The University of Mississippi Athletics
Ole Miss Continues to Make Gains in APR
4/20/2016 | Academic Support
OXFORD, Miss. - The number one core value in the Ole Miss Athletics Department mission statement set forth by athletics director Ross Bjork is academic excellence.
Not only are Ole Miss student-athletes setting records on the fields and courts, but in the classroom as well. In the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) report released Wednesday, every single sport exceeded the benchmark and achieved a four-year average above 955.
Nine teams scored above the national average in their respective sports, and women's tennis and volleyball achieved a perfect 1000 score. Both teams earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award last week.
"We're very excited that each team's four-year average is at or above a 955 rate," senior associate athletics director Derek Cowherd said. "This, coupled with the highest graduation success rate (GSR) in school history and also earning the highest cumulative GPA in school history, is proof that our students and staff have tried to embody the core values and work ethic that Ross Bjork and the leadership team are striving to achieve. Our goal is to compete for championships and graduate student-athletes, and our coaches, administration and support staff are definitely working to keep improving each and every year."
Joining women's tennis and volleyball with perfect scores for the 2014-15 year are men's basketball, men's tennis, women's cross country, women's golf and women's soccer.
Men's tennis (986), women's cross country (990), women's golf (994), softball (993), soccer (994), women's tennis (1000), women's track and field (979) and volleyball (1000) all posted multi-year APR scores at or above the national average (979) for Division I.
Listed below are the latest APR Scores for all Ole Miss sports teams.
| OLE MISS TEAMS | MULTI-YEAR APR | 2014-15 APR |
| Baseball | 973 | 943 |
| Men's Basketball | 955 | 1000 |
| Men's Cross Country | 966 | 964 |
| Football | 958 | 952 |
| Men's Golf | 975 | 947 |
| Men's Tennis | 986 | 1000 |
| Men's Track | 965 | 983 |
| Women's Basketball | 956 | 963 |
| Women's Cross Country | 990 | 1000 |
| Women's Golf | 994 | 1000 |
| Rifle | 963 | 935 |
| Softball | 993 | 988 |
| Soccer | 994 | 1000 |
| Women's Tennis | 1000 | 1000 |
| Women's Track | 979 | 995 |
| Volleyball | 1000 | 1000 |
