Oklahoma Leads Big 12 in Academic Performance Rate

The Sooners lead the conference in the athletic success rate for the third consecutive year.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 11:55 am

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Oklahoma Leads Big 12 in Academic Performance Rate

Originally Published: Aug 26, 2010 5:49 PM CDT

Gerald Goodridge
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

NORMAN, Oklahoma -- For the third consecutive year, the Oklahoma football program leads the Big 12 in Academic Performance Rate with a score of 962, 19 points higher than the conference average.

“I am very proud of the academic performance of our student athletes,” Oklahoma President David L. Boren said in a press release. “With a record number of student athletes obtaining degrees this year and a great grade point average above 3.0 for student athletes as a whole, it’s not surprising that OU would be No. 1 in the conference in APR”

The APR is a scale established by the NCAA to measure athletic teams in moving student athletes toward graduating. It is calculated by allocating points for eligibility and retention.

Each player can earn two points for the program, one for being academically eligible and one for staying with the school.