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Can D3 schools offer you a scholarship?

9 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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This content was created by Alex Swenson. This content was uploaded by Alex Swenson. This is a YouTube video titled "Can D3 schools offer you a scholarship?" created on January 9, 2026, featuring Alex Swenson discussing the types of scholarships available at Division 3 schools, including academic scholarships and those disguised as academic scholarships for athletes.

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January 9, 2026

Up to $150,000 (academic scholarships)

No — they cannot give athletic scholarships (per the speaker)

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Can D3 schools offer you a scholarship? Well, some of the largest scholarships our families have received are from D3 schools. So yes, they can give scholarships. They just can't give athletic scholarships. They can give academic scholarships and a lot of money. Typically you get way more money at the Division 3 level through academic scholarships than you can D2 and some definitely Division 1 schools. So there's really two types of scholarships at the Division 3 level. One is the academic scholarship. The higher the GPA, the higher the test scores, the the more money that you can really get. We've seen up to $150,000 in academic scholarships at the Division 3 level. And then there's also a scholarships that's disguised as an academic scholarship. They call it that, but the athlete might not have the highest GPA or the highest test scores, but the coaches really like them and they give them academic money. So there is that side of it too. But the higher the gpa, the higher the test scores, the better. If you ever feel like when you where am I at in this recruiting process? Am I on track? Comment map down below and I'll send you a free assessment.