EDISON, NJ (June 14, 2022) – Despite the challenges of a global pandemic in recent years, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom at high rates. Following a one-year hiatus, the NCAA announced the latest four-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) and 41 MAAC teams achieved perfect APR scores (1,000) – 30 women’s and 11 men’s, while 10 league sports saw an increase in their average rate since the last annual report was announced in 2020.
“The MAAC and its members take pride in their student-athletes’ work in the classroom. The success of our multiyear APR reflects their dedication to their areas of study away from competition,” said MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor. “Congratulations to all the teams and programs for their continued success in the classroom.”
According to the 2020-21 data, Siena College led all MAAC institutions with six teams earning a perfect mark. Fairfield University and Iona College followed with five teams apiece, while Marist College was next with four perfect scores. Five conference programs recorded three flawless scores; they included Canisius College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, and Rider University. Manhattan College registered two teams with a score of 1,000, while a quartet of associate member teams achieved perfect scores.
Women's lacrosse had the highest MAAC multiyear average at 995, while women’s rowing (+7) and men’s cross country (+6) had the highest improvements in women's and men's sports, respectively, and men’s basketball improved by five-points, jumping to 971 from its 2020 score. Overall, the MAAC’s four-year average remained static from the last report in 2020 (983), which ranked tied for 15th nationally amongst the other 32 Division I conferences.
The APR, created to provide more of real-time measurement of academic success than graduation success rates offer, is a team-based metric where scholarship student-athletes earn one point each term for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. Schools that don't offer scholarships track their recruited student-athletes. The multiyear APR reflects NCAA Division I APR data submitted by schools for the 2017-18 through 2020-21 academic years. It should be noted that the public announcement of APR was not released in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| MAAC Teams with Perfect Multiyear APR Scores |
| Institution (Number of Teams) |
Sports |
| Canisius College (3) |
Men’s Golf |
| Softball |
| Women’s Volleyball |
| Fairfield University (5) |
Men’s Golf |
| Women’s Cross Country |
| Women’s Rowing |
| Women’s Soccer |
| Women’s Tennis |
| Iona College (5) |
Men’s Golf |
| Softball |
| Women’s Swimming & Diving |
| Women’s Volleyball |
| Women’s Water Polo |
| Manhattan College (2) |
Women’s Cross Country |
| Women’s Soccer |
| Marist College (4) |
Men’s Tennis |
| Women’s Basketball |
| Women’s Cross Country |
| Women’s Track |
| Monmouth University (3) |
Men’s Cross Country |
| Women’s Lacrosse |
| Women’s Soccer |
| Niagara University (3) |
Men’s Cross Country |
| Men’s Golf |
| Women’s Golf |
| Quinnipiac University (3) |
Men’s Cross Country |
| Women’s Golf |
| Women’s Volleyball |
| Rider University (3) |
Women’s Basketball |
| Women’s Cross Country |
| Women’s Tennis |
| Siena College (6) |
Men’s Cross Country |
| Men’s Golf |
| Men’s Track |
| Women’s Cross Country |
| Women’s Soccer |
| Women’s Track |
| University of Hartford |
Women’s Golf |
| Villanova University |
Women’s Water Polo |
| La Salle University |
Women’s Golf |
| Sacred Heart University |
Women’s Rowing |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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