Golden Bears and Pandas student-athletes are perennially among the leaders in Canadian University Sport both athletically and academically.

In order to qualify for Academic All-Canadian status, student-athletes must have a minimum 80% average (3.2 on a 4.0 grading system) with a minimum of 18.0 credits passed during a year in which they used U SPORTS athletic eligibility.

Since the AAC program was initiated in 1991, the Golden Bears and Pandas lead U SPORTS with 3,417 all-time Academic All-Canadians. 
 

YEAR	U SPORTS	Non U SPORTS	TOTAL
1990/91	37		37
1991/92	59		59
1992/93	72		72
1992/94	70		70
1994/95	55		55
1995/96	69		69
1996/97	64		64
1997/98	80		80
1998/99	82		82
1999/00	98		98
2000/01	106		106
2001/02	109		109
2002/03	99		99
2003/04	102		102
2004/05	133		133
2005/06	141		141
2006/07	102		102
2007/08	126		126
2008/09	113	15	128
2009/10	128	14	142
2010/11	125	18	143
2011/12	124	14	138
2012/13	118	17	135
2013/14	123	16	139
2014/15	128	14	142
2015/16	140	14	154
2016/17	151	14	165
2017/18	158	17	175
2018/19	162	8	170
2019/20	158	12	170
2020/21	189	24	213
2021/22	164	18	182
2022/23	179	22	201
2023/24	194	9	203
TOTAL	3,956	246	4,202

 
* - Non U SPORTS are tennis and golf student-athletes