South Carolina Releases APR Scores
All of the University of South Carolina’s countable intercollegiate sports posted a multiyear score of 950 or better, according to the Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics that were released today.
Carolina had 13 sports reach a perfect single-year score (1000) for the 2023-24 academic year, the second highest total ever by Gamecock Athletics, only behind 14 sports total in 2015-16. Sixteen of the 18 sports maintained or improved on their previous year APR scores.
Eleven of the 18 measured sports surpassed the national multi-year average while volleyball registered a perfect single-year score for the 11th-straight year. Beach Volleyball continues its streak of perfect APR scoring since the NCAA started collecting data for the sport
“These APR numbers are reflective of the hard work of our student-athletes and the commitment that our athletics department has to their academic success,” said Charlie Ball, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Academic Services. “For student-athletes, classroom achievement and graduation is the key to long term lifetime success after their playing days are over.”
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 multiyear cutoff (930) may be subject to penalties including scholarship reductions and postseason bans. For purposes of APR reporting, indoor & outdoor track & field teams are combined. The data released on Tuesday includes the scholarship student-athletes on rosters from the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 academic years
South Carolina’s Multiyear APR Rate (Four-Year Rolling Period) by Sport:
| Sport | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 23-24 Single Year |
| Baseball | 956 | 955 | 974 | 986 | 1000 |
| Men’s Basketball | 985 | 964 | 956 | 953 | 1000 |
| Women’s Basketball | 995 | 995 | 995 | 995 | 1000 |
| Football | 984 | 983 | 981 | 975 | 966 |
| Men’s Golf | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Women’s Golf | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Men’s Soccer | 989 | 989 | 989 | 988 | 969 |
| Women’s Soccer | 996 | 996 | 998 | 998 | 1000 |
| Softball | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Men’s Swimming/Diving | 971 | 969 | 970 | 972 | 975 |
| Women’s Swimming/Diving | 995 | 993 | 996 | 996 | 1000 |
| Men’s Tennis | 995 | 992 | 984 | 983 | 1000 |
| Women’s Tennis | 977 | 976 | 976 | 991 | 1000 |
| Women’s Cross Country | 991 | 975 | 977 | 977 | 986 |
| Men’s Track/Field | 966 | 965 | 970 | 974 | 1000 |
| Women’s Track/Field | 987 | 983 | 976 | 974 | 992 |
| Volleyball | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Beach Volleyball | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
ACADEMIC BULLET POINTS
- In the latest completed semester (Fall 2024), Carolina student-athletes had a cumulative 3.47 grade point average, marking the 36th consecutive semester with a departmental GPA above 3.0. In the fall 2024 semester, the department named 108 student-athletes to the President’s List for earning a 4.0 GPA, 207 student-athletes to the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) and 468 to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA). Spring 2025 data will be completed following the end of the semester.
- So far this season, South Carolina leads in the SEC Academic Honor Roll with 215 student-athletes making the list. Carolina has led all schools in the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the last 10 seasons with almost 4,000 student-athletes earning the honor.
- As of May 4, there have been four Gamecocks earn Academic All-America status, as voted on by College Sports Communicators – Kyle Kennard, Football (First Team); Raheim Sanders, Football (First Team); Ethan Ballek, Men’s Soccer (Second Team) and Cat Barry, Women’s Soccer (Second Team). 27 student-athletes earned All-District in their respective sports All-District teams by CSC. Spring sports teams will be announced at a later date.
- Since the Fall 2023 graduation, 264 Gamecock student-athletes have earned their USC degrees, including 110 that will take part in the Spring 2025 Commencement.
