Division I,II,III and The Ivy League Comparison Chart

Division I Division II Division III Ivy League

335 Member Institutions 302 Member Institutions 442 Member Institutions 8 Member Institutions
Membership • 66% Public • 52% Public • 20% Public • 100% Private
• 34% Private • 48% Private • 80% Private

Minimum: Minimum: Minimum: Minimum:

7 Sports for Men (8 in FBS) 5 Sports for Men 5 Sports for Men 7 Sports for Men
7 Sports for Women (8 in FBS) 5 Sports for Women 5 Sports for Women 7 Sports for Women
Sports Sponsorship Average: Average: Average: Average:
8.7 Sports for Men 6.8 Sports for Men 8.2 Sports for Men 17.75 Sports for Men
10.3 Sports for Women 7.8 Sports for Women 8.9 Sports for Women 17.75 Sports for Women

Undergraduate
An Average of 13,225 Students An Average of 4,236 Students An Average of 2,625 Students An Average of 7,379 Students
Enrollment
• 20hrs/Week • 20hrs/Week • No established hourly • 20hrs/Week
• 4hrs/Day • 4hrs/Day guidelines. • 4hrs/Day
In-Season Activities •
• 1 day off/Week • 1 day off/week 1 day off/week • 1 day off/week
• 49 day Rest Period
Required CARA Required CARA Voluntary CARA
Out-of-Season • 8hrs/Week • 8hrs/Week -Cannot engage in CARA outside • 6hrs/Week
Activities • 2 of 8hrs for skill instruction • 2 of 8hrs for skill instruction the declared playing season. • 2 of 6hrs for skill instruction
• 2 days off/Week • 2 days off/Week • 2 days off/Week
-Sports seasons range from 132, 144 -Most Spring and Fall Seasons can be Fall Championship Sports:
or 156 days long. broken into 2 segments (Championship • 18 Weeks
-Seasons can be broken into 2 & Non-Championship), except in Winter Championship Sports: Same as Division I
Length of Season segments (Championship & Non- Football and Basketball. Start and end • 19 Weeks (Number of competitions for each
Championship), except in Football dates vary among the sports. Spring Championship Sports: sport is less.)
and Basketball. • 19 Weeks

-Primarily nation-wide, but also -Schools compete against opponents -Primary emphasis on regional in- -Traditional rivalries within
includes regional and conference located within their region. season and conference conference, as well as, regional
Competition rivalries as well. competition. institutions.
-Limited national competition,
usually funded by Friends Group.
-Individual Recruiting Calendar for 8 -Individual Recruiting Calendar for 3 -No recruiting calendars. -Follows the Division I recruiting
sports. The rest have a Dead Period sports. The rest have a Dead Period -Does not subscribe to NLI. guidelines.
Guide. Guide. -No limit on calls, contacts, or -Does not subscribe to the NLI.
-Subscribes to the NLI. With an early -Subscribes to the NLI. With an early evaluations to PSA.
signing period in Nov. & a regular signing period in Nov. & a regular
signing period in Feb. for some sports signing period in Feb. for some sports &
Recruiting & April for others. April for others.
-One call per week to PSA outside -One call per week to PSA outside
contact period. contact period.
-Eval. days limited in Football, -Eval. period limited in Basketball &
Softball & Women’s Volleyball. Football
-Recruiting days limited in Basketball.
 -Recruit Slots are allocated for each - Recruit Slots are allocated for each - Recruit Slots are allocated for -Academic Index helps assess, but
team for specific Recruited Athletes. team for specific Recruited Athletes. each team for specific Recruited does not determine, recruit’s
-Athletes are likely to be accepted Athletes. admissibility.
through non-competitive or special -Student-athletes are subject to -Recruited student-athletes must be
Admission admission programs. the same admission standards and representative of study body.
academic standards as the general -Recruited student-athletes are
student body. admitted with the same process as
non-student-athletes.
- May offer full or partial athletic -May offer partial athletic scholarships -Does not offer athletic -No Athletic Scholarships.
scholarships, which are partially for students. scholarships. -Student-athletes are awarded aid
Financial Aid funded by the NCAA. through a need-based financial aid
-Scholarships may be renewed or not program, consistent with all members
renewed subject to coach discretion of the student-body.
and NCAA rules.
-Programs funded by athletically -Athletic departments are staffed and -Athletic departments are staffed -Athletic departments are staffed and
Department generated income, institutional funded like any other department in the and funded like any other funded like any other department in
Funding support, athletic contributions and university. department in the university. the university.
student fees.

-Average Rate: 65%

Average Graduation
-Average Rate: 64% -Average Rate: 55% (115 schools reported data) -Average Rate: 97%
Rates

-Athletic departments are staffed with -Athletic departments are staffed with an -Student-athletes receive the -Student-athletes receive the same
an academic support team which academic support team which provides same support services as the support services as the general
provides athletes with tutoring, class athletes with tutoring, class scheduling, general student body. student body.
Academic Support scheduling, study periods, career study periods, career development and
development and progress towards progress towards degree requirements.
degree requirements.
-Graduate Students may participate in -Graduate Students who were previously -Graduate Students who were -Ivy League rules do not permit for a
athletics with the following enrolled in the institution or who have previously enrolled in the Graduate Student to participate in
conditions: transferred may participate in athletics institution may participate in athletics. *
• Must have eligibility with the following conditions: athletics with the following (Students who receive their degree in
remaining & within 5yr • Must have eligibility remaining conditions: under 8 semesters & still have
clock; and within 10-semester/15- • Must have eligibility eligibility remaining may compete as
Graduate School
• Previously enrolled in the quarter period. remaining and within a graduate student at the same
institution; 10-semester/15-quarter institution.)
• If not previously enrolled, period.
must fulfill the conditions of
the onetime transfer
exception.
-Athletes can choose to sit out a year -Athletes can choose to sit out a year of -Athletes can choose to sit out a -Athletes are expected to use their
of competition, and only practice and competition, and only practice and dress year of competition, and only 4yrs or eligibility during the first 4
dress with a team, to extend their with a team, to extend their eligibility for practice and dress with a team, to seasons, provided they are enrolled
eligibility for any reason. any reason. extend their eligibility for any full-time during the season.
Redshirt Year -May also be granted an extra season -May also be granted an extra season of reason. -Athletes may have a season of
of eligibility through a medical eligibility through a medical hardship -May also be granted an extra eligibility restored on the basis of
hardship waiver. waiver. season of eligibility through a approval of a medical hardship or
medical hardship waiver. non-participation waiver.