{"id":64906,"date":"2015-05-27T20:07:24","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T01:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=64906"},"modified":"2020-08-24T18:38:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T23:38:22","slug":"interactive-data-how-college-hockey-programs-scored-in-ncaas-academic-progress-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp-admin.uscho.com\/2015\/05\/27\/interactive-data-how-college-hockey-programs-scored-in-ncaas-academic-progress-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive data: How college hockey programs scored in NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rensselaer joined the ranks of teams with perfect four-year Academic Progress Rate scores in the 2013-14 season (photo: Jim Rosvold)<\/figcaption><\/figure>Five men’s hockey teams and three women’s hockey teams scored a perfect 1,000 in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate for the 2013-14 academic year.<\/p>\n

Dartmouth, Merrimack, Princeton, Rensselaer and Robert Morris were the men’s teams with the highest possible score. Boston College, Penn State and Rochester Institute of Technology scored a 1,000 among women’s teams.<\/p>\n

All but Rensselaer also recorded the highest score in the 2012-13 calculations.<\/p>\n

The APR gives programs a score for their student-athletes’ eligibility and progress toward a degree over a four-year period. (Read the NCAA’s full explanation here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Among men’s sports, hockey was tied with fencing and water polo for the top four-year score at 985. That’s up one point from the four-year average ending with the 2012-13 academic year.<\/p>\n

Gymnastics was the top women’s sport with a 991 four-year average. Hockey was one point behind.<\/p>\n

Use the interactive graphic below to explore the four-year averages for college hockey programs:<\/p>\n