Alabama Athletics Concludes Standout Academic Year
5/18/2026 5:52:00 PM | General
Crimson Tide teams posted an average APR score of 993, including six that scored a perfect 1,000
INDIANAPOLIS – Now that the 2026 Spring semester has concluded at The University of Alabama, Crimson Tide teams have once again received high marks in the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR), which the NCAA announced last week. In addition to an average APR score of 993, six teams scored a perfect multiyear of 1,000 with 12 additional teams achieving the perfect score in a single year.
In total, all 21 UA athletics teams continue to score well above the national cutoff standard figures that cover the four-year period (2021-22 through 2024-25 school years).
Football highlighted the way as it set a program record with a perfect score of 1,000 to lead the nation. In all, the Crimson Tide boasts eight teams posting their best ever APR score (baseball, men's cross country, football, men's golf, men's track & field, rowing, women's tennis, volleyball) with an additional seven teams leading the SEC in their respective sport (men's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's swimming & diving, rowing, women's tennis, volleyball) for the four-year average.
Altogether, it adds up to an average APR score of 993 across the university's 21 sports. In fact, this year's report marks the fifth consecutive year Alabama's overall average score rated over a 992.
Additional APR Highlights
- Alabama student-athletes finished the academic year strong, combining for a 3.46 grade point average this spring – the second-highest mark in school history
- 120 Crimson Tide student-athletes received a diploma at spring commencement, which brings the total number of student-athlete graduates this year to 181 (40 graduated during winter commencement in December; 21 in August's summer commencement).
- 124 student-athletes finished with perfect 4.0 GPAs this spring
- 315 ended with a 3.5 GPA or greater
- 464 total student-athletes we recognized by the league office with their name on the SEC Honor Roll level or above (3.0 or higher GPA)
- Football posted a best in program history 3.353 Spring GPA
About the Academic Progress Rate
- APR measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every Division I sports team
- Also serves as a predictor of graduation success
- NCAA's Division I Board of Directors set cut scores of 930 (out of 1,000) as a threshold for teams to meet or face possible immediate and historical sanctions
