NCAA Athletic Scholarships
Number of NCAA Athletic Scholarships by Sport
You have worked hard in the field and in the classroom. Your parents have sacrificed time and money to help further your athletic career. You want a college athletic scholarship or possibly need one to pay for college. These figures represent the maximum amount of scholarships the NCAA says an institution is allowed to offer, not what is actually available at every school. In most cases, very few schools will be able to offer the maximum amount of scholarships for all the sports they support and in some cases individual college teams may be lucky to have one or two scholarship for the entire team. The only 3 sports where the maximum amount of athletic scholarships is guaranteed to exist are Division 1 football, and men’s and women’s Division 1 basketball. Those three programs are what we call “fully funded.” The best path to success is often trying to receive a partial athletic scholarship along with academic scholarships and grants. This is why it is important to be a strong academic student with high grades and to apply to a variety of schools that potentially might offer you aid to come to their school.
See: What are my odds for an athletic scholarship?
NOTES:
Max number scholarship players on a D1 baseball roster cannot exceed 27 and minimum athletic scholarship is 25% per player.
Max number scholarship players on a D1 hockey roster cannot exceed 30 and minimum athletic scholarship is 25% per player.
Division 3 and Ivy League Schools do not and cannot offer athletic scholarships.
|
Division 1
|
Division 2
|
|
| Baseball |
11.7
|
9
|
| Basketball |
13
|
10
|
| Cross Country/Track |
12.6
|
12.6
|
| Fencing |
4.5
|
4.5
|
| Football 1-A |
85**
|
36
|
| Football 1-AA |
63
|
|
| Golf |
4.5
|
3.6
|
| Gymnastics |
6.3
|
5.4
|
| Hockey |
18
|
13.5
|
| Lacrosse |
12.6
|
10.8
|
| Rifle |
3.6
|
3.6
|
| Skiing |
6.3
|
6.3
|
| Soccer |
9.9
|
9
|
| Swimming |
9.9
|
8.1
|
| Tennis |
4.5
|
4.5
|
| Volleyball |
4.5
|
4.5
|
| Waterpolo |
4.5
|
4.5
|
| Wrestling |
9.9
|
9
|
** (maximum of 25 to new students each year)
Women’s available athletic scholarships for NCAA D1 & D2 by sport.
|
Division 1
|
Division 2
|
|
| Archery |
5
|
5
|
| Badminton |
6
|
8
|
| Basketball |
15
|
10
|
| Bowling |
5
|
5
|
| Cross Country/Track |
20
|
12.6
|
| Fencing |
5
|
4.5
|
| Field Hockey |
12
|
6.3
|
| Golf |
6
|
5.4
|
| Gymnastics |
12
|
6
|
| Ice Hockey |
18
|
18
|
| Lacrosse |
12
|
9.9
|
| Rowing |
20
|
20
|
| Rugby |
12
|
|
| Skiing |
7
|
6.3
|
| Soccer |
14
|
9.9
|
| Softball |
12
|
7.2
|
| Squash |
12
|
9
|
| Swimming |
14
|
8.1
|
| Synchronized Swim. |
5
|
5
|
| Team Handball |
10
|
12
|
| Tennis |
8
|
6
|
| Volleyball |
12
|
8
|
| Waterpolo |
8
|
8
|
NAIA Athletic Scholarships (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
|
Division 1
|
Division 2
|
|
| Baseball |
12
|
|
| Basketball |
11
|
6
|
| Cross Country/Track |
5
|
|
| Football |
24
|
|
| Golf |
5
|
|
| Soccer |
12
|
|
| Softball |
10
|
|
| Swimming & Diving |
8
|
|
| Tennis |
5
|
|
| Track/Field/Cross Country |
12
|
|
| Volleyball |
8
|
|
| Wrestling |
8
|
National Junior College Athletic Association Athletic Scholarships
The NJCAA schools are divided into 24 regions based on geography. In some sports, schools are divided the following classification based on athletic aid
JC Division I – Division I can give a maximum of tuition, fees, room, board, books and fees, as well as transportation to and from the college by direct route one time per academic year.
JC Division II – Division II is limited to a maximum of tuition, fees and books.
JC Division III – Division III provides no athletic related financial assistance.
