For Second Time In Three Years, Ball State Wins MAC's Institutional Academic Achievement Award

August 26, 2024 | Baseball, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Soccer, Track & Field, Cardinal Varsity Club

CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the fourth time in program history and the second time in three years, Ball State University has been named the winner of the 2023-24 Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award. For this annual award, the Cardinals posted an overall athletic grade point average (GPA) of 3.447 for the 2023-24 academic year based on 433 students in 18 sports. In addition, Ball State's 992 score in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rating (APR) was the highest among MAC schools.

Ball State University earned the highest GPAs in football (3.165), women's soccer (3.852), and men's swimming and diving (3.392).

"I am excited about the many successes and positive news about Ball State athletics, but the one constant at Ball State continues to be our commitment to academic excellence," said Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell. "Our student-athletes should take great pride in claiming this year's MAC Institutional Achievement Award. I am proud of the commitment they make to themselves and to each other to be leaders on our campus."

The honor is presented annually to the MAC institution which achieves the highest overall institutional GPA for student-athletes competing in institutionally sponsored sports for the academic year.

Institutional Academic Achievement Award
2023-24           Ball State University
2022-23           University of Toledo
2021-22           Ball State University
2020-21           Kent State University
2019-20           Western Michigan University
2018-19          University of Toledo
2017-18           University of Toledo
2016-17           Western Michigan University
2015-16           University of Toledo
2014-15           University of Toledo
2013-14           Miami University
2012-13           University of Toledo
2011-12           University of Toledo
2010-11           University of Akron
2009-10           Bowling Green State University
2008-09           Ball State University
2007-08           Northern Illinois University
2006-07           Central Michigan University
2005-06           Central Michigan University
2004-05           Central Michigan University
2003-04           Central Michigan University
2002-03           Central Michigan University
2001-02           Central Michigan University
2000-01           Bowling Green State University
1999-00           Central Michigan University
1998-99           Central Michigan University
1997-98           Central Michigan University
1996-97           Ball State University and Central Michigan University (tie)
1995-96           Bowling Green State University
1994-95           Bowling Green State University

For Second Time In Three Years, Ball State Wins MAC's Institutional Academic Achievement Award

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