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• 45.1% of schools have admissions of 0-1,000 students
• 21.1% of schools have 1,000-2,500 students
• 12.4% of schools have 2,500-5,000 students
• 9.7% of schools have 5,000-10,000 students
• 4.7% of schools have 10,000-15,000 students
• 2.3% of schools have 15,000-20,000 students
• 4.3% of schools have 20,000+ students

ONLY 11.3% OF ALL SCHOOLS HAVE MORE THAN 10,000 UNDERGRAD STUDENTS ENROLLED!

Student-athletes and their parents need to be aware of these numbers because 78.6% of schools have less then 5,000 students at their school. You can go to School Guides to view the enrollment at all schools as well as search by state, majors, & tuition.

When you receive information from a college and/or coach you should research the school and shoot the coaches an e-mail stating you received their admissions packets, letters, brochures and/or questionnaires, and are looking forward to finding out more about their program in the future. Let the coach know you’ll keep him/her updated on your progress during the upcoming season. Later on, shoot him/her a periodic e-mail after a good game or impressive accomplishment. Creating on-going dialogue and making sure that you are continually following-up with the coaches is so important in making the right decision. How do you know what you want in a school if you do not know what is out there?

At some point you will need to narrow down your choices, but before you do, make sure you can give 3 or 4 valid reasons why the school is not the right fit for you.

• The school is done recruiting for my graduation class.
• I am not interested in the Military or Christian schools.
• The school is not recruiting my position.
• The school does not have my major or any majors that I have interest.
• I visited the campus and it is not what I’m looking for.
• I do not feel I could communicate well with the coach.

If you can’t find a few reasons, then you need to ask more questions and research the school in more detail before you close the door on their program. During the recruiting process you will hear from schools that you have never heard of before. You need to research all schools and learn what the school and program will be able to provide. Ask yourself some questions. What is best for me? What do I like or dislike? What do I want? You need to create leverage with schools and you do that by having a pool of schools recruiting you. Remember coaches are friends and they talk to each other, as well as, they change jobs and could end up coaching at a school you want to attend. Make sure to respond to all schools, even if it is to say, thanks, however, I’m not interested.

Remember the recruiting process is a marathon and not a sprint. Good luck!