Alston v. NCAA: The Parties Settle for in Excess of $208 million

Originally published by Christian Dennie.

In 2006, in White v. NCAA, a group of student-athletes filed suit against the NCAA on antitrust grounds seeking to recover damages for the difference between the full cost of attendance and the NCAA’s version of an athletic scholarship (i.e., tuition, fees, room and board, and books).  The difference between full cost of attendance and full grant-in-aid as defined by the NCAA is generally $1,500.00-$6,000.00 depending on the locale of the institution.  In 2008, the NCAA and the White plaintiffs reached a settlement that allowed student-athletes in the class to have access to funds for educational purposes.  The White settlement was in excess of $210 million.

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