NCAA D1

Division 1 Colleges- (347 schools)

• D1’s can offer both academic & athletic scholarships. (Scholarships can also be stacked)

• Minimum 16 NCAA Approved Core Courses

• Minimum 2.3 unweighted GPA in NCAA Approved Core Courses

Examples in NC:

App State, UNC Chapel Hill,, Charlotte, Wilmington, and Greensboro, Western Carolina,, Duke, Wake Forest

NCAA D2

Division 1 Colleges- (312 schools)

• D2’s can offer both academic & athletic scholarships. (Scholarships can also be stacked)

• Minimum 16 NCAA Approved Core Courses

• Minimum 2.2 unweighted GPA in NCAA Approved Core Courses

Examples in NC:

Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Catawba College, Chowan University, Elizabeth City State University, Feyetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith, Mars Hill, Lees-McRae, Lenoir-Rhyne, Livingston College, UNC- Pembroke, University of Mount Olive, Queens University of Charlotte, Saint Augustine's University, Shaw University, Wingate, Winston Salem State

NCAA D3

Division 3 Colleges- (442 schools)

• D3’s can’t offer athletic scholarships. Only academic scholarships/grants

DON’T AUTOMATICALLY WRITE OFF DIII PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY DON’T OFFER ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS. THEY CAN OFTEN OFFER ENOUGH GRANTS AND NON-ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS THAT OFTEN MAKE THE COST OF ATTENDING LESS THAN A D1 OR D2.

Examples in NC:

Brevard College, Greensboro College, Guilford College, Methodist University, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Pfeiffer University, Salem College, Warren Wilson, William Peace University