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Mississippi State’s APR Success Illustrates Continued Academic Achievement
May 12, 2026 | Athletics, Athletic Academics, Student-Athlete Development, Joel Coleman
STARKVILLE – Once again, Mississippi State student-athletes are winning off the field. The NCAA has released the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) data, and it's a testament to the sustained academic success being had in Starkville.
Six Bulldog programs earned perfect multi-year APR scores of 1,000, and every MSU program exceeded the NCAA benchmark of 930. Men's golf, men's tennis, women's golf, women's tennis, soccer and volleyball all had scores of 1,000, while baseball, football, men's track, softball, cross country and women's track all had scores of 984 or better.
APR data is released annually by the NCAA. It tracks academic progress, retention and eligibility. Mississippi State continues to be one of the Southeastern Conference's most consistent performers, maintaining high academic standards across all sports. The latest APR report contains multi-year rates based on the four years from 2021-22 through 2024-25.
This year's APR superlatives for State include:
Six Bulldog programs earned perfect multi-year APR scores of 1,000, and every MSU program exceeded the NCAA benchmark of 930. Men's golf, men's tennis, women's golf, women's tennis, soccer and volleyball all had scores of 1,000, while baseball, football, men's track, softball, cross country and women's track all had scores of 984 or better.
APR data is released annually by the NCAA. It tracks academic progress, retention and eligibility. Mississippi State continues to be one of the Southeastern Conference's most consistent performers, maintaining high academic standards across all sports. The latest APR report contains multi-year rates based on the four years from 2021-22 through 2024-25.
This year's APR superlatives for State include:
- Perfect 1,000 APR scores for men's golf, men's tennis, women's golf, women's tennis, soccer and volleyball
- A 987.7 department-wide APR average, with every program exceeding the NCAA's benchmark of 930
- A 984 APR for football, which ranks among the top five in program history and marks the program's eighth straight year with a score of 975 or higher
- Men's golf's fifth consecutive year of a perfect 1,000 score
- Men's tennis' fourth straight year scoring 990 or better
- A 995 for softball, which ranks among the top five in program history and marks the program's 11th year in a row with a 990 or higher
- Cross country's third straight year with a score of 990 or better
- Women's golf's second straight year with a perfect 1,000 score
- Soccer's third consecutive year with a perfect 1,000 score
- Women's tennis' ninth straight year with a perfect 1,000 score, extending one of the department's longest-running academic streaks
- Volleyball's third year in a row with a perfect 1,000 score
- Baseball – 987
- Football – 984
- Men's Basketball – 951
- Men's Golf – 1,000
- Men's Tennis – 1,000
- Softball – 995
- Women's Basketball – 948
- Cross Country – 991
- Women's Golf – 1,000
- Soccer – 1,000
- Women's Tennis – 1,000
- Women's Track – 987
- Volleyball – 1,000
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