Thomas College
Waterville, ME · Northeast · Varsity
Esports scholarship of up to $10,000, based on individual skill level.
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- net price
- $19K
- acceptance
- 96%
- grad rate
- 54%
Colleges with Counter-Strike 2 teams
43 college esports programs field Counter-Strike 2 teams in our directory, across 28 states. 5 publish scholarship amounts, led by Thomas (up to $10,000), Kettering (up to $5,000), Northwood (up to $3,000). Their median average net price is $18,885 per year.
- Programs
- 43
- Publish aid amounts
- 5
- Median net price
- $18,885
- Median grad rate
- 71%
Kettering University
Flint, MI · Midwest · Varsity since 2020
Esports scholarships worth up to $5,000 a year for new incoming students who compete for Kettering Esports
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- net price
- $35K
- acceptance
- 79%
- grad rate
- 71%
Northwood University
Midland, MI · Midwest · Varsity since 2019
Up to $3,000 at launch; now merit-based, set by the coach
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- net price
- $27K
- acceptance
- 65%
- grad rate
- 63%
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Mankato, MN · Midwest · Varsity since 2021
Rolfsrud-Wallerstedt Esports Scholarship: $2,000 for current first-year students who align with an underrepresented population; applications open each February.
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- net price
- $19K
- acceptance
- 88%
- grad rate
- 54%
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · Northeast · Varsity since 2016
20 esports scholarships of $2,000 per year for new students starting fall 2025, plus performance-based awards for select current students
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- net price
- $35K
- acceptance
- 67%
- grad rate
- 70%
Ashland University
Ashland, OH · Midwest · Varsity since 2018
Esports athletes can earn athletic scholarship money to reduce tuition; varsity players keep 100% of prize earnings.
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- net price
- $22K
- acceptance
- 76%
- grad rate
- 61%
Dakota State University
Madison, SD · Midwest · Varsity since 2019
Esports is DSU's 13th sport, complete with scholarships, coaches and technology; amounts not published.
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- net price
- $21K
- acceptance
- 88%
- grad rate
- 51%
University of Mississippi
University, MS · South · Varsity since 2017
$95,000 in esports scholarships awarded to 12 recruits from donor and university funds; Payne gift also endows esports scholarships.
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- net price
- $13K
- acceptance
- 97%
- grad rate
- 72%
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK · South · Club since 2018
Some Intercollegiate Esports students receive scholarship support, dependent on fundraising each semester; amounts not published
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- net price
- $15K
- acceptance
- 77%
- grad rate
- 75%
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ · Northeast · Varsity since 2022
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $6.0K
- acceptance
- Open
- grad rate
- 31%
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO · West · Club
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $29K
- acceptance
- 61%
- grad rate
- 82%
Faulkner University
Montgomery, AL · South · Varsity
No scholarship terms published on the sources found.
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- net price
- $22K
- acceptance
- 73%
- grad rate
- 37%
Fisher College
Boston, MA · Northeast · Varsity since 2022
No esports scholarship terms published on Fisher's official esports page
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- net price
- $27K
- acceptance
- 71%
- grad rate
- 28%
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA · South · Varsity
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $18K
- acceptance
- 87%
- grad rate
- 68%
Independence Community College
Independence, KS · Midwest · Varsity
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $3.3K
- acceptance
- Open
- grad rate
- 26%
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN · Midwest · Club
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $16K
- acceptance
- 78%
- grad rate
- 80%
Iowa State University
Ames, IA · Midwest · Club since 2009
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $19K
- acceptance
- 89%
- grad rate
- 75%
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA · South · Varsity since 2022
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $23K
- acceptance
- 72%
- grad rate
- 80%
Nichols College
Dudley, MA · Northeast · Varsity since 2019
No esports scholarship information is published.
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- net price
- $33K
- acceptance
- 81%
- grad rate
- 63%
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC · South · Club since 2018
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $17K
- acceptance
- 42%
- grad rate
- 85%
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL · Midwest · Club
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $29K
- acceptance
- 8%
- grad rate
- 95%
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK · South · Club since 2018
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $17K
- acceptance
- 75%
- grad rate
- 68%
Radford University
Radford, VA · South · Varsity
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $15K
- acceptance
- 90%
- grad rate
- 49%
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, VA · South · Varsity
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $28K
- acceptance
- 87%
- grad rate
- 70%
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL · South · Club since 2019
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $35K
- acceptance
- 48%
- grad rate
- 75%
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL · South · Club since 2018
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $22K
- acceptance
- 77%
- grad rate
- 73%
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, TN · South · Club since 2013
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $19K
- acceptance
- 42%
- grad rate
- 74%
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · South · Club
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $18K
- acceptance
- 74%
- grad rate
- 71%
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL · South · Club
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $10K
- acceptance
- 40%
- grad rate
- 78%
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · Midwest · Club
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $26K
- acceptance
- 85%
- grad rate
- 75%
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL · South · Club since 2022
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $6.5K
- acceptance
- 24%
- grad rate
- 91%
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX · South · Club since 2018
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $11K
- acceptance
- 90%
- grad rate
- 33%
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID · West · Varsity
not published
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- net price
- $15K
- acceptance
- 76%
- grad rate
- 57%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · Midwest · Club since 2015
No current esports scholarships published. A March 2022 post announced sponsored 50 and 00 awards; they are not confirmed for later years.
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- net price
- $14K
- acceptance
- 42%
- grad rate
- 85%
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA · Midwest · Club since 2018
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $23K
- acceptance
- 84%
- grad rate
- 75%
University of Jamestown
Jamestown, ND · Midwest · Varsity since 2017
No current esports scholarship terms published; press (CBS Colorado) reported an esports scholarship signing in an earlier year, amount not stated
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- net price
- $20K
- acceptance
- 88%
- grad rate
- 49%
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · South · Club since 2017
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $19K
- acceptance
- 93%
- grad rate
- 71%
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY · South · Club
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $18K
- acceptance
- 79%
- grad rate
- 61%
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI · Midwest · Varsity since 2021
Michigan Esports does not offer financial aid, scholarships, or admissions assistance. Varsity perks are covered competition travel, a uniform and preferred access to training facilities.
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- net price
- $13K
- acceptance
- 16%
- grad rate
- 93%
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT · Northeast · Varsity
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $34K
- acceptance
- 60%
- grad rate
- 63%
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC · South · Club since 2015
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $23K
- acceptance
- 60%
- grad rate
- 79%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI · Midwest · Club since 2020
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $17K
- acceptance
- 45%
- grad rate
- 90%
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN · South · Club since 2013
No esports scholarships published
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- net price
- $16K
- acceptance
- 6%
- grad rate
- 94%
Questions & answers
Which colleges have Counter-Strike 2 esports teams?
Ashland University (Ashland, OH); Camden County College (Blackwood, NJ); Colorado School of Mines (Golden, CO); Dakota State University (Madison, SD); Faulkner University (Montgomery, AL); Fisher College (Boston, MA); George Mason University (Fairfax, VA); Independence Community College (Independence, KS); Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN); Iowa State University (Ames, IA); James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA); Kettering University (Flint, MI); Minnesota State University, Mankato (Mankato, MN); Nichols College (Dudley, MA); North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC); Northwestern University (Evanston, IL); Northwood University (Midland, MI); Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK); Radford University (Radford, VA); Randolph-Macon College (Ashland, VA); Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY); Rollins College (Winter Park, FL); The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL); The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN); Thomas College (Waterville, ME); University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR); University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL); University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH); University of Florida (Gainesville, FL); University of Houston-Downtown (Houston, TX); University of Idaho (Moscow, ID); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL); University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA); University of Jamestown (Jamestown, ND); University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY); University of Louisville (Louisville, KY); University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI); University of Mississippi (University, MS); University of New Haven (West Haven, CT); University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK); University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC); University of Wisconsin–Madison (Madison, WI); Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN).
Can you get a scholarship for Counter-Strike 2?
Yes. Kettering University: Esports scholarships worth up to $5,000 a year for new incoming students who compete for Kettering Esports (2026) Minnesota State University, Mankato: Rolfsrud-Wallerstedt Esports Scholarship: $2,000 for current first-year students who align with an underrepresented population; applications open each February. (2025-26) Northwood University: Up to $3,000 at launch; now merit-based, set by the coach (2019) Rochester Institute of Technology: 20 esports scholarships of $2,000 per year for new students starting fall 2025, plus performance-based awards for select current students (2025-26) Thomas College: Esports scholarship of up to $10,000, based on individual skill level. (undated (page live Oct 2026))