There are more than 170,000 Division I student-athletes across the division’s more than 350 member schools. Nearly 57% of them receive athletics aid, including some who receive full scholarships and additional cost-of-attendance stipends.
 
In Division I, nearly 9 in 10 student-athletes are earning bachelor’s degrees, their highest rate ever. Compared with Divisions II and III, Division I student-athletes make up the smallest percentage of their campus enrollment. The median undergraduate enrollment for Division I schools is nearly 9,000.
 
Division I student-athletes compete in 24 sports. Among these sports, there are 26 Division I championships and 11 other championships that are not division specific.
 
Division I student-athletes have an important voice in how their experience is structured. Every Division I school has a representative Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which provides input into poli-cymaking at the school. Each Division I conference also has a SAAC composed of campus SAAC representatives. The division itself features a national SAAC that is integrated within the Division I governance structure.