1. NCAA Division II Financial Aid
Kris Richardson
NCAA Academic and Membership Affairs

2. Overview History of the financial aid review.
Overview of NCAA Division II Presidents Council-Sponsored proposals.
Next steps.

3. History of the Financial Aid Review

4. History of the Financial Aid Review - Background
November 2013: NCAA Division II Legislation Committee began a comprehensive review of the financial aid legislation.
January 2015: Division II institutions were asked to provide access to NCAA Compliance Assistant (CA) data with opportunity to opt out.
March 2015: Legislation Committee reviewed the CA data and developed nine concepts.

5. History of the Financial Aid Review - Background
April 2015: NCAA Division II Presidents Council and Management Council requested membership feedback on all nine concepts.
June 2015: Legislation Committee eliminated two concepts based on feedback.
January 2016: Educational session at the NCAA Convention.

6. History of the Financial Aid Review - Background
February 2016: Online survey feedback opportunity.
March 2016: Legislation Committee reviewed survey data and recommended three concepts for sponsorship in the 2017 Convention cycle.
April 2016: Management Council and Presidents Council approved the three concepts for the Convention cycle.

7. History of the Financial Aid Review - Background
July 2016: Management Council approved the three proposals in legislative form for the 2017 Convention.
August 2016: Presidents Council approved the three proposals in legislative form for the 2017 Convention.

8. History of the Financial Aid Review – Survey Information
775 total responses:
698 from institutions;
76 from conferences; and
1 undetermined.
At least one response from:
264 of 320 institutions (83%).
22 of 24 conference offices (92%).
7 institutions submitted more than 10 responses (96 from these schools = 12% of total).

9. Survey Responses by Position

10. Overview of Presidents Council-Sponsored Proposals

11. Proposal No. 1 Count Only Athletics Aid Toward Individual and Team Equivalency Limits

12. Proposal No. 1
Reinforces the partial scholarship model and will assist with enrollment management.
Allows student-athletes to receive financial aid in the same manner as their non-athlete peers at the institution.

13. Proposal No. 1
Only four Division II institutions fully fund all of their sports (at or above 90% of team limit) and only 13% of teams are fully funded.
According to the 2015 GOALS study, more than two-thirds of Division II student- athletes report that college costs were an important consideration in making their college choice.

14. Equivalencies, by Sport
Per-SA Median
Median Fund Level
Teams Fully Funded
MBA
.15
61%
15%
MBB
.49
80%
30%
MCC
27% 1%
MFB
.23
70%
22%
MGO
.17
48%
10%
MLA
.16
53% 4%
MSO
.18
13%
MSW
44% 8%
MTE
11%
MTR
.05
28%
MVB
64%
25%
MWR
58% 2%
Per-SA Median
Median Fund Level
Teams Fully Funded
WBB
.51
77%
20%
WCC
.15
25% 0%
WCR
.12
14%
WFH
.11
45% 4%
WGO
.27
38%
WLA
.16
35% 1%
WSB
.23
62%
13%
WSO
.21
57%
12%
WSW
32% 5%
WTE
.28
40% 6%
WTR
.07
WVB
.31
63%

15. Proposal No. 1
Men’s and women’s basketball and football SAs currently receive more than 80% of their financial aid package from athletics aid.
35% of these teams receive 99%+ of their countable aid from athletics.

16. Countable Non-Athletics Aid, by Sport
% Aided
Mean
Median
MBA
32%
$5,705
$4,500
MBB
34%
$5,966
$5,250
MCC
41%
$5,769
$4,000
MFB
28%
$5,186
$3,600
MGO
40%
$5,700
$4,821
MLA
61%
$7,371
$6,700
MSO
42%
$6,674
$5,510
MSW
$5,766
$4,894
MTE
44%
$6,309
$5,221
MTR
38%
$5,282
$3,820
MVB
50%
$5,028
$3,858
MWR
$5,446
% Aided
Mean
Median
WBB
32%
$5,705
$4,600
WCC
44%
$6,450
$5,000
WCR
37%
$5,536
$3,857
WFH
$6,934
WGO
36%
$5,445
$4,000
WLA
47%
$6,933
$6,000
WSB
35%
$5,586
$4,397
WSO
$5,725
$4,500
WSW
38%
$5,362
$3,995
WTE
39%
$6,225
WTR
$4,782
$3,050
WVB
34%
$5,603
$4,237

17. Funding Level and Use of Other Countable Aid
Note: Individual amounts aggregated by sport, and

18. Funding Level and Use of Other Countable Aid
DII Mean
Note: Individual amounts aggregated by sport, and

19. Proposal No. 1
Average athletics aid to counters ( and ):
Public institutions: $4,900.
Private institutions: $11,000.

20. Proposal No. 1
Private institutions award three times as much other countable aid and more than twice as much exempt aid.
But, because of higher grant-in-aid amounts, average counter must cover more costs at private schools than public schools:
Public institutions: $10,960.
Private institutions: $14,572.

21. Public vs. Private Institutions
Mean Grant In Aid
$19,300
$35,230
Athletics Aid
$4,916
$10,986
Other Countable Aid
$894
$3,182
Exempt Academic Aid
$523
$3,749
Other Exempt Aid
$2,007
$2,743
Gap Between Aid and FGIA
$10,960
$14,572

22. Proposal No. 1
Across all sports, the average team is funded at a 56% equivalency limit.
Only 20% of countable aid provided to SAs comes from sources other than athletics aid.
Division I considered a similar membership- sponsored proposal in April 2016.
The proposal was referred to the Division I governance structure for a comprehensive financial aid review.

23. Proposal No. 1 Support and Opposition, by Position

24. Proposal No. 2 Eliminate Term-by-Term Athletics Aid Awards

25. Proposal No. 2
Would address SA well-being concerns and reduce administrative burden.
Exceptions for necessary flexibility would be established:
Midyear enrollee;
Final semester/quarter;
Graduated during previous academic year and will exhaust eligibility during the following fall term;
One-time exception; and
Eligibility exhausted/medical noncounter.
At least 75% of athletics aid awards are granted for a one-year term.

26. Proposal No. 2 Support and Opposition, by Position

27. Proposal No. 3 Permit Increases of Athletics Aid at Any Time, for Any Reason

28. Proposal No. 3
Currently, once the period of the award begins, an increase must be for a nonathletics reason.
Possible lack of consistency in how current rule is being applied.
Change would provide institutions discretion to distribute athletics aid as deemed appropriate.

29. Proposal No. 3 Support and Opposition, by Position

30. Next Steps

31. Next Steps
Fall 2016: Financial aid question and answer guide and other resources released.
Available on the Legislative Actions and Issues page at ncaa.org.
actions-and-issues.
Includes:
Question and answer guide;
Primer on current financial aid rules;
Myths and facts document;
An equivalency calculation case study, demonstrating the current and proposed rule; and
The legislative text of the proposals.

32. Next Steps
January 2017: Anticipated vote on financial aid proposals at Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

33. Questions?