Volleyball 971 973 974 974 975 978 979


the past seven years. Retention calculation changed in 2007-08 to grant point adjustments for

certain transfer students.

Rank SPORT 2013-14 ∆ R-Rate

1 Gymnastics 991 +5

2 Golf 988 +9

3 Lacrosse 988 +6

4 Rowing 987 +6


6 Swimming 986 +6


8 Field Hockey 983 -4


10 Volleyball 979 +8

11 Soccer 979 +7

12 Tennis 978 +3

13 Softball 976 +6


Average Retention Rates by Sport for Women’s Teams –

2013-14 Rate vs. 2007-08 Rate


the past seven years. ∆ R-Rate = 2013-14 single-year retention rate minus 2007-08 single-year

retention rate.

APR Subgroup Trends in Single-Year

APR

Trends Split by Conference Affiliation

5 Conferences

with Autonomous

Governance 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 977 978 980 978 980 983 985

Eligibility 976 977 981 979 983 985 987

Retention 972 973 974 973 974 977 979

% Squads < 930 6% 6% 5% 6% 5% 3% 2%

Note: Analyses based on 6,120 squads (1,356 at the five conferences with autonomous governance vs.

4,764 at other schools) that were part of Division I during each of the past seven years and submitted

usable data. “% squads < 930” refers to single-year APR in that academic year.

Other Division I

Conferences 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 968 970 971 973 976 977 979

Eligibility 967 969 970 972 977 979 981

Retention 965 967 968 969 971 972 974

% Squads < 930 14% 12% 12% 11% 8% 8% 6%

Trends Among Squads at Limited Resource Institutions

Squads from

Limited Resource

Schools 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 947 947 947 952 960 963 963

Eligibility 935 937 937 943 952 958 962

Retention 951 951 949 952 958 960 959

% Squads < 930 29% 29% 30% 27% 19% 18% 16%

Note: Analyses based on 6,120 squads (799 at limited resource schools vs. 5,321 at other schools) that

were part of Division I in each of the past seven years and submitted usable data. Limited resource

defined as school being in bottom 15% of Division I on resource composite. “% squads < 930” refers to

single-year APR in that academic year.

Squads from Other

Schools 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 974 976 977 978 979 981 983

Eligibility 974 976 978 978 982 983 986

Retention 969 971 972 973 973 975 977

% Squads < 930 10% 8% 8% 7% 6% 5% 3%

Trends Among Squads at HBCUs

Squads from

HBCUs 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 934 931 930 937 948 955 953

Eligibility 913 911 911 918 931 941 943

Retention 950 946 939 945 953 957 953

% Squads < 930 39% 42% 44% 39% 28% 25% 25%

Note: Analyses based on 6,120 squads (354 at HBCUs vs. 5,766 at other schools) that were part of

Division I during each of the past seven years and submitted usable data. “% squads < 930” refers to


Squads from Other

Schools 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 972 974 976 976 979 980 982

Eligibility 972 975 977 977 981 982 985

Retention 968 970 971 972 972 974 976

% Squads < 930 11% 9% 9% 8% 6% 6% 4%

Football Trends Split by Subdivision

FBS 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 952 953 951 954 958 964 966

Eligibility 938 943 939 946 951 960 965

Retention 951 951 951 952 953 958 959

% Squads < 930 17% 16% 19% 16% 12% 8% 3%

Note: Analyses based on 235 football squads (121 in FBS vs. 114 in FCS) that sponsored the sport within

Division I during each of the past seven years and submitted usable data. “% squads < 930” refers to


FCS 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 942 942 942 943 949 954 959

Eligibility 929 929 929 930 939 947 951

Retention 947 949 944 946 950 951 957

% Squads < 930 33% 31% 25% 25% 22% 16% 11%

Men’s Basketball Trends Split by Conference Affiliation

5 Conferences

with Autonomous

Governance 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 953 968 959 963 972 977 970

Eligibility 964 970 968 972 978 979 978

Retention 932 953 938 940 951 959 947

% Squads < 930 23% 17% 22% 17% 11% 9% 8%

Note: Analyses based on 338 squads (65 at schools in the five conferences with autonomous governance

vs. 273 at other schools) that sponsored the sport within Division I during each of the past seven years

and submitted usable data. “% squads < 930” refers to single-year APR in that academic year.

MBB Squads from

Other Conferences 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

APR 945 944 948 950 957 961 963

Eligibility 953 951 955 958 967 970 973

Retention 926 929 930 931 936 944 946

% Squads < 930 31% 30% 29% 26% 19% 19% 13%

Trends in APR 0-for-2s

Changes in the Number of 0-for-2s among all Squads Submitting Data

in Each Year (2008-09 to 2013-14)

Number of

Squads =

6,245

Number of

0-for-2s on these

Squads

Percent of Total

Student-Athlete

Cohort

2008-09 3,023 2.6%

2009-10 2,925 2.5%

2010-11 2,930 2.4%

2011-12 2,550 2.1%

2012-13 2,467 2.0%

2013-14 2,154 1.7%

Notes:

(1) Analyses based on N=6,245 squads that sponsored the sport within Division I during each of the past

six years and submitted usable data.

(2) “0-for-2” defined as student-athletes separating from a school while academically ineligible.

(3) 0-for-2 counts based on cohort definitions – SAs playing multiple sports could appear as multiple

0-for-2s in this table.

(4) Overall 0-for-2 rate was 3.6% at the start of the APR program in 2003-04 (equates to 4,452 per year

assuming similar cohort size as in 2013-14), a reduction of over 50%.

Current 0-for-2 Rates by Sport (2013-14)

Men’s Sport Pct. 0-for-2

Football 3.6%

Basketball 2.8%

Wrestling 2.6%

Track (Indoor) 2.4%

Track (Outdoor) 2.2%

Baseball 2.1%

Soccer 2.0%

Swimming 1.7%

Cross Country 1.7%

Tennis 1.4%

Lacrosse 1.4%

Ice Hockey 1.4%

Golf 1.2%

Notes: Analyses based on N=6,511 squads with usable APR data. Sports with over 50 Division I teams displayed.

0-for-2 rates in 2003-04 when APR program started: Baseball, 5.6%; MBB, 7.8%, MFB, 6.9%.

Women’s Sport Pct. 0-for-2

Track (Indoor) 1.3%

Softball 1.2%

Basketball 1.2%


Volleyball 0.9%

Soccer 0.9%

Field Hockey 0.8%

Rowing 0.7%

Golf 0.7%

Swimming 0.7%

Cross Country 0.6%

Tennis 0.6%

Lacrosse 0.5%

Gymnastics 0.4%

APR Delayed Graduation Points

Total Number of Delayed Graduation

Points

• Over the past eleven years, 14,349 student-athletes earned APR points for their former team by returning to college after their eligibility expired and earning a degree.

• Among high-profile sports, delayed graduation points total: – Men’s Baseball: 1,641

– Men’s Basketball: 1,042

– Men’s Football: 3,775

– Women’s Basketball: 482

• In other words, 6,940 former student-athletes in these four high-profile sports returned to college and graduated, earning their former team APR points. Note that these student-athletes are not typically counted as graduates in the calculation of the federal graduation rate or the GSR.

Distribution of Total Number of Delayed Graduation Points Earned

(All Squads)

2003-

04

2004-

05

2005-

06

2006-

07

2007-

08

2008-

09

2009-

10

2010-

11

2011-

12

2012-

13

2013-

14

Overall 654 993 1,230 1,430 1,570 1,498 1,476 1,500 1,485 1,401 1,112

Baseball 108 142 187 167 218 182 154 133 138 113 99

Men’s

Basketball 49 90 110 93 95 85 96 115 118 104 87

Women’s

Basketball 24 38 42 47 50 53 39 55 54 36 44

Football 191 287 298 362 401 367 378 390 394 378 329

Note: Not constant N-- Includes all squads that submitted usable APR data (varies from 5,828 teams in

2003-04 to 6,511 in 2013-14). Figures from 2011-12 through 2013-14 will increase in future years as

delayed graduation points continue to accumulate in these cohorts.

Trends in the Number of Transfer

Student-Athletes

APR as a Function of Transfer Status (Semester schools only)

Student

Category

2010-11

APR

2011-12

APR

2012-13

APR

2013-14

APR

Non-

Transfers 970 973 975 978

2-Year

Transfers 923 935 943 946

4-Year

Transfers 950 955 958 962

2013-14 Transfer Composition of Division I

Student-Athlete Population (by Sport)

Overall Baseball Men’s

Basketball Football

Women’s Basketball

Non-Transfers 87.9% 77.5% 71.5% 86.4% 83.0%

2-year Transfers 5.2% 20.2% 14.7% 8.0% 7.6%

4-year Transfers 6.9% 2.3% 13.8% 5.6% 9.4%

Note: Percentages represent transfer status (whether student-athlete entered current Division I school

from high school, a 2-year college or another 4-year college) within the 2013-14 APR cohort. Lifetime

transfer rates will be higher (for example, some of the student-athletes in the APR cohort are first-year

college students who may eventually transfer).

2013-14 Transfer Composition of Division I Student-Athlete Population (Men’s Sports – alphabetical)

Sport 2-year 4-year

Baseball 20.2% 2.3%

Basketball 14.7% 13.8%

Cross Country 2.6% 7.1%

Fencing 0.6% 3.5%

Football (Total) 8.0% 5.6%

Football (FBS) 9.0% 3.9%

Football (FCS) 6.9% 7.6%

Golf 4.8% 8.0%

Gymnastics 0.0% 1.5%

Ice Hockey 3.2% 4.6%

Lacrosse 0.9% 3.7%

Rifle (co-ed) 1.9% 2.9%

Skiing 0.9% 11.6%

Soccer 3.5% 14.0%

Swimming 1.6% 5.0%

Tennis 2.8% 14.0%

Track (Indoor) 4.7% 8.5%

Track (Outdoor) 4.8% 8.3%

Volleyball 2.6% 5.6%

Water Polo 4.3% 2.3%

Wrestling 3.0% 5.1%

2013-14 Transfer Composition of Division I Student-Athlete

Population (Women’s Sports – alphabetical)

SPORT 2-year 4-year

Basketball 7.6% 9.4%

Bowling 2.6% 4.7%

Cross Country 1.6% 6.5%

Fencing 0.5% 2.1%

Field Hockey 0.1% 4.3%

Golf 2.4% 8.5%

Gymnastics 0.1% 1.8%

Ice Hockey 0.4% 4.5%

Lacrosse 0.5% 2.9%

Rowing 1.0% 3.8%

Skiing 0.8% 10.2%

Soccer 1.3% 6.6%

Softball 6.1% 5.5%

Swimming 0.7% 4.6%

Tennis 1.4% 11.0%

Track (Indoor) 2.3% 7.0%

Track (Outdoor) 2.4% 7.1%

Volleyball 3.7% 9.0%

Water Polo 0.6% 6.0%


Population (Sorted by % of 2-Year College Transfers in APR Cohort)

Men’s Sport 2-year

Baseball 20.2%

Basketball 14.7%

Football (FBS) 9.0%

Football (FCS) 6.9%

Golf 4.8%


Track (Indoor) 4.7%

Water Polo 4.3%

Soccer 3.5%

Ice Hockey 3.2%

Wrestling 3.0%

Tennis 2.8%

Cross Country 2.6%

Volleyball 2.6%

Rifle (co-ed) 1.9%

Swimming 1.6%

Lacrosse 0.9%

Skiing 0.9%

Fencing 0.6%

Gymnastics 0.0%

Women’s Sport 2-year

Basketball 7.6%

Softball 6.1%

Volleyball 3.7%

Bowling 2.6%

Golf 2.4%


Track (Indoor) 2.3%

Cross Country 1.6%

Tennis 1.4%

Soccer 1.3%

Rowing 1.0%

Skiing 0.8%

Swimming 0.7%

Water Polo 0.6%

Fencing 0.5%

Lacrosse 0.5%

Ice Hockey 0.4%

Gymnastics 0.1%

Field Hockey 0.1%


Population (Sorted by % of 4-Year College Transfers in APR Cohort)

Men’s Sport 4-year

Tennis 14.0%

Soccer 14.0%

Basketball 13.8%

Skiing 11.6%

Track (Indoor) 8.5%


Golf 8.0%

Football (FCS) 7.6%

Cross Country 7.1%

Volleyball 5.6%

Wrestling 5.1%

Swimming 5.0%

Ice Hockey 4.6%

Football (FBS) 3.9%

Lacrosse 3.7%

Fencing 3.5%

Rifle (co-ed) 2.9%

Water Polo 2.3%

Baseball 2.3%

Gymnastics 1.5%

Women’s Sport 4-year

Tennis 11.0%

Skiing 10.2%

Basketball 9.4%

Volleyball 9.0%

Golf 8.5%


Track (Indoor) 7.0%

Soccer 6.6%

Cross Country 6.5%

Water Polo 6.0%

Softball 5.5%

Bowling 4.7%

Swimming 4.6%

Ice Hockey 4.5%

Field Hockey 4.3%

Rowing 3.8%

Lacrosse 2.9%

Fencing 2.1%

Gymnastics 1.8%

Trends in Transfer Composition of Division I

Student-Athlete Population

Overall

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 86.6% 86.8% 87.2% 87.5% 88.0% 88.5% 88.6% 88.4% 88.3% 88.3% 88.1%

2-year

Transfers 6.1% 6.0% 5.6% 5.3% 5.1% 5.0% 5.0% 5.2% 5.2% 5.1% 5.1%

4-year

Transfers 7.2% 7.2% 7.1% 7.2% 6.9% 6.5% 6.3% 6.4% 6.5% 6.6% 6.8%

Note: Trends in total Division I student-athlete population composition across N=5,756

teams that provided usable data and competed in Division I during this eleven-year period.

Trends In Number (Percent) of Transfers Into Division I:

Men’s Baseball

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 72.6% 72.7% 72.7% 74.1% 74.0% 76.3% 77.7% 77.5% 78.3% 78.4% 78.2%

2-year

Transfers 19.3% 18.8% 18.3% 17.4% 17.7% 17.9% 18.7% 19.5% 18.9% 19.4% 19.7%

4-year

Transfers 8.1% 8.6% 9.0% 8.5% 8.4% 5.8% 3.6% 3.0% 2.7% 2.2% 2.1%

Note: Trends in total Division I student-athlete population composition across N=271 teams

that provided usable data and competed in Division I during this eleven-year period.


Men’s Basketball



2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 73.9% 72.6% 72.0% 71.9% 73.6% 73.8% 74.7% 73.9% 73.4% 72.6% 72.2%

2-year

Transfers 16.7% 17.5% 17.9% 17.3% 15.6% 15.5% 15.2% 15.5% 14.7% 14.3% 14.4%

4-year

Transfers 9.4% 9.9% 10.1% 10.8% 10.8% 10.7% 10.0% 10.6% 11.9% 13.1% 13.4%

Trends in the Proportion of Men’s Basketball Transfers

in Division I APR Cohorts

Notes:

Analyses based on 323 men’s basketball squads that sponsored the sport within Division I during all 11

years.

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30%

Tra

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Year

4-4 Transfer

2-4 Transfer

Transfer Total


Women’s Basketball



2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 82.5% 83.1% 84.2% 83.6% 83.5% 83.8% 83.5% 83.2% 84.1% 83.9% 83.3%

2-year

Transfers 9.9% 9.6% 9.0% 9.2% 9.5% 8.9% 8.9% 8.4% 7.9% 7.6% 7.5%

4-year

Transfers 7.6% 7.3% 6.8% 7.2% 7.0% 7.3% 7.6% 8.3% 8.0% 8.5% 9.2%

Trends in the Proportion of Women’s Basketball

Transfers in Division I APR Cohorts

Notes:

Analyses based on 321 women’s basketball squads that sponsored the sport within Division I during all 11

years.

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30%

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Year

4-4 Transfer

2-4 Transfer

Transfer Total


Men’s FBS Football



2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 87.3% 87.8% 88.3% 88.3% 88.8% 88.9% 89.0% 88.7% 88.5% 87.9% 87.6%

2-year

Transfers 9.1% 8.8% 8.1% 8.0% 7.6% 7.9% 7.9% 8.2% 8.1% 8.4% 8.7%

4-year

Transfers 3.6% 3.4% 3.6% 3.8% 3.6% 3.2% 3.1% 3.2% 3.4% 3.7% 3.7%


Men’s FCS Football



2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 85.6% 85.4% 85.6% 85.8% 86.1% 86.2% 86.2% 85.9% 85.8% 85.5% 85.7%

2-year

Transfers 6.8% 7.0% 6.7% 6.4% 6.6% 6.2% 6.3% 6.6% 6.9% 7.1% 6.5%

4-year

Transfers 7.6% 7.6% 7.7% 7.8% 7.4% 7.6% 7.5% 7.5% 7.3% 7.4% 7.8%

Trends in the Proportion of Two-Year College Transfers

in APR Cohorts

Notes:

Analyses based on 271 baseball squads, 323 men’s basketball squads, 321 women’s basketball squads

and 228 football squads that sponsored the sport within Division I during all eleven years. Overall rates

include the four sports displayed.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20%

2-4

Tra

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Year

Men's Basketball

FB-FBS

FB-FCS

Baseball

Women's Basketball

Overall

Trends in the Proportion of Four-Year College Transfers

in APR Cohorts

Notes:

Analyses based on 271 baseball squads, 323 men’s basketball squads, 321 women’s basketball squads

and 228 football squads that sponsored the sport within Division I during all eleven years. Overall rates

include the four sports displayed.

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20%

4-4

Tra

nsfe

rs

Year

Men's Basketball

FB-FBS

FB-FCS

Baseball

Women's Basketball

Overall


Men’s Soccer



2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 85.0% 85.4% 85.9% 85.2% 85.3% 85.0% 86.3% 85.4% 84.3% 83.8% 83.0%

2-year

Transfers 3.4% 3.0% 2.9% 3.1% 2.8% 3.2% 2.9% 3.6% 3.5% 3.7% 3.3%

4-year

Transfers 11.6% 11.6% 11.2% 11.7% 11.8% 11.8% 10.8% 11.0% 12.2% 12.5% 13.7%


Men’s Tennis



2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 79.5% 79.6% 79.9% 80.4% 84.0% 83.8% 84.0% 83.0% 82.6% 83.4% 83.5%

2-year

Transfers 4.0% 3.8% 3.3% 2.7% 1.7% 1.3% 1.5% 2.1% 2.3% 2.2% 2.5%

4-year

Transfers 16.5% 16.6% 16.8% 16.9% 14.3% 14.8% 14.6% 14.9% 15.1% 14.5% 14.0%


Women’s Tennis



2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Non-

Transfers 84.5% 84.7% 85.5% 85.2% 86.7% 86.1% 85.7% 85.7% 85.8% 87.4% 87.8%

2-year

Transfers 3.1% 2.3% 2.0% 1.4% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.2%

4-year

Transfers 12.4% 13.0% 12.6% 13.4% 12.0% 12.6% 13.2% 12.8% 12.8% 11.2% 11.0%

Outcomes for Squads Below the 930

APR Benchmark

Summary of Number of Teams Below APR

Penalty / Access to Postseason Benchmark

• Penalty overview: – 59 of the 89 teams below 930 retain access to postseason and are exempt from

APR penalties. This is mostly due to relief provided to limited-resource

institutions during the transition to the 930 benchmark.

– 28 of the 89 teams will receive a level one, two or three penalty.

– A total of 21 teams lost access to postseason competition (two of which did not

receive a penalty).

• The majority of squads below 930 are from schools defined

as: – Limited-resource (84%)

– HBCU (76%)

– FCS (82%)

– While the number of squads below 930 is significantly lower this year, those that

remain below the benchmark are concentrated among limited-resource

institutions, a majority of which are HBCUs, FCS or both.

Penalty and Postseason Access Outcomes for Squads

with Multi-Year APRs Below 930 (Accounting for squad-size adjustment)

Total Squads Below 930

No Penalty or Loss of Access to Postseason Competition

Penalty but No Loss of Access to Postseason Competition

Penalty and Loss of Access to Postseason Competition

Loss of Access to Postseason

Competition but No Penalty

89 59

(66%)

9

(10%)

19

(21%)

2

(2%)

Note: Total number of teams = 6,372 with three or more years of APR data.

Squads with Multi-Year APRs Below 930

(Accounting for squad-size adjustment)

Benchmark

Number (Percent of Total) Teams Below APR

Benchmark

Number (Percent of All)

Limited-Resource Teams Below APR

Benchmark

Number (Percent of All)

HBCU Teams Below APR Benchmark

930 89

(1%)

75

(9%)

68

(19%)

Note: Total number of teams = 6,372 with three or more years of APR data (821

LRI teams, and 366 HBCU).

• This is a significant improvement from 2013. At that time 3% of all squads

were below 930, including 18% of all LRI squads and 27% of HBCU

squads.

Change in Percent of Squads Below 930 APR Benchmark by

Institution Type, 2012-13 to 2013-14

3%

18%

27%

1%

9%

19%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

ALL LRI HBCU

2012-13

2013-14

Characteristics of Squads with Loss

of Access to Postseason Competition

Divisional Characteristics of Postseason Access for Squads

With Multiyear APRs Below 930

Category NCAA

Division I FBS

NCAA Division I

FCS

NCAA Division I

No Football

NCAA Division II/III

(Multi-divisional)

Total

APR < 930 and Loss of Access to Postseason

1

(5%)

19

(90%)

1

(5%)

0

(0%) 21

APR < 930 with Access to

Postseason

3

(4%)

54

(79%)

11

(16%)

0

(0%) 68

Total 4

(4%)

73

(82%)

12

(13%)

0

(0%) 89

Note: Within postseason access category percentages shown. Total number of squads = 6,372.

[2,428 in FBS (38%); 2,285 in FCS (36%); 1,591 in Div. I No FB (25%); 68 multi-divisional (1%)].

Institutional Characteristics of Squads Below 930

Related to Postseason Access

Category Total Limited-Resource


21 15

(71%)

APR < 930 with Access to Postseason

68 60

(88%)

Total 89 75

(84%)

Note: Within postseason access category percentages shown. Total number of teams = 6,372. [821 teams from limited-resource institutions (13% of total)].

Number of Squads Below 930 by Sport and Postseason

Access Outcomes

Team Eligibility Men’s

Baseball Men’s

Basketball Men’s

Football

Other Men’s Sports

Women’s Sports


2

(10%)

4

(19%)

5

(24%)

9

(43%)

1

(5%)

APR < 930 with Access to Postseason

2

(3%)

13

(19%)

9

(13%)

22

(32%)

22

(32%)

Total 4

(6%)

17

(19%)

14

(16%)

31

(35%)

23

(26%)

Characteristics of Squads Receiving

APR Penalties

Divisional Characteristics of Penalties for Squads With

Multiyear APRs Below 930

Category NCAA

Division I FBS

NCAA Division I

FCS

NCAA Division I

No Football Total

Level One Penalty

1

(8%)

11

(85%)

1

(8%) 13

Level Two Penalty

0

(0%)

11

(100%)

0

(0%) 11

Level Three Penalty

0

(0%)

4

(100%)

0

(0%) 4

No Penalty 3

(5%)

47

(77%)

11

(18%) 61

Total 4

(8%)

73

(82%)

12

(13%) 89

Note: Within-penalty category percentages shown. Total number of squads = 6,372.

[2,428 in FBS (38%); 2,285 in FCS (36%); 1,591 in Div. I No FB (25%); 68 multi-divisional (1%)].

Institutional Characteristics of Squads Below 930

Related to Penalty Outcomes

Category Total Limited-Resource

Level One Penalty 13 11

(85%)

Level Two Penalty 11 8

(73%)

Level Three Penalty 4 4

(100%)

No Penalty 61 52

(85%)

Total 89 75

(84%)

Note: Within-penalty category percentages shown. Total number of teams = 6,372. [821 teams from limited-resource institutions (13% of total)].

Number of Squads Below 930 by Sport and Penalty

Outcomes

Team Eligibility Men’s

Baseball Men’s

Basketball Men’s

Football

Other Men’s Sports

Women’s Sports

Level One Penalty 1

(8%)

0

(0%)

2

(15%)

5

(38%)

5

(38%)

Level Two Penalty 0

(0%)

3

(27%)

1

(9%)

6

(55%)

1

(9%)

Level Three Penalty 1

(25%)

1

(25%)

2

(50%)

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

No Penalty 2

(3%)

13

(21%)

9

(15%)

20

(33%)

17

(28%)

Total 4 17 14 31 23

Note: Within-penalty category percentages shown. Total number of squads = 6,372. [295 in MBA, 345 MBB, 244 MFB, 2,021 Men’s Other, 3,467 Women’s Sports].

Trends in Number of Squads With

Loss of Access to Postseason

Competition and/or Receiving APR

Penalties

Trends in Number of Teams With Loss of Access to

Postseason Competition

Note: Small squad-size adjustment was removed for most teams in 2006-07.

Benchmark moved from 900 to 930

0 3

1

12 15

18

42

21

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Trends in Number of Teams Below APR Benchmark and

Number Receiving APR (Historical) Penalties

105

73 58 49

35 36

69

29

90

82

38

21 19 15

114

60

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Not Penalized

Penalized


Benchmark moved from 900 to 930

Trends in Number of Teams Below APR Benchmark, Receiving

APR (Historical) Penalties, and with Loss of Access to

Postseason Competition

195

155

96

70 54 51

183

89

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Below Cut

Penalized

Lost Access to

Postseason


Benchmark moved to 930

Technical Notes

Technical Notes

• National aggregates include those schools whose data were deemed usable by the date of publication (Southern University’s data excluded from all slides).

• Data displayed by primary conference affiliation (even if sport not sponsored by the conference) except for football (displayed by football conference affiliation).

• APRs, eligibility rates and retention rates calculated as averages of squads rather than point tabulations (so each squad contributing equally and to avoid quarter school vs. semester school issues). Transfer rates calculated by tabulating numbers of transfers across the conference and then turning into a percentage.

• Conference affiliation defined by 2014-15 AY membership.

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