The financial aid departments at universities are responsible for determining the cost of attendance (COA). This number is primarily used to determine the amount of financial aid that a student might need in order to attend the school. The Power 5 conferences have now decided to add the COA to what the school offers a student-athlete in a scholarship for the 1st time. The U.S. Department of Education provides broad subjective guidelines for what goes into calculating Cost of Attendance.
“Money can be calculated for tuition and fees; room and board; books; supplies; transportation and miscellaneous personal expenses.