The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Athletics Again Sets New Overall APR Record
6/15/2022 | Student-Athlete Development
Ole Miss Owns a New Record Institutional Multi-Year Average of 992
INDIANAPOLIS โ Ole Miss Athletics continues to soar in the classroom, breaking the department record for highest APR score yet again with a multi-year average of 992 in the annual APR release by the NCAA on Tuesday.
ย
The APR data release resumed for 2020-21 for the first time since 2019-20 after a one-year hiatus last year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This spring, the Division I Board of Directors voted to continue to suspend APR penalties for an additional year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it supported the public release of the APR data.
ย
Ole Miss recorded a massive improvement in its single-year APR score for the 2020-21 school year, jumping up 10 points over the last release to 996 in this latest release. Additionally, Ole Miss' new record multi-year average of 992 sits at plus-eight over the national average of 984, while its women's multi-year average of 994 ranks plus-four over the national women's average (990) and its men's mark of 990 at plus-10 over the national men's average (980).
ย
"The University of Mississippi is a special place for our student-athletes to pursue their college education, and these APR numbers speak to that," said Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development Dr. Bob Baker. "We are all very proud of these numbers and how our student-athletes consistently prioritize their academic goals."
ย
The newest APR numbers for Ole Miss also stack up well against the SEC. The Rebels lead or are tied for the SEC lead in multi-year APR in seven different sports โ women's cross country, football, women's golf, men's golf, rifle, soccer and women's track & field. Five of those teams โ women's cross country, women's golf, men's golf, rifle, soccer โ all posted perfect multi-year APR scores of 1,000. It was the first perfect scores in the program history of women's cross country, rifle and soccer, while it was the fifth in a row for men's golf and third in a row for women's golf.
ย
The Ole Miss football team notched a new program record multi-year APR score of 999, a two-point improvement over its previous best of 997 in the last release in 2020 and its sixth consecutive multi-year improvement. Furthermore, Ole Miss stands tied with Clemson for the FBS lead and ranks only behind FCS school Columbia (1,000) in all of Division I college football. Ole Miss ended up +30 over the FBS average and +27 over the SEC average.
ย
Of the 16 sports at Ole Miss, 12 posted perfect single-season scores of 1,000: men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, football, men's golf, women's golf, rifle, soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis and men's track & field.
ย
The APR, created to provide more of a real-time measurement of academic success than graduation rates offer, is a team-based metric where scholarship student-athletes earn one point each term for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. Schools that don't offer scholarships track their recruited student-athletes.
ย
Every Division I sports team submits data to have its Academic Progress Rate calculated each academic year. The NCAA reports both single-year rates and four-year rates, on which penalties for poor academic performance are based. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable, member-provided data. APRs for each team and those receiving sanctions are available online through the NCAA's searchable database.
ย
Ole Miss Athletics Multi-Year APR
992 โ Program Record
ย
Ole Miss Athletics Single-Year APR
996
ย
Ole Miss Athletics Multi-Year APR, By Gender*
Women: 995
Men: 990
ย
* Excludes Rifle, which is a co-ed sport nationally
ย
Ole Miss Perfect Multi-Year APR Scores (5)
Women's Cross Country
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Rifle
Soccer
ย
Ole Miss Perfect Single-Year APR Scores (12)
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
Football
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Rifle
Soccer
Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis
Men's Track & Field
ย
FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center and Ole Miss Student-Athlete Development Missionโจ
The mission of the FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center is to promote academic and personal achievement through quality developmental and need-based programs designed to empower and holistically develop student-athletes for life after collegiate athletics.
ย
ย
The APR data release resumed for 2020-21 for the first time since 2019-20 after a one-year hiatus last year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This spring, the Division I Board of Directors voted to continue to suspend APR penalties for an additional year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it supported the public release of the APR data.
ย
Ole Miss recorded a massive improvement in its single-year APR score for the 2020-21 school year, jumping up 10 points over the last release to 996 in this latest release. Additionally, Ole Miss' new record multi-year average of 992 sits at plus-eight over the national average of 984, while its women's multi-year average of 994 ranks plus-four over the national women's average (990) and its men's mark of 990 at plus-10 over the national men's average (980).
ย
"The University of Mississippi is a special place for our student-athletes to pursue their college education, and these APR numbers speak to that," said Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development Dr. Bob Baker. "We are all very proud of these numbers and how our student-athletes consistently prioritize their academic goals."
ย
The newest APR numbers for Ole Miss also stack up well against the SEC. The Rebels lead or are tied for the SEC lead in multi-year APR in seven different sports โ women's cross country, football, women's golf, men's golf, rifle, soccer and women's track & field. Five of those teams โ women's cross country, women's golf, men's golf, rifle, soccer โ all posted perfect multi-year APR scores of 1,000. It was the first perfect scores in the program history of women's cross country, rifle and soccer, while it was the fifth in a row for men's golf and third in a row for women's golf.
ย
The Ole Miss football team notched a new program record multi-year APR score of 999, a two-point improvement over its previous best of 997 in the last release in 2020 and its sixth consecutive multi-year improvement. Furthermore, Ole Miss stands tied with Clemson for the FBS lead and ranks only behind FCS school Columbia (1,000) in all of Division I college football. Ole Miss ended up +30 over the FBS average and +27 over the SEC average.
ย
Of the 16 sports at Ole Miss, 12 posted perfect single-season scores of 1,000: men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, football, men's golf, women's golf, rifle, soccer, men's tennis, women's tennis and men's track & field.
ย
The APR, created to provide more of a real-time measurement of academic success than graduation rates offer, is a team-based metric where scholarship student-athletes earn one point each term for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. Schools that don't offer scholarships track their recruited student-athletes.
ย
Every Division I sports team submits data to have its Academic Progress Rate calculated each academic year. The NCAA reports both single-year rates and four-year rates, on which penalties for poor academic performance are based. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable, member-provided data. APRs for each team and those receiving sanctions are available online through the NCAA's searchable database.
ย
Ole Miss Athletics Multi-Year APR
992 โ Program Record
ย
Ole Miss Athletics Single-Year APR
996
ย
Ole Miss Athletics Multi-Year APR, By Gender*
Women: 995
Men: 990
ย
* Excludes Rifle, which is a co-ed sport nationally
ย
Ole Miss Perfect Multi-Year APR Scores (5)
Women's Cross Country
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Rifle
Soccer
ย
Ole Miss Perfect Single-Year APR Scores (12)
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country
Football
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Rifle
Soccer
Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis
Men's Track & Field
ย
FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center and Ole Miss Student-Athlete Development Missionโจ
The mission of the FedEx Student-Athlete Success Center is to promote academic and personal achievement through quality developmental and need-based programs designed to empower and holistically develop student-athletes for life after collegiate athletics.
ย
PRESSER | Softball Postgame vs. Texas - SECT Quarterfinal (05-07-26)
Thursday, May 07
PRESSER | Softball Postgame vs. Tennessee - SECT 2nd Round (05-06-26)
Wednesday, May 06
Emilee Boyer and Kyra Aycock Postgame Interview SECN
Wednesday, May 06
Madi George Postgame Interview vs. Tennessee
Wednesday, May 06