College Selection Process

College/ University Selection Process

Scholarship vs. Being Recruited

• Being recruited means that you are a member of the team; you are being ask to go to the school to play there

• Getting a scholarship means that you are receiving money to play baseball

Look at the Numbers

• College Baseball Programs

  • NCAA D1: 299

  • NCAA D2: 274

  • NCAA D3: 387

  • Junior College: 512

• Scholarships offered per team, per year, by division

  • NCAA D1: 11.7

    • Not all programs have full 12 scholarships available. Some programs also have limits on the number of scholarships they can provide to out-of-state or international students.

    • These 11.7 scholarships can be divided between a maximum of 27 players, with all players on athletic scholarship having to receive a minimum of a 25% scholarship.

  • NCAA D2: 9

  • NCAA D3: do not offer athletic scholarships, but they do offer other forms of financial aid.

  • Junior College: 24

    • Many programs are not fully funded by their athletic department and are only allowed to offer a reduced portion of the allotted 24 scholarships or no athletic scholarships at all.

Things to Consider

• Location: North, South, East, West & City or Suburban

• Size of the School: Big or Small

• Academics: Does the school offer what I am interested in studying

• Social Scene: Greek life, clubs, activities, on/off campus housing, weekend activities