NCAA Scholarships are broken down into two categories. It is often a misconception that all athletic scholarships are full-rides or 100%. It depends on the sport how many athletes are able to be given a scholarship. It is important to note that the NCAA regulates this, not the individual member schools. Sports fall into one of two categories for the purpose of sports scholarships. They are either a “headcount” sport or “equivalency” sport.
Headcount sports have a set number of full scholarships to offer. A DI Men’s basketball program has 13 scholarships. If you are offered one, then the coach can have 12 other players on scholarship. The list of headcount sports is small: Football-Men, Basketball- Men/Women, Gymnastics-Women, Tennis-Women, Volleyball-Women.
Equivalency sports also have a set number of full scholarships to offer but differ in that they can divide the money among as many athletes as roster limits allow. For example DI Women’s Golf has 3.6 NCAA scholarships. If they award you a .5 or 50% athletic scholarship, then the coach has 3.1 more scholarships to award. Equivalency sports are all others not listed under headcount sports.
The amount of scholarship monies that college athletic programs have to offer varies every year. They have a set number for the entire team, not each incoming freshman or transfer class. Coaches usually have 25-30% of their total to offer to freshman and transfers because of attrition rates.
Educating yoruself about the recruiting process and NCAA scholarships during your high school years before you start your recruiting will give you the extra edge needed to beat out your competition.
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