College sports scholarships are available to students at the top of their respective sports and can help them with college tuition fees which otherwise run into the tens of thousands of U.S. dollars. Overall, there were almost 152 thousand sports scholarships available to students in 2020/21, with over 3,000 more scholarships available to male athletes than female athletes.
Number of college sport scholarships available in the United States in 2020/21, by gender
The source adds the following information: "For official sports sponsored by the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA the maximum limit is 177,559 full scholarships. However most sports are equivalency sports and awards can be allocated in partial amounts, so the total number of scholarships (full and partial) is substantially higher than presented. These numbers are maximums for official sports; each school has the option to award scholarships up to the limit, award none, or award somewhere in between. Varsity sports not listed are not official sports of the NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA and are not subject to scholarships limits set by these associations."
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Scholarships Stats. (September 23, 2021). Number of college sport scholarships available in the United States in 2020/21, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1120037/college-sport-scholarships-by-gender/
Scholarships Stats. "Number of college sport scholarships available in the United States in 2020/21, by gender." Chart. September 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1120037/college-sport-scholarships-by-gender/
Scholarships Stats. (2021). Number of college sport scholarships available in the United States in 2020/21, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1120037/college-sport-scholarships-by-gender/
Scholarships Stats. "Number of College Sport Scholarships Available in The United States in 2020/21, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1120037/college-sport-scholarships-by-gender/
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Number of college sport scholarships available in the United States in 2020/21, by gender [Graph], Scholarships Stats, September 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1120037/college-sport-scholarships-by-gender/