In a nutshell, very well, as expected. I included the release from Notre Dame for those who like to crunch the academic numbers. The APR replaced raw graduation rates years ago.
Notre Dame Leads All FBS Institutions With 17 Perfect NCAA APR Scores
The University of Notre Dame led the way among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and matched its institutional record with 17 perfect scores in the latest release of Academic Progress Rating (APR) statistics from the NCAA.
The Irish ranked ahead of Atlantic Coast Conference institution Duke (16) and the Big Ten’s Michigan (13) among FBS schools. Boston College, Clemson and Northwestern each also posted 10 perfect APR scores.
Notre Dame baseball, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s fencing, men’s and women’s golf, men’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s track and field, women’s soccer, softball, women’s tennis and volleyball were the 17 Irish programs with a perfect 1,000 APR score.
Among the football programs that participated in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff, Notre Dame (990) joined Ohio State (1000) and Clemson (995) in posting an APR of 990 or higher.
Notre Dame’s 17 programs with scores of 1,000 marked the 10th time in the 19-year history of the APR in which at least 13 Irish teams had scored perfectly (also in 2006, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
Notre Dame’s number of perfect scores has ranked either first or second among all FBS programs for 19 consecutive years. Notre Dame led FBS schools in 1,000 scores in 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (both years tied with Stanford at 13), 2016 (with 16), 2015 (17), 2013 and 2012 (both with 12), 2009 (with nine), 2008 (with eight, tied with Duke) and 2006 (with 14, tied with Boston College).
Notre Dame finished second in the number of 1,000 scores in 2022, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2011, 2010 and 2007.
The APR, created to provide more of a real‐time measurement of academic success than graduation rates offer, is a team-based metric where scholarship student-athletes earn one point each term for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. Schools that don’t offer scholarships track their recruited student-athletes.
Every Division I sports team submits data to have its Academic Progress Rate calculated each academic year. The NCAA reports both single-year rates and four-year rates, on which penalties for poor academic performance are based. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable, member-provided data. APRs for each team, lists of teams receiving public recognition and those receiving sanctions are available online through the NCAA’s searchable database.
2024 University of Notre Dame APR Ratings by Sport
Baseball — 1000
Men’s Basketball – 975
Women’s Basketball – 1000
Men’s Cross Country – 1000
Women’s Cross Country – 1000
Men’s Fencing – 1000
Women’s Fencing – 1000
Football - 990
Men’s Golf – 1000
Women’s Golf – 1000
Hockey – 997
Men’s Lacrosse – 1000
Women’s Lacrosse – 1000
Rowing – 996
Men’s Soccer – 984
Women’s Soccer – 1000
Diving – 1000
Men’s Swimming and Diving – 1000
Women’s Swimming and Diving – 998
Men’s Tennis – 993
Women’s Tennis – 1000
Men’s Track and Field – 1000
Women’s Track and Field – 1000
Softball – 1000
Volleyball – 1000
Here is where Notre Dame has ranked annually among FBS institutions in terms of raw numbers of individual team 1,000 APR scores:
2024 –– 1. Notre Dame 17 (7 men’s sports, 10 women’s sports)
2. Duke 16
3. Michigan 13
2023 –– 1. Notre Dame 16 (8 men’s sports, 8 women’s sports)
2. Duke 14
3. NC State 11
2022 –– 1. Duke 16
2. Notre Dame 14 (8 men’s sports, 10 women’s sports)
3. NC State & Northwestern 10
2021 –– 1. Notre Dame 15 (6 men’s sports, 9 women’s sports)
2. Duke 13
3. Northwestern 11
2020 — 1. (tie) Notre Dame (7 men’s sports, 6 women’s sports)
Stanford 13
3. Northwestern 12
2019 — 1. Notre Dame 13 (6 men’s sports, 7 women’s sports)
2. (tie) Stanford, Northwestern 12
4. Boston College 11
2018 — 1. Stanford 16
2. Notre Dame 12 (5 men’s, 7 women’s)
3. (tie) Boston College, Northwestern 11
2017 — 1. Stanford 14
2. Notre Dame 12 (4 men’s, 8 women’s)
3. Boston College 11
2016 — 1. Notre Dame 16 (7 men’s, 9 women’s)
2. Stanford 14
3. Boston College 12
2015 — 1. Notre Dame 17 (9 men’s, 8 women’s)
2. Stanford 15
3. Northwestern 12
2014 — 1. Stanford 12
2. Notre Dame 11 (7 men’s, 4 women’s)
3. Northwestern 10
2013 — 1. Notre Dame 12 (8 men’s, 4 women’s)
2. Stanford 11
3. Duke 10
2012 — 1. Notre Dame 12 (8 men’s, 4 women’s)
2. (tie) Boston College, Duke 9;
4. (tie) Northwestern, Vanderbilt 8
2011 — 1. Duke 10
2. Notre Dame 9 (5 men’s, 4 women’s)
3. Boston College 6
2010 — 1. Duke 10
2. Notre Dame 8 (5 men’s, 3 women’s)
3. Boston College 7
2009 — 1. Notre Dame 9 (4 men’s, 5 women’s)
2. Duke 8
3. (tie) Boston College, Stanford 6
2008 — 1. (tie) Notre Dame (5 men’s, 3 women’s), Duke 8
3. Boston College 7
4. Stanford 5
2007 — 1. Boston College 10
2. Notre Dame 9 (5 men’s, 4 women’s)
3. (tie) Rice, Stanford, U.S. Naval Academy 7
2006 — 1. (tie) Notre Dame (7 men’s, 7 women’s), Boston College 14.
Notre Dame Leads All FBS Institutions With 17 Perfect NCAA APR Scores
The University of Notre Dame led the way among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools and matched its institutional record with 17 perfect scores in the latest release of Academic Progress Rating (APR) statistics from the NCAA.
The Irish ranked ahead of Atlantic Coast Conference institution Duke (16) and the Big Ten’s Michigan (13) among FBS schools. Boston College, Clemson and Northwestern each also posted 10 perfect APR scores.
Notre Dame baseball, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s fencing, men’s and women’s golf, men’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s track and field, women’s soccer, softball, women’s tennis and volleyball were the 17 Irish programs with a perfect 1,000 APR score.
Among the football programs that participated in the 2024-25 College Football Playoff, Notre Dame (990) joined Ohio State (1000) and Clemson (995) in posting an APR of 990 or higher.
Notre Dame’s 17 programs with scores of 1,000 marked the 10th time in the 19-year history of the APR in which at least 13 Irish teams had scored perfectly (also in 2006, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
Notre Dame’s number of perfect scores has ranked either first or second among all FBS programs for 19 consecutive years. Notre Dame led FBS schools in 1,000 scores in 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (both years tied with Stanford at 13), 2016 (with 16), 2015 (17), 2013 and 2012 (both with 12), 2009 (with nine), 2008 (with eight, tied with Duke) and 2006 (with 14, tied with Boston College).
Notre Dame finished second in the number of 1,000 scores in 2022, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2011, 2010 and 2007.
The APR, created to provide more of a real‐time measurement of academic success than graduation rates offer, is a team-based metric where scholarship student-athletes earn one point each term for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. Schools that don’t offer scholarships track their recruited student-athletes.
Every Division I sports team submits data to have its Academic Progress Rate calculated each academic year. The NCAA reports both single-year rates and four-year rates, on which penalties for poor academic performance are based. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable, member-provided data. APRs for each team, lists of teams receiving public recognition and those receiving sanctions are available online through the NCAA’s searchable database.
2024 University of Notre Dame APR Ratings by Sport
Baseball — 1000
Men’s Basketball – 975
Women’s Basketball – 1000
Men’s Cross Country – 1000
Women’s Cross Country – 1000
Men’s Fencing – 1000
Women’s Fencing – 1000
Football - 990
Men’s Golf – 1000
Women’s Golf – 1000
Hockey – 997
Men’s Lacrosse – 1000
Women’s Lacrosse – 1000
Rowing – 996
Men’s Soccer – 984
Women’s Soccer – 1000
Diving – 1000
Men’s Swimming and Diving – 1000
Women’s Swimming and Diving – 998
Men’s Tennis – 993
Women’s Tennis – 1000
Men’s Track and Field – 1000
Women’s Track and Field – 1000
Softball – 1000
Volleyball – 1000
Here is where Notre Dame has ranked annually among FBS institutions in terms of raw numbers of individual team 1,000 APR scores:
2024 –– 1. Notre Dame 17 (7 men’s sports, 10 women’s sports)
2. Duke 16
3. Michigan 13
2023 –– 1. Notre Dame 16 (8 men’s sports, 8 women’s sports)
2. Duke 14
3. NC State 11
2022 –– 1. Duke 16
2. Notre Dame 14 (8 men’s sports, 10 women’s sports)
3. NC State & Northwestern 10
2021 –– 1. Notre Dame 15 (6 men’s sports, 9 women’s sports)
2. Duke 13
3. Northwestern 11
2020 — 1. (tie) Notre Dame (7 men’s sports, 6 women’s sports)
Stanford 13
3. Northwestern 12
2019 — 1. Notre Dame 13 (6 men’s sports, 7 women’s sports)
2. (tie) Stanford, Northwestern 12
4. Boston College 11
2018 — 1. Stanford 16
2. Notre Dame 12 (5 men’s, 7 women’s)
3. (tie) Boston College, Northwestern 11
2017 — 1. Stanford 14
2. Notre Dame 12 (4 men’s, 8 women’s)
3. Boston College 11
2016 — 1. Notre Dame 16 (7 men’s, 9 women’s)
2. Stanford 14
3. Boston College 12
2015 — 1. Notre Dame 17 (9 men’s, 8 women’s)
2. Stanford 15
3. Northwestern 12
2014 — 1. Stanford 12
2. Notre Dame 11 (7 men’s, 4 women’s)
3. Northwestern 10
2013 — 1. Notre Dame 12 (8 men’s, 4 women’s)
2. Stanford 11
3. Duke 10
2012 — 1. Notre Dame 12 (8 men’s, 4 women’s)
2. (tie) Boston College, Duke 9;
4. (tie) Northwestern, Vanderbilt 8
2011 — 1. Duke 10
2. Notre Dame 9 (5 men’s, 4 women’s)
3. Boston College 6
2010 — 1. Duke 10
2. Notre Dame 8 (5 men’s, 3 women’s)
3. Boston College 7
2009 — 1. Notre Dame 9 (4 men’s, 5 women’s)
2. Duke 8
3. (tie) Boston College, Stanford 6
2008 — 1. (tie) Notre Dame (5 men’s, 3 women’s), Duke 8
3. Boston College 7
4. Stanford 5
2007 — 1. Boston College 10
2. Notre Dame 9 (5 men’s, 4 women’s)
3. (tie) Rice, Stanford, U.S. Naval Academy 7
2006 — 1. (tie) Notre Dame (7 men’s, 7 women’s), Boston College 14.
