Wyoming Student-Athletes Once Again Earn Solid APR Marks

LARAMIE, Wyo. (MAY 5, 2026) – The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores on Tuesday. Once again, the University of Wyoming earned solid marks not just this season but for consecutive seasons, as well.

The national average for Division I held steady and incresed at 986, however, Wyoming exceeded that. The average score for the Cowboys and Cowgirls stood at 988 with nine squads receiving perfect scores of 1,000.

Men's and women’s golf, tennis, women’s volleyball, women's basketball, women's cross-country, women’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving, women's track and field all earned a spotless score of 1,000. Five of those teams – men's golf, tennis, volleyball, women's basketball and women's cross-country – have enjoyed multi-year scores of 1,000.

Each academic year, every Division I sports team's APR is calculated using a simple and consistent formula. Scholarship student-athletes can earn 1 point for staying on course for a degree in their chosen major and 1 point for being retained (or graduating) at the end of each academic term. A team's total points are divided by points possible and then multiplied by 1,000. For schools that do not offer athletics scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked. 

This is the fifth consecutive year of publicly reported APRs after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the Division I Board of Directors approved the release of APR scores but voted to continue the suspension of program penalties.