Getting a scholarship to play college lacrosse is definitely not as easy as pie...not that making pie is particularly easy. Eating it is easy, though.

Where were we? While there are plenty of opportunities to play club lacrosse in college, both the MCLA (Men's Club Lacrosse Association) and WCLA (Women's Club Lacrosse Association) do not offer scholarships. And while there is some money in the NCAA, a full athletic scholarship is rare in lacrosse (source). Can you hear your dreams deflating?

There are 67 men's D-I programs in the country and 103 women's programs, which offer individuals an average athletic scholarship of $14,605 and $15,748, respectively. There are fewer programs at the D-II level, and these programs offer about half the amount of money that D-I programs do. Over half of all NCAA lacrosse programs, for both men and women, are at the D-III level; these programs provide no scholarship money at all (source).

Where's the cash, playa? Answer: not in lacrosse. Sorry.

Also, lacrosse is an equivalency sport. NCAA programs have a set amount of scholarship money that they divvy up between male and female athletes. D-I men's programs have the equivalent of 12.6 full scholarships, while D-I women's programs have 12. That number is 10.8 and 9.9 at the D-II level (source).

We'll tell you one more time, in case we haven't been clear as a California day: full scholarships are rare in this sport. So, don't quit your job as a sandwich artist. And definitely pay attention in class.