Utilize the NAIA Division II men's lacrosse statistics above to determine whether this division offers you the best athletic scholarship opportunities. The table below shows how NAIA Division II schools compare to the nation's averages.
Total Number of Athletes and Average Athletes Per Team: This tells you approximately the total number of male athletes are on NAIA Division II men's lacrosse teams in the United States, which will help you determine how aggressive the recruiting process is, particularly if you do a comparison of it to the national average. Presently there are 155 men involved in lacrosse at NAIA Division II schools.
Average Operating Expenses Per Player: This refers to just how much a NAIA Division II college is spending on each player on their men's lacrosse team for things that are essential such as equipment and uniforms. The amount a NAIA Division II school spends on you as a player will help determine how valuable they feel you are to the lacrosse team and the overall sports program as well as the degree of support they give each player.
Average Operating Expenses Per Team: This is exactly what it cost on average for a NAIA Division II college to run the day-to-day operations that keep the lacrosse program up and running. This can give student athletes a good idea of the level of men's lacrosse programs, facilities and training personnel at NAIA Division II schools across the nation. The more NAIA Division II colleges invest the better quality you can expect.
Total Full and Part Time Coaches: Coaches are essential to helping you sharpen your skills and help you stay on track athletically and academically so that you can keep your lacrosse scholarship each year. The more NAIA Division II men's lacrosse coaches there are, the more likely you are to get one-on-one training and attention you need to reach your main goal of graduating from a college.
Average Total Revenue: The more money NAIA Division II colleges can make off their men's lacrosse programs the more likely they are to expand them. When men's lacrosse programs are more successful and well-known NAIA Division II colleges will spend more in their existing programs and other NAIA Division II colleges will establish new lacrosse teams of their own. More NAIA Division II lacrosse teams means more athletic scholarship opportunities at this type of school.
Average Total Expenses: Is there a growing affinity for supporting and expanding men's lacrosse teams at NAIA Division II schools? Are NAIA Division II colleges aggressively recruiting men's lacrosse players? The total expenses stat includes operating and recruiting expenses. This can give you a good indication of how much NAIA Division II colleges throughout the country are investing in men's lacrosse programs, thus whether or not lacrosse scholarship opportunities are likely to grow, keep pace or weaken in this division.
If you would like to be a contender for one of the many NAIA Division II men's lacrosse scholarships that are available it will take persistence and lots of research and planning. See how NAIA Division II schools in your state compare to NAIA Division II schools across the nation. Choose a state below to get detailed sports program and athletic scholarship statistics.
