April 20, 2016 All 19 of the University of South Carolina’s countable intercollegiate sports posted a multi-year score of 950 or better for the fifth-consecutive year, according to the Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics that were released today.

“As reflected in our ‘Gamecock Student-Athlete Promise,’ the path to graduation is a commitment we make to each student-athlete here,” said Athletics Director Ray Tanner. “Our APR numbers reflect the efforts of our coaches, academic support staff and, most importantly, our student-athletes. It takes tremendous discipline and will to succeed as a student and an athlete. Our student-athletes at South Carolina meet the tasks head-on and succeed at the highest levels.”

Highlighting the South Carolina data are nine teams (baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s tennis, women’s soccer, women’s cross country, men’s golf and volleyball) with a perfect single-year score (1,000) for the 2014-15 campaign. Additionally, women’s soccer made a single-year jump of 45 points from 955 in 2013-14 to 1000 for the 2014-15 campaign. Men’s golf single-year score rose 28 points to 1000 and football single-year score rose 25 points to 980. Men’s tennis, women’s basketball, women’s cross country, and volleyball all registered a single-year score of 1000 for the second straight year.

“The continued success of our academic program is a direct reflection of the academic commitment by our students, staff and administration,” said Associate Athletics Director for Academics and Student Development Maria Hickman. “These consistent numbers reflect how we focus on graduation with all of our student-athletes.” During that most recent four-year span, South Carolina graduated 405 student-athletes, including 87 in 2011-12, 105 in 2012-13, 92 in 2013-14, and 121 in 2014-15.

The APR is a point system based on scholarship student-athletes’ eligibility and retention for a pre-determined four-year time period. NCAA sports falling below the established point cutoff (930) may be subject to penalties including scholarship reductions. The data released on Wednesday includes the scholarship student-athletes on rosters from the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 academic years.

South Carolina’s Multi-Year APR Rate (Four-Year Rolling Period) by Sport: