MIAMI (May 10, 2017) --- All 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship athletic programs at FIU finished above the required multi-year score of 930, with 14 teams recording scores of 960 or better in the release of the NCAA's 13th-annual Academic Progress Rate (APR) on Wednesday.
 
"While our athletic teams compete at a high level, it is their work in the classroom that matters the most," FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment Pete Garcia said. "I want to thank the FIU Board of Trustees, President Rosenberg and the FIU Administration for giving us the resources to be able to accomplish this feat. I also want to thank our coaches and academic support unit for the guidance and support that they give to our student-athletes. But above all, I want to thank our student-athletes for their hard work and dedication towards academic success."

The 2017 report released by the NCAA features a four-year compilation of APR data from the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years. The APR uses a series of formulas related to student-athlete retention and eligibility to measure the academic performances of all participants who receive grants-in-aid on every team at every NCAA Division I college and university.


Women's golf and women's cross country were recognized by the NCAA last week for registering a perfect multi-year score of 1000, ranking in the top 10 percent of their sport. It marked the third-straight year women's golf was recognized for its academic success.

Seven teams improved their multi-year score (baseball, men's basketball, women's cross country, softball, women's soccer, women's track and field, and volleyball). Men's basketball had the biggest jump, improving 52 points. Baseball (26) had the second-biggest jump, followed by softball (18) to round out the double-digit improvements.
  
Four teams had perfect single-year scores of 1000 for the 2015-2016 season, including women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball.
  
For more information on the APR, log onto the NCAA's official website at www.NCAA.org.
 
FIU Academic Progress Rate (APR) Report – 2015-2016
Men's Sports – Multi-year Rate
Baseball – 961
Basketball – 968
Cross Country – 971
Football – 936
Soccer – 969
Track & Field – 961
 
Women's Sports – Multi-year Rate
Basketball – 991
Beach Volleyball – 958
Cross Country – 1,000
Golf – 1,000
Softball – 986
Soccer – 983
Swimming & Diving – 972
Tennis – 980
Track & Field – 987
Volleyball – 984
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute.  FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.