Cost of Attendance...Great Idea...but unfair recruiting advantage?

[Jumper_Dad]

SEC coaches are increasingly skeptical of cost of attendance figures - CBSSports.com

 

For years, athletic scholarships have not covered the individual numbers school lists as the full cost of attending college. That changes this year when athletic scholarships can include not only the traditional tuition, room, board, books and fees, but also incidental costs of attending college.

 

Those numbers vary by school. Within the SEC, Tennessee, Auburn and Mississippi State all offer more than $5,000 per player, and schools such as Georgia, LSU and Florida are under $4,000. Although no one knows how much of a factor cost of attendance will have in a recruit's decision, coaches with high numbers are promoting them as an advantage.

 

Could cost-of-attendance affect recruiting? One SEC AD thinks so | AL.com

 

 

"I think we all agree in the conference it's an issue," Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity told AL.com. "It does make a difference to some individuals; to some young men and some young women. I would hope the majority of the conference would love to see some consistency in those numbers."

 

Tennessee ($5,666) and Auburn ($5,586) offer the most money for full cost-of-attendance not only in the SEC, but in the entire country. Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs has no problems with his school's high figure. In fact, he told USA Today in February he thinks the high number should be helpful in recruiting.

 

"At Auburn, we are going to have the best student-athlete experience in the nation," Jacobs told AL.com. "We are going to do whatever we can within the rules to provide the best for our student-athletes."

 

Mississippi State and Ole Miss are also in the top 10 nationally, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Schools like Boston College and Southern Cal, which both reside in pricey cities, somehow don't crack the $2,000 mark.

 

Georgia, meanwhile, offers $3,221, according to the Athens Banner-Herald. That's better than some -- Alabama, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Vanderbilt are all below $3,000 -- but could still put the Bulldogs at a disadvantage. Georgia football coach Mark Richt has publicly voiced concerns about the discrepancies between cost-of-attendance figures affecting recruiting.

 

McGarity admitted if he was "at the high end, I might not be as concerned with it." What the Georgia athletic director wants is transparency in the process of determining the final numbers.

[Jumper_Dad]

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[TR]

[TH=class: left]Institution

[/TH]

[TH=class: left]Old Scholarship

[/TH]

[TH=class: left]New Scholarship

[/TH]

[TH=class: left]Difference[/TH]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Tennessee[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,710[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$29,376[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$5,666[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Auburn[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,578[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$29,164[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$5,586[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Louisville[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,142[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,344[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$5,202[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Mississippi State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$17,294[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,420[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$5,126[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Texas Tech[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$18,944[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,044[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$5,100[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Penn State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$29,810[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$34,598[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,788[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]TCU[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$50,940[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$55,640[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,700[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Oklahoma[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,341[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,955[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,614[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Oklahoma State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$18,180[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,740[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,560[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Ole Miss[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$18,204[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,704[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,500[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Wisconsin[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$20,678[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,994[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,316[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Texas[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,552[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$25,862[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,310[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]South Carolina[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,414[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$25,565[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,151[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Kansas State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$18,194[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,306[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,112[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Arkansas[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,064[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,066[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$4,002[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Florida State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$17,800[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,684[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,884[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Baylor[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$50,278[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$54,160[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,882[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Nebraska[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,762[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,448[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,726[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Missouri[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,040[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,704[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,664[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Clemson[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,304[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$26,912[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,608[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Utah[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,448[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,022[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,574[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Cal[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$28,616[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$32,168[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,552[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Washington State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,634[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$28,176[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,542[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Arizona State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,851[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$25,209[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,358[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Florida[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$17,230[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$20,550[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,320[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Arizona[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,900[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$25,200[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,300[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Pitt[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$29,024[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$32,324[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,300[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Maryland[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,342[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,504[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,162[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]LSU[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,192[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$27,288[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,096[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Kansas[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$17,288[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$20,364[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,076[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Indiana[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,382[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,418[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$3,036[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Rutgers[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$27,012[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$29,933[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,921[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Alabama[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,542[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$27,434[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,892[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Miami[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$59,162[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$61,942[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,780[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Vanderbilt[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$61,470[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$64,250[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,780[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Virginia Tech[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$20,960[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,739[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,770[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Texas A&M[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,764[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,470[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,706[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Washington[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,433[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$27,112[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,679[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Stanford[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$62,540[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$65,165[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,625[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Ohio State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,198[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,800[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,602[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Georgia[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$20,082[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,680[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,598[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]UCLA[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$32,157[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$34,752[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,595[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Virginia[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,528[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$27,092[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,564[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Illinois[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$27,650[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$30,150[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,500[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Northwestern[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$65,603[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$68,095[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,492[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Oregon State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,832[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$26,316[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,484[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Iowa State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$16,600[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,030[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,430[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]N.C. State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,938[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,368[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,430[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Wake Forest[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$62,140[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$64,540[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,400[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Oregon[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$22,440[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,780[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,340[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Colorado[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$26,268[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$28,562[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,294[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Kentucky[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,464[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,748[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,284[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]North Carolina[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,884[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,120[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,236[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left] Duke[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$61,793[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$63,999[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,206[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Michigan[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,780[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$26,984[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,204[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Minnesota[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,180[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$25,374[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$2,194[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]West Virginia[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$17,642[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,613[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,971[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Notre Dame[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$62,825[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$64,775[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,950[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Iowa[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$19,072[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,010[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,938[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Michigan State[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,254[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$26,126[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,872[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Purdue[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$21,242[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,002[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,760[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Georgia Tech[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$23,028[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$24,748[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,720[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Syracuse[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$59,610[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$61,242[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,632[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]USC[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$65,982[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$67,562[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,580[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: left]Boston College[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$61,622[/TD]

[TD=class: left] $63,022[/TD]

[TD=class: left]$1,400[/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

[LOOGY]

I don't know how the NCAA came up with that number, but for Miss St to be that high is ridiculous.

[LOOGY]

They really should take the highest, and the lowest,find an average, and give the same amount to each school.

[Jumper_Dad]

I don't know how the NCAA came up with that number, but for Miss St to be that high is ridiculous.

I think that is the issue many/most are having with this. I'd pay them all the same, but then again $5000 would go further in Lexington or Oxford than it would in LA or Miami. I'm not sure what the answer is...but getting some money to the kids is a good place to start.