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Statistics Adapted from scholarshipstats.com

Maximum Number of Scholarships Available Official NCAA / NAIA / NJCAA

Sports Scholarshi

ps Men Wome

n

Football 30423 30423 -

Basketball 28819 14259 14560

Soccer 19594 8564 11030

Track & Field 16026 6690 9336

Baseball 15190 15190 -

Softball 14410 - 14410

Volleyball 11430 294 11136

Cross Country 8169 3512 4657

Tennis 7599 2732 4867

Golf 7398 4062 3336

Swimming & Diving 5784 2114 3670

Lacrosse 3230 1371 1859

Rowing 2080 - 2080

Wrestling 1898 1898 -

Ice Hockey 1657 1045 612

Field Hockey 1119 - 1119

Gymnastics 911 101 810

Water Polo 470 126 344

Equestrian 390 - 390

Bowling 315 24 291

Skiing 240 107 133

Fencing 233 99 134

Rifle 93 47 46Beach (Sand) Volleyball 45 - 45

Rugby 36 - 36

Totals - 2012 177,559 92,658 84,901

• Figures show total scholarship numbers including incoming players

• There are scholarship granting programs who’s information is unlisted due to inconsistencies and affiliations

Maximum Scholarship Numbers by Division

Total # of Total

Athletes Maximum #

of Athletic

Association US

schools Participatin

g Scholarships Men Wome

n

NCAA - Division I 348 139,063 74,243 38,35435,88

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NCAA - Division II 292 85,385 36,343 18,43917,90

4NCAA - Division

III 418 144,062 -0- -0- -0-

NAIA 260 56,354 25,778 13,44012,33

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NJCCA 464 53,248 41,195 22,42518,77

0Other Schools 276 39,737 n/a n/a n/a

2012 Totals 2,058 517,849 177,559 92,65884,90

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• Note that DI programs make up only a small fraction of available scholarships and athletic programs

• The largest portion of student-athletes attend DIII institutions which offer no athletic scholarships

% of Available Scholarships to Total Student Athletes 2012

All Sports Totals Men Women

Total Student Athletes 517,849 308,171 209,678Maximum # of Scholarships 177,559 92,658 84,901

% of scholarships to athletes 34% 30% 40%

All Sports except football Totals Men Women

Total Student Athletes 430,593 220,915 209,678Maximum # of Scholarships 147,136 62,235 84,901% of scholarships to athletes 34% 28% 40%

• Note that % of scholarship athletes doesn’t always mean “full ride”

• Many sports mean scholarships can be broken up between players

• Football is removed from the second section because football numbers can often skew statistics because of their large roster sizes and headcount scholarships

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