<p>Hello there! Is there a difference in D2 recruiting vs D1? There doesn't seem to be much information out there on D2 at all.</p>
<p>The only difference probably is that D1 schools generally get their players lined up first, “cream of the crop” players, D2 I believe knows this and they most likely recruit a bit later than D1. Again that’s just an opinion. I believe all NCAA rules are the same for both.</p>
<p>So my S wants to swim in college but thinks the D1 schools would be too intense as he wants to study engineering. Would a D2 school be a good alternative? D3 schools are private and so expensive, don’t think we can afford their tuition.</p>
<p>Anyone out there with a kid that plays sports at a D2 school? What are your thoughts and opinions?</p>
<p>Don’t assume the D3 schools are too expensive. Run some Net Price Calculators - you may be surprised.</p>
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<p>Absolutely 100 percent not true.</p>
<p>Bridgewater State University, Buffalo State College, Castleton State College, Christopher Newport University . . .</p>
<p>You get the picture.</p>
<p>Agreed. S is being looked at by several D3s. I have been pleasantly surprised by the numbers after running the cost calculators. Also, have the sense that while there are not Ath. Scholarships it helps to have an advocate (the coach) when dealing with FAO.</p>
<p>How many D2 engineering schools are there? I haven’t found many.</p>
<p>D3 on the other hand, Carnegie Mellon is one of the top engineering schools.</p>
<p>Is there any good website to find D2 schools and what majors they offer, without going to the individual college websites?</p>
<p>This looks like a pretty good search engine for athletics and majors:</p>
<p>[List</a> of Division 2 Schools. Search for DII Colleges and Find the Right University.](<a href=“http://www.athleticscholarships.net/division-2-colleges-schools.htm]List”>List of Division 2 Schools. Search for DII Colleges and Find the Right University.)</p>
<p>Thanks VballMom! So I looked at the “D2 Scholarships available” list from that link and Men’s swimming gets 8.1 – does this mean the coach gets 8.1 full time scholarships which he can then half (or even quarter) to get 16.2 (or 32.4) athletes?</p>
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<p>Short answer - yes.</p>
<p>Only a few sports are “head-count” or full scholarships - men’s football and basketball, women’s volleyball … There may be a couple more.</p>
<p>The rest are all Partial Scholarships. Each scholarship is equivalent to one human and can be broken up however the coach wishes.</p>
<p>So, yes, in the case of 8.1, a coach could give eight swimmers full rides, or 16 swimmers half-scholarships or two top stars full rides and 12 others half, and so on. And it can change from year to year. (Some coaches hold off partials until the student’s second or third year as an incentive or reward.)</p>
<p>There is a lot of info about this available on the Internet.</p>