CHICAGO (May 2, 2023) – Three Loyola University Chicago athletics programs posted perfect multiyear scores in the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released by the NCAA today. A total of eight Loyola teams recorded multiyear scores of 988 or higher while five programs had a perfect 1,000 APR score for the 2021-22 year.
 
The four-year APR rates include student-athletes who were in school between the 2018-19 and 2021-22 academic years.
 
The Loyola women's cross country, women's track & field and women's golf programs all posted perfect 1,000 APR scores according to the latest data released by the NCAA. Additionally, men's golf (992) and softball (992) each posted multiyear scores above 990. In total 10 of Loyola's 13 athletic programs posted four-year totals above the national average of 984.
 
The Rambler men's basketball team was 22 points higher than the men's basketball national average of 967, recording a multiyear score of 989, while the women's basketball team (986) was four points above the national average for women's basketball programs.
 
Over the last six reporting years, Loyola has accumulated a total of 29 perfect APR scores.
 
In the 2021-22 year alone, five programs posted single-year perfect scores of 1,000, including men's soccer, women's cross country, women's golf, softball and women's track.
  
Each academic year, every Division I sports team across the country calculates its APR using a simple and consistent formula. Each term, scholarship student-athletes can earn one point for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. For schools that do not offer scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked.
 
The Academic Performance Program has established an essential framework for academic excellence. The program provides measurable goals to ensure schools are fulfilling their commitment of equipping student-athletes with the tools and resources necessary to achieve academic success
 
APRs for each team are available online through the NCAA's searchable database.