Back ئێن سی ئەی ئەی دابەشکردنی سێیەم CKB División III de la NCAA Spanish Division III (NCAA) French NCAA Division III Polish NCAA Division III SIMPLE
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NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their student-athletes.
The NCAA's first split was into two divisions, the University and College Divisions, in 1956, the College Division was formed for smaller schools that did not have the resources of the major athletic programs across the country. The College Division split again in 1973 when the NCAA went to its current naming convention: Division I, Division II, and Division III. D-III schools are not allowed to offer athletic scholarships, while D-II schools can.
D-III is the NCAA's largest division with around 450 member institutions, which are 80% private and 20% public. The median undergraduate enrollment of D-III schools is about 2,750, although the range is from 418 to over 38,000. Approximately 40% of all NCAA student-athletes compete in D-III.[1]
- ^ "Division III Facts and Figures" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2017.