MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (May 5, 2026) – West Virginia University’s varsity athletic teams have a combined Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 991 according to data released today by the NCAA. The 991 score matches WVU’s highest score for the 22 years of the NCAA Academic Performance Program.
WVU’s average APR score of 991 is five points higher than the NCAA’s overall four-year APR average score of 986. WVU’s score improved two points from last year, and the 991 score matches the school APR average posted in 2024.
“Our teams continue to excel in the classroom and in competition, and hitting our record score of 991 once again shows the job being done by our student-athletes, our student-athlete academic services unit, our coaching staffs and our support staffs,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. “I would like to congratulate our cross country, track & field, gymnastics and rifle teams for their perfect four-year scores. We continue to be proud of our academic success with our student-athletes and their commitment to West Virginia University.”
The APR is based upon eligibility and retention of student-athletes on a semester-by-semester basis and is an assessment of real-time academic success. The results of the fall and spring semesters, in a given year, are calculated as that year’s APR score and averaged with the respective scores from the previous three years to provide a four-year (multi-year) snapshot of academic achievement.
Any student-athlete receiving athletic aid in a varsity sport can earn up to four points per year for being academically eligible and remaining enrolled in the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned on the roster divided by that squad’s total possible points, multiplied by 1,000.
Teams must achieve a 930 multi-year APR to avoid immediate penalties (involving the possible reduction of practice time and access to postseason competition).
The current multi-year APR scores for WVU’s varsity teams (2021-22 to 2024-25): baseball 988; men’s basketball 994; women’s basketball 973; cross country 1,000; football 978; golf 987; gymnastics 1,000; rifle 1,000; rowing 989; men’s soccer 986; women’s soccer 994; men’s swimming and diving 994; women’s swimming and diving 998; tennis 972; track and field 1,000; volleyball 994; and wrestling 992.
WVU’s average APR score of 991 is five points higher than the NCAA’s overall four-year APR average score of 986. WVU’s score improved two points from last year, and the 991 score matches the school APR average posted in 2024.
“Our teams continue to excel in the classroom and in competition, and hitting our record score of 991 once again shows the job being done by our student-athletes, our student-athlete academic services unit, our coaching staffs and our support staffs,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren Baker said. “I would like to congratulate our cross country, track & field, gymnastics and rifle teams for their perfect four-year scores. We continue to be proud of our academic success with our student-athletes and their commitment to West Virginia University.”
The APR is based upon eligibility and retention of student-athletes on a semester-by-semester basis and is an assessment of real-time academic success. The results of the fall and spring semesters, in a given year, are calculated as that year’s APR score and averaged with the respective scores from the previous three years to provide a four-year (multi-year) snapshot of academic achievement.
Any student-athlete receiving athletic aid in a varsity sport can earn up to four points per year for being academically eligible and remaining enrolled in the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned on the roster divided by that squad’s total possible points, multiplied by 1,000.
Teams must achieve a 930 multi-year APR to avoid immediate penalties (involving the possible reduction of practice time and access to postseason competition).
The current multi-year APR scores for WVU’s varsity teams (2021-22 to 2024-25): baseball 988; men’s basketball 994; women’s basketball 973; cross country 1,000; football 978; golf 987; gymnastics 1,000; rifle 1,000; rowing 989; men’s soccer 986; women’s soccer 994; men’s swimming and diving 994; women’s swimming and diving 998; tennis 972; track and field 1,000; volleyball 994; and wrestling 992.