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Duke Accomplishes Record 16 Perfect APR Scores
5/6/2025 1:00:00 PM | Athletics
DURHAM, N.C. – A Duke University record 16 varsity athletics programs registered a perfect 1000 score in the most recent multi-year (2020-24) Academic Progress Report (APR) data released on Tuesday by the NCAA.
The 16 teams with a perfect score is the most by Duke in a single season, equaling the standard established in the spring of 2023 and topping last season's total of 14. The NCAA began reporting APR data in 2004-05.
In all, Duke totaled the highest APR score among ACC institutions in 17 of the league's sports – baseball (1000), field hockey (1000), men's cross country (1000), men's golf (1000), men's lacrosse (1000), men's swimming and diving (1000), men's track and field (1000), softball (1000), women's cross country (1000), women's fencing (1000), women's golf (1000), rowing (998), women's soccer (1000), women's swimming and diving (1000), women's tennis (1000), women's track and field (1000) and volleyball (1000).
By program, the Blue Devils' remaining scores were football (987), men's basketball (953), men's fencing (995), men's soccer (989), men's tennis (992), women's basketball (989), women's lacrosse (993) and wrestling (988).
Duke ranked second among all ACC institutions with its 16 programs achieving a perfect 1000 score, narrowly trailing Notre Dame (17) and bettering Boston College (10), Clemson (10), NC State (9), Virginia (7), Miami (6), Florida State (5), Georgia Tech (5), SMU (5), North Carolina (4), Stanford (4), Virginia Tech (4), California (3), Louisville (3), Pittsburgh (2), Syracuse (2) and Wake Forest (2).
In addition to the multi-year data, Duke also had 21 sports post perfect 1000 scores in the most recent one-year APR for 2023-24: baseball, men's basketball, men's cross country, men's golf, men's lacrosse, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, men's track and field, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's fencing, field hockey, women's golf, women's lacrosse, rowing, softball, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, women's track and field, and volleyball.
Each year, the NCAA tracks the classroom performance of student-athletes on every Division I team through the annual scorecard of academic achievement, known as APR. The score measures eligibility and retention each semester or quarter and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.
Beginning with 2012-13 championships, teams were required to post a minimum 900 four-year average APR or a 930 average over the most recent two years to be eligible to participate. For 2014-15 championships, teams were required to earn a 930 four-year average APR or a 940 average over the most recent two years to participate in championships. Beginning in 2015-16, teams must earn a four-year APR of 930 to compete in championships.
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The 16 teams with a perfect score is the most by Duke in a single season, equaling the standard established in the spring of 2023 and topping last season's total of 14. The NCAA began reporting APR data in 2004-05.
In all, Duke totaled the highest APR score among ACC institutions in 17 of the league's sports – baseball (1000), field hockey (1000), men's cross country (1000), men's golf (1000), men's lacrosse (1000), men's swimming and diving (1000), men's track and field (1000), softball (1000), women's cross country (1000), women's fencing (1000), women's golf (1000), rowing (998), women's soccer (1000), women's swimming and diving (1000), women's tennis (1000), women's track and field (1000) and volleyball (1000).
By program, the Blue Devils' remaining scores were football (987), men's basketball (953), men's fencing (995), men's soccer (989), men's tennis (992), women's basketball (989), women's lacrosse (993) and wrestling (988).
Duke ranked second among all ACC institutions with its 16 programs achieving a perfect 1000 score, narrowly trailing Notre Dame (17) and bettering Boston College (10), Clemson (10), NC State (9), Virginia (7), Miami (6), Florida State (5), Georgia Tech (5), SMU (5), North Carolina (4), Stanford (4), Virginia Tech (4), California (3), Louisville (3), Pittsburgh (2), Syracuse (2) and Wake Forest (2).
In addition to the multi-year data, Duke also had 21 sports post perfect 1000 scores in the most recent one-year APR for 2023-24: baseball, men's basketball, men's cross country, men's golf, men's lacrosse, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, men's track and field, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's fencing, field hockey, women's golf, women's lacrosse, rowing, softball, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, women's track and field, and volleyball.
Each year, the NCAA tracks the classroom performance of student-athletes on every Division I team through the annual scorecard of academic achievement, known as APR. The score measures eligibility and retention each semester or quarter and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.
Beginning with 2012-13 championships, teams were required to post a minimum 900 four-year average APR or a 930 average over the most recent two years to be eligible to participate. For 2014-15 championships, teams were required to earn a 930 four-year average APR or a 940 average over the most recent two years to participate in championships. Beginning in 2015-16, teams must earn a four-year APR of 930 to compete in championships.
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