Penn State improved its Academic Progress Rate in 2022-23 over the previous year, according to recently released data from the NCAA.
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The NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate measures a collegiate team’s scholastic performance. A player who receives “athletically related financial aid” can earn up to two points — one for being enrolled and the other for being academically eligible in the next semester,. A team’s score is calculated by dividing points earned by total possible points and multiplying that figure by 1,000.
Penn State football scored 959 for the 2022-23 academic year, a significant improvement from the prior year. It ranked 12th of 14 Big Ten teams. During the 2021-22 academic year, Penn State football earned 914 — its lowest rating in more than 10 years and the lowest score in the Big Ten that year.on the football team’s low score last summer. In response, Coach James Franklin promised to “spend a lot of energy and resources” on improving the team’s academic performance,
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