The NCAA released the latest Academic Progress Rate report with seven Eastern Illinois programs posting multi-year rates of 1,000. Men's cross country, beach volleyball, women's basketball, softball, women's cross country, women's golf and women's swimming each recorded perfect rates while three additional programs at EIU surpassed the NCAA overall APR of 986.

The national four-year Academic Progress Rate for Division I student-athletes is 986, two points up from the last publicly reported rate from last May.  As a league the Ohio Valley Conference had 31 teams with a perfect 1,000 APR rate.
 
The public announcement of APRs returned in May (2024) after a one-year hiatus. The Division I Board of Directors approved the continual suspension of APR penalties for an additional year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, it supported the public release of the APR data.

It marked the fourth straight reporting cycle for the women's cross country program to post 1,000.  It marked the fourth time in the last five reporting cycles that men's cross country posted 1,000.

Women's soccer just missed the 1,000 mark with an APR of 992.  Women's track and field posted a 995 with volleyball finishing with a 989.
 
Each academic year, every Division I sports team across the country calculates its APR using a simple and consistent formula. Each term, scholarship student-athletes can earn one point for remaining eligible and one point for staying in school or graduating. For schools that do not offer scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked.
 
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 will not be subjected to penalties this year. In 2021, APR data was not released publicly, and penalties were not assessed.