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Every piece of NCAA softball scholarship information about money, number of teams, and average scholarships can be found by state on FloSoftball.
| Division | # of Schools | Total Athletes | AVG Roster Size | Athletic Scholarship team limit | Average Athletic Scholarship * |
| NCAA I | 296 | 6,168 | 21 | 12 | 16,295 |
| NCAA II | 291 | 5,827 | 20 | 7.2 | 7,477 |
| NCAA III | 415 | 7,667 | 18 | - | - |
| NAIA | 195 | 4,092 | 21 | 10 | 6,703 |
| Other 4 year | 22 | 303 | 15 | - | 1,383 |
| NJCAA | 351 | 6,037 | 17 | 24 | 3,175 |
| Other 2 year | 110 | 1,635 | 15 | - | 352 |
| Totals | 1,680 | 31,729 | 19 |
(1) Varsity Rosters may include junior varsity, redshirt, reserve and/or practice squad players and do not reflect club or intramural team participants.
** Softball is an equivalency sport for NCAA scholarship purposes, so partial scholarships can be awarded to meet the limit per school. For example, an NCAA Division I school can award 18 softball players each a 2/3 scholarship and still meet the limit of 12 per school.
Average Athletic Scholarship is the average award per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally, some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this.
| Number of US High School Softball Players 2016-17 | 374,528 | 374,528 |
| Number of College Softball Players (see table below) | 31,729 | 31,729 |
| % of US High School Softball Players competing at any College Level | 8.40% | 8.40% |
| % of US High School Softball Players Competing at NCAA I Schools | 1.60% | 1.60% |
| NCAA I Softball Teams | Average | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarships Awarded per team | 19 | 13 | 24 |
| Average Scholarship per team | $20,715 | $7,281 | $47,624 |
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