CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Fighting Illini athletics continued to excel in the classroom, with seven programs earning perfect multi-year rates of 1,000 in the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) Institutional Report released by the NCAA today.

The APR marks are a four-year composite, covering the 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 school years, taking a real-time look at the academic success of scholarship student-athletes. The APR measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation.

The men's cross country, men's golf, women's cross country, women's golf, soccer, women's tennis and volleyball programs all earned perfect multi-year rates of 1,000 while men's cross country, men's golf, men's gymnastics, wrestling, women's cross country, women's golf, softball, soccer, women's tennis and volleyball all earned perfect single-year rates of 1,000 for the 2021-22 academic year. 

The minimum APR academic standard for each team is 930. Typically, teams that scored below the benchmark would have to face penalties that encourage an emphasis and prioritization on academics. However, due to the current penalty suspension in place, teams falling below the minimum 930 score will not be subjected to penalties this year. 

Normal Academic Performance Program operations with program penalties and loss of access to postseason competition will resume in spring 2024. This will also include the public recognition of high-performing teams. 

This is the second year of publicly reported APRs after a one-year COVID-19 hiatus. Last spring, the Division I Board of Directors approved the release of APR scores but voted to continue the suspension of program penalties. For a complete view of the entire NCAA database, click here.