NUMBERS BY SPORT
ATHLETES WANTED
C H R I S K R A U S E
High School Edition
APPENDIX B
Sports per Division
Opportunities per Division
Athletes per Sport
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NUMBERS BY SpORT
AppENDiX
B
sports per diVision
Listed on the following page is the number of colleges and universities that offer a particular sport, separated by division.
AppENDiX B 337 sP
orTs
Per
div
isio
nSp
ORT
Divis
ion
IDi
visio
n IA
ADi
visio
n II
Divis
ion
IIINA
IAJu
nior
Colle
geTO
TAL
Base
ball P
rogr
ams
291
N/A
242
373
213
394
1,51
2W
omen
’s Bas
ketb
all Pr
ogra
ms
331
N/A
289
436
263
390
1,70
9M
en’s B
aske
tball
Prog
ram
s33
3N/
A28
841
226
543
51,
733
Wom
en’s C
ross
Coun
try Pr
ogra
ms
327
N/A
270
393
211
122
1,32
3M
en’s C
ross
Coun
try Pr
ogra
ms
301
N/A
241
372
204
113
1,26
1Fie
ld H
ocke
y Pro
gram
s77
N/A
2615
80
026
1Fo
otba
ll Pro
gram
s12
011
915
423
992
7179
5W
omen
’s Gol
f Pro
gram
s24
3N/
A13
416
413
988
768
Men
’s Gol
f Pro
gram
s29
1N/
A21
028
418
121
51,
181
Wom
en’s I
ce H
ocke
y Pro
gram
s35
N/A
246
00
83M
en’s I
ce H
ocke
y Pro
gram
s58
N/A
773
011
149
Wom
en’sLacrosseProgram
s85
N/A
4818
00
1833
1Men’sLacrosseProgram
s57
N/A
3515
10
2727
0W
omen
’s Soc
cer P
rogr
ams
310
N/A
225
424
222
180
1,36
1M
en’s S
occe
r Pro
gram
s19
8N/
A17
940
121
821
61,
212
Softb
all Pr
ogra
ms
276
N/A
268
408
210
358
1,52
0W
omen
’s Swi
mm
ing P
rogr
ams
139
N/A
7224
228
1849
9M
en’s S
wim
min
g Pro
gram
s19
3N/
A56
197
2117
484
Wom
en’s T
enni
s Pro
gram
s31
1N/
A22
037
112
392
1,11
7M
en’s T
enni
s Pro
gram
s25
8N/
A16
832
510
780
938
Wom
en’s T
rack
& Fi
eld Pr
ogra
ms
307
N/A
174
274
135
8297
2M
en’s T
rack
& Fi
eld Pr
ogra
ms
269
N/A
162
267
133
7890
9W
omen
’s Vol
leyba
ll Pro
gram
s31
7N/
A27
642
325
129
71,
564
Men
’s Vol
leyba
ll Pro
gram
s22
N/A
1347
170
99W
restl
ing P
rogr
ams
86N/
A45
9235
4430
2To
TAl
5,35
43,
804
6,75
23,
068
3,34
622
,324
338
AThLETES WANTED
opportunities per diVision
oPPorTuniTies Per divisiondivision iA schools with Football Programs 120division iAA schools with Football Programs 119division i schools with non-Football Programs 94division ii schools with Athletic Programs 291division iii schools with Athletic Programs 445nAiA schools with Athletic Programs 284nCJAA schools with Athletic Programs 516
ToTAl 1,869
MYth: NCAA Division iA is the only option for collegiate athletic opportunities.
reAlitY: Over eighteen hundred U.S. colleges and universi-ties sponsor collegiate athletics and are able to offer financial packages. Most of these opportuni-ties fall outside Division iA schools.
nCJAA28%
nAiA15%
div iii24%
div ii16%
div iA6% div i (oTher)
5%
div iAA6%
AppENDiX B 339
AThl
eTes
Per
sPor
T
High
Scho
ol
Athl
etes
Divis
ion
IDi
visio
n IA
ADi
visio
n II
Divis
ion
IIINA
IANJ
CAA
Tota
l Col
lege
At
hlet
es
Base
ball P
layer
s47
8,029
10,19
58,6
0311
,588
6,390
11,82
048
,596
Wom
en’s B
aske
tball
Play
ers
449,5
404,7
654,2
916,2
513,9
455,8
5025
,102
Men
’s Bas
ketb
all Pl
ayer
s55
2,935
5,119
4,768
7,194
3,975
6,525
27,58
1
Wom
en’s C
ross
Coun
try Ru
nner
s19
0,349
5,311
3,054
5,126
2,532
1,464
17,48
7
Men
’s Cro
ss Co
untry
Runn
ers
221,1
094,4
532,9
015,1
242,4
481,3
5616
,282
Field
Hoc
key P
layer
s62
,557
1,791
564
3,278
00
5,633
Foot
ball P
layer
s1,1
08,28
613
,758
11,9
0015
,764
22,81
39,2
007,1
0080
,535
Wom
en’s G
olfe
rs69
,243
2,047
973
1,076
973
616
5,685
Men
’s Gol
fers
159,9
582,9
602,2
801,2
671,4
821,5
059,4
94
Wom
en’s I
ce H
ocke
y Play
ers
8,621
837
521,0
070
01,8
96
Men
’s Ice
Hoc
key P
layer
s36
,667
1,632
218
2,156
025
04,2
56
Wom
en’sLacrossePlayers
61,08
62,3
1791
93,5
940
360
7,190
Men’sLacrossePlayers
82,86
02,5
071,2
585,1
350
540
9,440
Wom
en’s S
occe
r Play
ers
346,5
457,9
555,3
449,3
835,1
064,1
4031
,928
Men
’s Soc
cer P
layer
s38
3,561
5,556
4,801
10,67
45,1
044,9
6831
,103
Softb
all Pl
ayer
s37
1,293
5,285
4,905
6,964
4,200
7,160
28,51
4
Fem
ale Sw
imm
ers
147,1
975,1
551,3
924,6
9156
036
012
,158
Male
Swim
mer
s11
1,896
3,670
1,080
3,632
420
340
9,142
Athletes per sport
340
AThLETES WANTED
AThl
eTes
Per
sPor
T (Co
nT.)
High
Scho
ol
Athl
etes
Divis
ion
IDi
visio
n IA
ADi
visio
n II
Divis
ion
IIINA
IANJ
CAA
Tota
l Col
lege
At
hlet
es
Wom
en’s T
enni
s Play
ers
172,4
552,8
91
2,004
3,826
1,230
920
10,87
1
Men
’s Ten
nis P
layer
s15
6,285
2,680
1,6
193,5
511,0
7082
09,7
40
Wom
en’s T
rack
& Fi
eld Pa
rticip
ants
447,5
2011
,230
4,4
516,6
824,0
502,4
6028
,873
Men
’s Tra
ck &
Field
Parti
cipan
ts54
8,821
10,26
6
5,052
8,161
3,990
2,340
29,80
9
Wom
en’s V
olley
ball P
artic
ipan
ts39
7,968
4,650
4,0
206,0
453,3
1229
718
,324
Men
’s Vol
leyba
ll Par
ticip
ants
46,78
045
6
238
604
255
01,5
53
Wre
stler
s25
9,688
2,648
1,3
182,3
4491
01,1
448,3
64
ToTA
l6,
871,
249
132,
034
11,9
0081
,869
142,
166
61,1
5262
,335
479,
556
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