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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In Women’s D1 soccer the average scholarship is $17,766. The average number offered is 25. On an annual basis that’s $444,150. Over 4 years the average budget is $1,776,600.

You can divide the $444K by 14 and get $31,760. Times four is $127K. That would be the average value of a full ride scholarship.[/quote]

The value of the full ride equals whatever the cost would be at that school if there wasn't a scholarship.  So if it would cost $25K to go there with no scholarship, and my kid gets a full ride, then 4 yrs x $25k equals $100K.  It doesn't matter what the other kids are paying, what the soccer program costs, or any of that.  That is the end user value my kid is receiving to be there. [/quote]

Yup. My kid does not have a full ride, but the total athletic  scholarship amount at an expensive private D1 school equals a bit more than $200,000 over 4 years. Scholarships are given as percentages of total costs. [/quote]

Correct. I was talking about averages. The COA varies by school and student. My point was the budgets are far higher than $200K for the whole program. For some students yes a full can be over $200K for OOS.[/quote]

Yeah, I just wanted to add on to your point because I think a lot of people don’t understand how athletic scholarship work, even many with kids in a position to get them down the road. [/quote]

And now you know a contributing factor to rising college tuition. Paying for non-profitable athletic endeavors like women’s and men’s college soccer (and any other sport except football and men’s b-ball). $450k per year for scholarships, plus add the costs for coach and trainer pay, facilities, insurance, travel, food, equipment, etc. I love it, but it really is not worth it in my opinion. Hopefully, my kid can claw some of this back but I feel sorry for all the other kids that have to pay for others to play a sport. I suppose the alumni donations help too ... some. [/quote]

Follow the money. Most of it comes from football and basketball. They subsidize the other sports. That money comes from TV deals. So you are paying more through your ESPN subscription and $4 bag of Doritos than you kids tuition bill.[/quote]

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