• Division 1 Colleges- (347 schools)
    D1’s can offer both academic & athletic scholarships.  

    MUST HAVE 16 CORE CLASSES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR D1 per NCAA.

    D1 College Examples:
     University of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Christian University, Stephen F. Austin

     

    Division 2 Colleges- (312 schools)
    D2’s can offer both athletic & academic scholarships. Stacked scholarships are contingent on the school.

    MUST HAVE 16 CORE CLASSES TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR D2 per NCAA. 

    D2 College examples: 
    West Texas A&M University, Angelo State University, University of Texas- Permian Basin 

     

    NCAA DIII

    Division 3 Colleges- (442 schools)
    D3’s can’t offer athletic scholarships. Only academic scholarships/grants

    DON’T AUTOMATICALLY WRITE OFF DIII PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY DON’T OFFER ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS. THEY CAN OFTEN OFFER ENOUGH GRANTS AND NON-ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS THAT OFTEN MAKE THE COST OF ATTENDING LESS THAN A D1 OR D2.

    D3 College Examples: 

    UMHB, McMurry University, Howard Payne University, ETBU- East Texas Baptist University 

    2 year college (NJCAA)

    1,132 JUCO programs (offer both Athletic & Academic scholarships)

    You do not need an SAT/ACT to be accepted into most JUCO's. Most only require a High School Diploma.

    JUCO College Examples: 

    Blinn College, Cisco College, Tyler Junior College, Navarro College, Temple College

     

    NAIA Colleges- (250 schools) 

    NAIA’s can offer both athletic & academic scholarships. Similar to D2’s scholarships can be stacked contingent of the college.

    NAIA has a separate academic eligibility requirement to the NCAA. College acceptance is also contingent on the college, but most require an SAT/ACT score.

    NAIA College Examples:

    Texas Wesleyan University, Wayland Baptist University, SAGU- (Southwestern Assemblies of God)