American Colleges & Universities awarded over $3 billion in athletic scholarships to varsity athletes during 2015
| Average Athletic | Total Dollar Value of | ||||||
| # of | Scholarship (1) | Total Dollar Value of | Academic Scholarships | ||||
| Division | Schools | Men | Women | Athletic Scholarships | & other Financial Aid | ||
| NCAA I | 352 | $ 14,270 | $ 15,162 | 2.2 billion | 4.4 billion | ||
| NCAA II | 316 | $ 5,548 | $ 6,814 | 578 million | 1.3 billion | ||
| NCAA III | 447 | $ - | $ - | - | 3.4 billion | ||
| NAIA | 228 | $ 6,603 | $ 6,964 | 389 million | 578 million | ||
| NJCAA | 438 | $ 2,069 | $ 2,810 | 131 million | 1.3 billion | ||
| Other | 250 | $ 226 | $ 388 | 11 million | 206 million | ||
| Totals | 2,031 | $ 5,493 | $ 6,625 | $ 3.3 billion | $ 11.1 billion | ||
(1) Average Athletic Scholarship is the average per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the school during the 2014-15 school year. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletically based student aid. NCAA & NJCAA Division III schools do not award athletic scholarships, but they do grant other forms of financial aid that student athletes may qualify for. While athletic scholarships totaled over $ 3 billion, academic based and other financial assistance totaled over $ 11 Billion in 2014-15.
| 2016 Athletic Scholarship Averages for NCAA I teams by Sport |
| The results of our 2016 survey of NCAA I schools reflect the average number of athletic scholarships and the average award by responding schools, as well as the low and high range for the number and average award per team. And that's not a misprint, NCAA I Women's Hockey & Gymnastics teams had the highest average scholarship award in our survey: |
| Athletic Scholarships | Average Scholarship per Team | Scholarships awarded per team | |||||||
| Men's NCAA I Teams * | Teams | Average | Low | High | Average | Low | High | ||
| Baseball | 299 | $ 13,220 | $ 6,298 | $ 25,934 | 26 | 14 | 30 | ||
| Basketball | 351 | $ 38,246 | $ 26,896 | $ 53,075 | 13 | 11 | 15 | ||
| Football - FBS | 129 | $ 36,070 | $ 25,237 | $ 42,443 | 88 | 82 | 95 | ||
| Football - FCS | 125 | $ 20,706 | $ 14,474 | $ 30,505 | 81 | 72 | 85 | ||
| Golf | 301 | $ 12,066 | $ 4,050 | $ 24,018 | 10 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Gymnastics | 15 | $ 18,190 | $ 12,882 | $ 31,573 | 16 | 14 | 19 | ||
| Ice Hockey | 60 | $ 31,756 | $ 19,934 | $ 35,986 | 22 | 16 | 25 | ||
| Lacrosse | 70 | $ 12,303 | $ 8,078 | $ 17,483 | 36 | 29 | 43 | ||
| Skiing | 11 | $ 20,275 | $ 15,478 | $ 24,636 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Soccer | 205 | $ 15,008 | $ 5,809 | $ 31,062 | 21 | 12 | 30 | ||
| Swimming & Diving | 135 | $ 16,695 | $ 3,112 | $ 28,651 | 22 | 12 | 36 | ||
| Tennis | 263 | $ 18,379 | $ 6,104 | $ 42,373 | 9 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Track & Field / Cross Country | 316 | $ 11,260 | $ 2,957 | $ 24,059 | 29 | 9 | 59 | ||
| Wrestling | 77 | $ 12,551 | $ 5,249 | $ 33,596 | 23 | 14 | 31 | ||
| Athletic Scholarships | Average Scholarship per Team | Scholarships awarded per team | |||||||
| Women's NCAA I Teams * | Teams | Average | Low | High | Average | Low | High | ||
| Basketball | 349 | $ 36,758 | $ 21,955 | $ 53,185 | 14 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Equestrian | 19 | $ 10,462 | $ 5,677 | $ 17,196 | 41 | 36 | 47 | ||
| Field Hockey | 78 | $ 18,331 | $ 10,325 | $ 30,012 | 20 | 17 | 24 | ||
| Golf | 263 | $ 21,866 | $ 8,870 | $ 39,100 | 8 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Gymnastics | 63 | $ 40,172 | $ 23,482 | $ 63,337 | 14 | 12 | 16 | ||
| Ice Hockey | 36 | $ 41,693 | $ 41,208 | $ 42,179 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
| Lacrosse | 113 | $ 12,884 | $ 3,394 | $ 22,842 | 31 | 23 | 38 | ||
| Rowing | 87 | $ 21,053 | $ 11,507 | $ 31,771 | 39 | 19 | 51 | ||
| Skiing | 12 | $ 19,084 | $ 15,337 | $ 23,855 | 12 | 11 | 14 | ||
| Soccer | 332 | $ 17,766 | $ 6,220 | $ 31,363 | 25 | 17 | 33 | ||
| Softball | 295 | $ 20,715 | $ 7,281 | $ 47,624 | 19 | 13 | 24 | ||
| Swimming & Diving | 196 | $ 18,794 | $ 4,552 | $ 34,850 | 25 | 8 | 35 | ||
| Tennis | 323 | $ 32,630 | $ 13,457 | $ 58,735 | 8 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Track & Field / Cross Country | 348 | $ 14,574 | $ 2,938 | $ 26,308 | 32 | 16 | 61 | ||
| Volleyball | 334 | $ 31,138 | $ 12,837 | $ 63,281 | 13 | 11 | 16 | ||
| * Data includes responding schools only, programs that do not award athletic scholarships (Ivy League, etc.) are not included in these results. Number of scholarships awarded is per team, so for 4 year schools typically only 25% or so will be available for incoming (i.e. freshmen & JC transfers) student athletes. |
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