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College Sports - Bowling

Schools sponsored varsity Bowling teams in 2024:

# of ScholarshipsAverage Athletic
# of# of teamsTotal AthletesAverage team sizelimit per teamScholarship
DivisionSchoolsMen'sWomen'sMenWomenMen'sWomen'sMenWomenMenWomen
NCAA I35-35-335-10-5- 17,917
NCAA II3963966368119-5- 8,543
NCAA III2632636239129----
NAIA6361639037561512558,0377,654
NJCAA3332322351787612121,0291,675
USCAA424122266----
Totals2001041991,2521,8981210----

Bowling is an official NCAA sport for women and is an equivalency sport for NCAA scholarship purposes, so partial scholarships can be awarded to meet the limit per school. For example, an NCAA I school can award 10 women each a 1/2 scholarship and still meet the limit of 5 per team. Both Men's & Women's bowling are official NAIA sports. See our page on scholarship limits for more information.

* Average Athletic Scholarship is the average annual award per athlete for ALL varsity sports sponsored by the specific school. Some athletes receive full awards, some receive partial and many receive none. Additionally some sports within a school may be fully funded, some partially and some sports provide no athletic scholarships. Private schools generally have higher tuition than public schools and the average award will reflect this.

Odds of a High School Bowling Player competing in College 2024:

MaleFemale
Number of US High School Bowlers 2019-2035,82530,796
Number of US College Bowlers1,2521,898
% of US High School Bowlers competing at any College Level3.50%6.20%
% of High School Bowlers Competing at NCAA I Schools-1.10%
Odds of a High School Bowler making any College Roster29:116:1
Odds of a High School Bowler making an NCAA I Roster-92:1