CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the third time in program history, Ball State University has been named the winner of the 2021-22 Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award. For this annual award, the Cardinals posted an overall athletic grade point average (GPA) of 3.353 for the 2021-22 academic year based on 318 students in 17 sports.
Ball State earned the highest GPA of a 3.054 in football. Earning over a 3.4 in three additional programs. While the women’s sport programs earned the highest rankings in field hockey (3.702), women’s soccer (3.768), and volleyball (3.842).
“We are incredibly proud of the commitment our athletes have to academic success," shared Ball State University Director of Athletics Beth Goetz. “This was another record-achieving year as a result of their phenomenal efforts in the classroom and pursuit of graduation. I am grateful for the tremendous support they received from our outstanding faculty and staff who foster this environment of excellence.”
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
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
