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NCAA Recruiting Information

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Prospective NCAA participants must pay a one time $90.00 fee, register with the NCAA Eligibility Center and comply with requirements enumerated on the NCAA Eligibility Checklist.

Division I

  • 353 schools

  • Average of 18 sports

  • Intense sport obligations

  • Can offer full or partial sports scholarships Larger budgets

  • 89% of DI student athletes graduate from college

Division II

  • 312 schools

  • Average of 15 sports

  • More balanced college experience

  • Can offer several partial sports scholarships, but have lower budgets

  • Smaller campus, or the opportunity to get playing time all four years

  • 73% of DII student athletes graduate from college

Division III

  • 442 schools

  • Average of 18 sports

  • Well rounded college experience

  • Do not offer any type of athletic scholarships

  • 80 percent of DIII athletes receive non-athletics aid, often in the form of grants or need-based scholarships to academically qualified athletes

  • 87% of DIII athletes graduate from college

NAIA

  • Can offer 24 scholarships

  • Tend to have lower academic standards

  • Can be more competitive than DIII

Junior/Community Colleges

  • 525 colleges

  • Can award full or partial scholarships

Communication Restrictions

NCAA limits when college coaches can communicate with athletes. Current NCAA recruiting rules prohibit all phone, text and email communication between athletes or their parents/guardians and Division I coaches until June 15 after their sophomore year or September 1 of their junior year, depending on the sport.

DI Recruiting Guide (for Sports other than Basketball and Football)

DII Recruiting Guide

DIII coaches can contact athletes at any point

The NAIA and Junior College coaches can contact athletes at any point

For more information visit: www.ncaaa.org and www.ncsa.org