Over 126,000 student-athletes receive either a full or partial athletic scholarship each year totaling around $1 billion. These scholarships are awarded directly by each academic institution; however, the scholarships for undergraduate student-athletes at Division I and Division II schools are partially funded through the NCAA membership revenue distribution. Division III schools offer only academic scholarships. They do not offer athletic scholarships.
 
Unlike football, lacrosse is classed as an equivalency sport. This simply means that coaches can share their financial aid allocation between a larger number of players. If you are good enough of course then a full scholarship could be in the cards.
 
The NCAA allows each division 1 lacrosse program 12.69 scholarships for men and 12 for women. In division 2 there are 10.8 scholarships for men and 9.9 for women.

The chart below will help the recruit and his parents better understand what the difference is between DI, DII and DII programs with regards to the recruiting process, rules and regulations.

There are 54 division 1 and 30 division 2 colleges that offer lacrosse scholarships for men. That's a total of 1,009.26 in the NCAA.  Don't make the mistake of only concentrating on the top division 1 colleges. The competition is intense, unless you are an absolute top player you won't receive an offer. There is nothing wrong with smaller division1or division 2 schools. What would you rather have, a partial or full scholarship at a division 2 school or the offer of a walk on at one of the top schools?

At the end of the day it's your education that's important. 

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