^^ Not true. Stanford, ND, Duke, Georgetown all offer sports scholarships, and there are many more like Michigan, Wisconsin, Cal, UVa, Georgia Tech in the publics. But even for those D3 or D1 that don’t offer scholarships, playing a sport can get you in the door. My daughter was recruited by many D3 schools that couldn’t give her an athletic scholarship but could give merit scholarships and financial aid. It wasn’t Smith’s admissions office calling, it was the coach.