Rutgers Football Academic Progress Rate (APR) Heading Back Up, Other Teams Honored

For a number of years, a point of pride for Rutgers fans was the football program's rank in the top 10 percent of schools in Academic Progress Rate, APR for short. APR is a metric used to assess how well players are doing academically with an emphasis on the number of players who remain eligible, are still with the team from the year before, and how many have graduated from the institution.

Last year, after accounting for the dismissals and other roster turnover during the 2014–15 academic year, the team had dipped well out of the top percent with a score of 948. This year the score increased thirty-three points to 981. Although not back in the top 10 percent of all football programs, it was tied for sixth in the Big Ten. To me, it's an indicator of the progress being made by the program under Chris Ash.

For more information on the APR boost, check out this article by J.P. Pelzman of the Asbury Park Press, which sums it up nicely.

In addition, scarletknights.com has an excellent post honoring other Rutgers sports programs that had exemplary APR scores. Check it out here.


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