College Programs

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

NCAA PROGRAMS (National Collegiate Athletic Association)

Division I – There are 329 NCAA Division I schools sponsoring women's volleyball in 2010-211. Up to 12 full ride scholarships are available per team. Division I women’s volleyball is considered a "head count" sport, meaning that the scholarships must be awarded in full to one athlete or not at all.

Division II – There are 286 NCAA Division II schools sponsoring women's volleyball in 2010-2011. Up to 8 full ride scholarships are available per team. Division II women’s volleyball is considered an "equivalency sport", meaning the scholarships can be broken down and distributed among the team per the coach’s discretion.

Division III – There are 437 NCAA Division III school’s sponsoring women’s volleyball for the 2010-11 academic year. There are no athletic scholarships awarded at the Division III level. However, athletes can receive academic or need based scholarships.

NAIA PROGRAMS (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)

There are 244 NAIA schools sponsoring women's volleyball in 2010-2011. Up to 8 full ride scholarships are available per team. There are no division separations between NAIA schools.

NJCAA PROGRAMS: (National Junior College Athletic Association)

Division I - There are 97 schools sponsoring women's volleyball. Up to 14 full ride scholarships are available per team. Scholarships at the NJCAA Division I level can cover everything including tuition, fees, room, board and books.

Division II - There are 124 schools sponsoring women's volleyball. Like NJCAA Division I, up to 14 scholarships are available per team. Unlike NJCAA Division I, scholarships at the NJCAA Division II level can cover only tuition, fees and books. Room and board is not covered under the scholarship.

Division III – There are 84 schools sponsoring women's volleyball. There are no athletic scholarships awarded at the NJCAA Division III level. However, athletes can receive academic or need based scholarships. Separate from the above junior college numbers for women are the CCAAA (California Community Colleges) and NWAAC (Northwest Community Colleges), many of which have volleyball programs.

NCVF (National Collegiate Volleyball Federation)

There is a very large club volleyball scene with over 150 women’s volleyball programs. 
No athletic scholarships are offered, but players are still eligible for need-based or
 academic scholarships, and have the opportunity to play competitive volleyball in
 college and represent your school.

 To learn more, visit: http://ncvfvolleyball.org/default.aspx

NIRSA – The National Intramural and Recreational Sports

NIRSA also has a program and national championships for women’s school club teams.
See www.nirsa.org for more information and to see if your school has a club program.