All making boatloads of $$$. Do the math of low end $3000 per kid and high end $4500 per kid. I will let you figure out which teams are on both ends. I have 3 boys and all have played for 1 or 2 clubs throughout their time. Scholarships in lacrosse are available but the full ride dream are few and very far between. Below is the total number of scholarships available to a fully funder NCAA athletic team. Many D 1 lacrosse schools are not fully funded which means they have less:
Lacrosse- 12.6 Scholarships (for entire team)
Baseball - 11.7 (entire team)
Basketball- 13
Football- 85
Lacrosse and other non revenue generating sports try to combine academic scholarship money with a percentage of athletic money. If it is a scholarship and you dont have to pay it back who cares what they call it. Top tier academic schools do not give academic money out unless you are an extraordinary student and above their average accepted student. Ivy league schools do not give athletic scholarships but each family should weigh the return on investment they will get for that degree. However, Lacrosse can open the door and help your son or daughter get accepted to a school that they might not get into as a general applicant. The top 25 in mens and womens lacrosse is littered with the best colleges and universities in the world. So either lacrosse players are the smartest athletes out there or they are allowing these players to get into these schools partially due to their athletic ability.
Thanks for info. This is eye opening. Lax is definitely not football or hoops. Those are the $$$$ makers for the schools.
The scholarship numbers are better than they sound. 12 scholarships per team equate to 3 per grade. With 75 D1 teams that equates to 225 total scholarships per grade, if all teams gave full rides. Obviously they don’t do that, but typically they give 2 80% deals. So on average there are 150 80% athletic scholarships per grade.
Top schools don’t typically give academic money, but some give NIL money which basically pays the balance. Some give academic incentive money, where the kids that earn a 3.0 or better each year, that kicks in more money.
My point is, there are more full rides out there than most people realize. Obviously the kid has to be very good, but he doesn’t have to be a 5 star. Unranked 4 stars get these deals too.
These deals mostly go to skill positions. Attack, fogo, goalie. In general, poles get a very small piece of the pie, although there are always exceptions to this.
In regards to elite schools, a large % of the commits don’t get any money at all, since often time the families have the means and are only concerned about their kid going to an elite school so they are happy to pay. More good news for you.
Another thing to remember, if a scholarship is the goal, middle of the pack schools aren’t going to get any 5 Star or top 4 star quality recruits. So your kid could get a full ride from a school like that, and maybe 20% from a top 20 school. Something to think about.
