WASHINGTON – The Atlantic 10 Conference ranks high in NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) data, posting a rate of 991 according to the latest NCAA data, which was released publicly on Tuesday. There were 13 Atlantic 10 schools above the NCAA national average in all sports.

The 991 rate also places the Atlantic 10 tied for fourth among all 32 Division I Conferences. The A-10 also had 165 teams at or above the national average in their sport, representing 69 percent of the leagues’ total teams. Additionally, there were 58 programs recorded a perfect rate of 1,000, which ranks sixth among the 31 full conferences.

The NCAA Academic Progress Rate measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance of each team in every sport. The most recent APRs, released Tuesday, are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years.
 
Women’s soccer had the most teams above the national average, with 11 teams topping the mean of 993. Men’s basketball in the A-10 had 10 teams over the national average of 971, as did men’s cross country (national average of 992). Women’s basketball (985) and women’s track and field (977) each had nine teams top the national mean.
 
Fordham recorded the highest number of teams that posted perfect multi-year APR scores with 10. Saint Joseph’s had eight and Davidson had seven team post perfect scores.  Richmond and Dayton each had six. In total, the 58 teams with perfect scores represents 24.6 percent of all A-10 teams, an increase of four points over 2023-24.
 
Men’s cross country had the highest number of perfect teams with seven, followed by women’s tennis with six. Men’s tennis and women’s cross country each had five perfect teams and women’s swimming & diving had four perfect teams.