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Cincinnati Athletics: NCAA 2014-15 APR Scores Released

The NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores for each Division I NCAA institution were released Wednesday. The takeaway? Cincinnati's student-athletes are doing very well in the classroom. The four-year rate for the athletics department as a whole is 983 (1,000 is a perfect score). The most recent reporting year is 2014-15 where Cincinnati scored a 987.

Implemented in 2003, the APR is essentially a way for the NCAA to better grade and assess the academic side of collegiate athletics using academic performance, eligibility, retention and graduation benchmarks. If teams fail to meet the minimum requirements on their APR scores (930), schools can be punished and withheld from competing in championships.