Wmysa College Recruitment Guide Page 5
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Contrary to what many people think, Scholarships from colleges and universities are limited.
Many people compare Football and Basketball to other “non-revenue” producing sports, like
Soccer. The reality is that Soccer does not produce revenue for schools, at least not at the
moment. The football and basketball teams get more scholarships, deservedly so, and they
basically fund the other sports. The number of athletic scholarships authorized to each school
will depend on such things as the association they are affiliated with (NCAA, NAIA, etc), the
division they are playing in and the gender of the sport. Competition for scholarship money is
extremely competitive. If getting a scholarship is essential for you, then you should use the chart
below to look and see what the best opportunities are. For example, if you are a good NCAA DII
player then maybe looking at a smaller school and playing NAIA might be a better fit as they
offer more scholarships. Remember, soccer is an equivalency sport which means all scholarships
are NOT full scholarships, and coaches may divide the total number of scholarships allotted to
them between as many athletes as they wish.
Looking at the number of players a team carries and how many players they will be losing when
your class is incoming also helps you gauge potential scholarship money available. Finally each
school is different. While you may be there top recruit, if the maximum athletic scholarship the
coach is authorized to give is 50% then you may be better served looking elsewhere. The chart
below is the 2015 Scholarships authorized by NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA by gender.
Gender
NCAA DI
NCDII
NAIA
NJCAA
Men's:
9.9
9
12
18
Scholarships
Scholarships
Scholarships
Scholarships
18
Scholarships
Women's:
14
9.9
12
Scholarships
Scholarships
Scholarships
While NCAA scholarships are year to year, many of the NAIA scholarships are guaranteed for
four years unless the player decides to leave the program. This is one advantage the NAIA
players have in relation to season or even career ending injuries affecting the scholarship awards.
You may have noticed that NCAA DIII schools are not listed on this chart. These schools don't
rely strictly on an athletic scholarship. Instead they offer other forms of financial assistance such
as grants and additional academic scholarship opportunities.
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