INDIANAPOLIS – Gonzaga Athletics combined to post an Academic Progress Rate (APR) score of 994, according to data released by the NCAA Tuesday.
 
Of GU's 15 APR-eligible teams, eight posted perfect 1,000 scores in the APR's multi-year average, which is a combined mark of reported data from each of the past four completed academic years. The 994 is also 10 points above the NCAA average of 984 and seven points above the West Coast Conference average of 987.
 
Gonzaga boasts the best APR score in the WCC, with Santa Clara second at 992. The following Bulldog programs finished in the Top-10 percent in the country in their respective sports: Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track, and Volleyball. All but three GU programs were above the NCAA average multi-year rate for their respective sports.
 
Eight Gonzaga programs have posted at least four straight years of perfect 1,000 scores, led by 11 straight from women's cross country and track. Men's cross country and track have had nine consecutive 1,000 scores, while men's golf and women's basketball have had eight in-a-row.
 
Instituted in 2004, the Academic Progress Rate (APR) program is a 1,000-point scale representing an institution's retention and maintenance of their scholarship student-athletes' academic eligibility and citizenship. APR rates are calculated every semester and are attached not only to institutions, but also to individual head coaches. The NCAA currently uses an APR score of 930 as its cut-off for acceptable retention and graduation of student-athletes; schools falling under that standard may be subject to NCAA penalties ranging from scholarship limits and/or reductions to potential elimination of postseason play opportunities.