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Ohio State APR Rates Continue to Shine
5/11/2026 1:00:00 PM | General
Football is one of two D1 football programs with a perfect multi-year score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate data shows Ohio State and its student-athletes and athletic programs continue to perform at an outstanding level in the classroom.
In the 22nd year of APR data for most teams, the scores provide a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for academic eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. The most recent APR scores are based on a multi-year rate that averages scores from the 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years.
Ohio State posted a cross-sport multi-year rate of 991. Of the 31 Buckeye sport programs in the data, nine have a multi-year score of 1,000, with another eight posting a score of at least 990. Ohio State football is one of two Division I football programs with a score of 1,000. The 2024-25 single-year rate for Ohio State as a department was 995, the highest Ohio State score since 2019-20.
Dr. John Davidson, Ohio State Faculty Athletics Representative, highlighted the success across the department's programs.
"Despite increasing volatility in the age of NIL and nearly unlimited transfer in college athletics, Ohio State shows remarkably high and consistent academic achievement across its sports — and continues to strive for improvement. Two-thirds of our teams improved or maintained their single-year APR scores, and 20 of those teams scored 1000 for the 2024-25 year. This is a testament to the concern for academics that is built into the athletics culture here. OSU's student-athletes, coaches, and academic support staff have an unparalleled dedication to success in the classroom."
In all, nine programs had perfect multi-year scores, with men's and women's cross country, men's golf, field hockey, women's gymnastics, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball joining football.
"The results of the Buckeye football program will garner the most attention, and rightly so — to attain perfect multiyear rates in three-consecutive years sets a standard that few programs across the country could even conceive of meeting," Davidson said. "But beyond that, we should be exceptionally proud that 29 percent of Ohio State's sports teams show perfect multiyear scores in this cycle."
In the single-year results for 2024-25, 20 Ohio State programs had perfect scores: men's basketball; men's cross country; football; men's golf; men's gymnastics; men's ice hockey; men's swimming; men's tennis; men's volleyball; wrestling; women's basketball; women's cross country; women's fencing; field hockey; women's golf; women's gymnastics; women's ice hockey; women's lacrosse; women's tennis and women's volleyball.
This academic year, 227 Buckeyes have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten team, including 137 honored from fall sports, with spring and at-large sports honors to be awarded later this month, and 804 were recognized as Ohio State Scholar-Athletes. At autumn commencement, 42 current and former student-athletes received their degrees and 181 will receive their degrees at spring commencement Sunday.
Noting Ohio State's Academic Progress Rate (2022-25)
In the 22nd year of APR data for most teams, the scores provide a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for academic eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. The most recent APR scores are based on a multi-year rate that averages scores from the 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years.
Ohio State posted a cross-sport multi-year rate of 991. Of the 31 Buckeye sport programs in the data, nine have a multi-year score of 1,000, with another eight posting a score of at least 990. Ohio State football is one of two Division I football programs with a score of 1,000. The 2024-25 single-year rate for Ohio State as a department was 995, the highest Ohio State score since 2019-20.
Dr. John Davidson, Ohio State Faculty Athletics Representative, highlighted the success across the department's programs.
"Despite increasing volatility in the age of NIL and nearly unlimited transfer in college athletics, Ohio State shows remarkably high and consistent academic achievement across its sports — and continues to strive for improvement. Two-thirds of our teams improved or maintained their single-year APR scores, and 20 of those teams scored 1000 for the 2024-25 year. This is a testament to the concern for academics that is built into the athletics culture here. OSU's student-athletes, coaches, and academic support staff have an unparalleled dedication to success in the classroom."
In all, nine programs had perfect multi-year scores, with men's and women's cross country, men's golf, field hockey, women's gymnastics, women's soccer, women's tennis and women's volleyball joining football.
"The results of the Buckeye football program will garner the most attention, and rightly so — to attain perfect multiyear rates in three-consecutive years sets a standard that few programs across the country could even conceive of meeting," Davidson said. "But beyond that, we should be exceptionally proud that 29 percent of Ohio State's sports teams show perfect multiyear scores in this cycle."
In the single-year results for 2024-25, 20 Ohio State programs had perfect scores: men's basketball; men's cross country; football; men's golf; men's gymnastics; men's ice hockey; men's swimming; men's tennis; men's volleyball; wrestling; women's basketball; women's cross country; women's fencing; field hockey; women's golf; women's gymnastics; women's ice hockey; women's lacrosse; women's tennis and women's volleyball.
This academic year, 227 Buckeyes have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten team, including 137 honored from fall sports, with spring and at-large sports honors to be awarded later this month, and 804 were recognized as Ohio State Scholar-Athletes. At autumn commencement, 42 current and former student-athletes received their degrees and 181 will receive their degrees at spring commencement Sunday.
Noting Ohio State's Academic Progress Rate (2022-25)
- 20 programs with a perfect (1000) single-year APR: Men's Basketball; Men's Cross Country; Football; Men's Golf; Men's Gymnastics; Men's Ice Hockey; Men's Swimming; Men's Tennis; Men's Volleyball; Men's Wrestling; Women's Basketball; Women's Cross Country; Women's Fencing; Field Hockey; Women's Golf; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Ice Hockey; Women's Lacrosse; Women's Tennis; Women's Volleyball
- 24 programs either maintained or increased their single-year APR score from 2023-24 to 2024-25: Baseball; Field Hockey; Football; Men's Basketball; Men's Cross Country; Men's Golf; Men's Gymnastics; Men's Ice Hockey; Men's Swimming; Men's Tennis; Men's Volleyball; Men's Wrestling; Women's Basketball; Women's Cross Country; Women's Fencing; Women's Golf; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Ice Hockey; Women's Lacrosse; Women's Rowing; Women's Swimming; Women's Tennis; Women's Track; Women's Volleyball
- Nine (9) programs with a perfect (1000) multi-year APR: Men's Cross Country; Football; Men's Golf; Women's Cross Country; Field Hockey; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Soccer; Women's Tennis; Women's Volleyball
- Based on NCAA research, only 25.5% of NCAA Division I programs have a perfect (1000) multi-year APR.
- 29% (9/31) of Ohio State programs currently have a perfect (1000) multi-year APR
- 21 programs either maintained or increased their multi-year APR score from 2023-24 to 2024-25: Field Hockey; Football; Men's Basketball; Men's Cross Country; Men's Golf; Men's Gymnastics; Men's Ice Hockey; Men's Lacrosse; Men's Swimming; Men's Tennis; Men's Track; Men's Volleyball; Women's Cross Country; Women's Fencing; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Ice Hockey; Women's Lacrosse; Women's Rowing; Women's Soccer; Women's Tennis; Women's Volleyball
- 23 programs were at or exceeded the national average multi-year APR in their respective sport: Baseball; Field Hockey; Football; Men's Basketball; Men's Cross Country; Men's Fencing; Men's Golf; Men's Ice Hockey; Men's Lacrosse; Men's Soccer; Men's Track; Men's Volleyball; Men's Wrestling; Women's Cross Country; Women's Fencing; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Ice Hockey; Women's Lacrosse; Women's Soccer; Women's Softball; Women's Tennis; Women's Track; Women's Volleyball
- 10 programs earned multi-year APRs in the top 10% of all squads in their respective sport: Field Hockey; Football; Men's Cross Country; Men's Golf; Men's Volleyball; Women's Cross Country; Women's Gymnastics; Women's Soccer; Women's Tennis; Women's Volleyball
- This is the third-consecutive multiyear perfect score for football
- The Ohio State University and the University of Alabama are the only football programs (from both FBS and FCS) that currently have perfect (1000) multi-year APRs.
- The overall Ohio State single-year APR score of 995 for the 2024-25 academic year is the highest single-year APR score since also achieving a 995 during the 2019-20 academic year.
- The overall Ohio State multi-year APR increased to 991 (from 990) for the 2024-25 academic year.
- Based on NCAA research, the multi-year average APR is 986.
- 26 Ohio State programs have a single-year APR of 990 or greater.
- 17 Ohio State program have a multi-year APR of 990 or greater.
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