ORONO, Maine – Six University of Maine teams earned a perfect score of 1,000 on the latest multi-year academic progress rate (APR) data released today by the NCAA. This year's scores include data from the 2019-20 through the 2022-23 academic years.
 
Maine's six teams with a multi-year APR of 1,000 leads all America East institutions. Additionally, Maine had 10 teams post perfect single-year APR rates for 2022-23: men's cross country, men's swimming, men's track, women's basketball, women's cross country, field hockey, softball, soccer, women's swimming and women's track all achieved perfect scores for the 2022-23 academic year.

Field hockey, soccer, women's cross country, softball, men's ice hockey, men's cross country and baseball all posted four-year APR scores at or higher than the national Division I average. Women's cross country has now earned a mark of 1,000 in 18 consecutive reports while softball has achieved a perfect mark for six consecutive years and women's basketball for four-straight years.
 
The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all D-I sports teams nationally. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or quarter and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in each sport. This year's scores include data from the 2019-20 through the 2022-23 academic years.

The APR, or Academic Progress Rate, holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student-athlete for each academic term. The APR is calculated as follows:

• Each student-athlete receiving athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for being academically eligible.
• A team's total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team's Academic Progress Rate.
• In addition to a team's current-year APR, its rolling four-year APR is also used to determine accountability.

Teams must earn a four-year average APR of 930 to compete in championships.

A full list of APRs for each team, including the Top 10, can be accessed by using the APR searchable database.    

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