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Most athletic scholarship money

Total athletically related student aid across men’s and women’s teams.

All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
$39,701,051
#1 · Stanford University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA
$2,255,843
Median
of 1,054 schools, all divisions
17.6×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
$25,330,327
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Stanford UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA$39,701,051
  2. 2University of MichiganDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI$31,170,894
  3. 3University of Notre DameDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN$31,054,990
  4. 4Duke UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC$30,099,294
  5. 5The Ohio State UniversityDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH$29,051,404
  6. 6University of Southern CaliforniaDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA$28,643,971
  7. 7Northwestern UniversityDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL$27,930,178
  8. 8Boston CollegeDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA$27,069,001
  9. 9Southern Methodist UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX$26,107,776
  10. 10University of VirginiaDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA$25,330,327
  11. 11Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New BrunswickDivision I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ$25,297,337
  12. 12Texas Christian UniversityDivision I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX$25,129,476
  13. 13Pennsylvania State UniversityDivision I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA$24,365,001
  14. 14University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleDivision I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN$23,708,468
  15. 15Syracuse UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY$23,445,111

Every school, all divisions

$0$39,701,051
#1 · Stanford Universityevery school

The spread across 1,054 schools; the median is $2,255,843.

How it is measured

Division III schools award no athletic aid, so this is a Division I and II list.

Related

The full list · top 100

#SchoolAthletic aid, all teamsAid, women's teamsAid, men's teamsAthletes
1Stanford University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA
$39,701,051$20M$20M838
2University of Michigan
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI
$31,170,894$14M$17M910
3University of Notre Dame
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN
$31,054,990$13M$18M756
4Duke University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC
$30,099,294$14M$16M730
5The Ohio State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH
$29,051,404$14M$15M956
6University of Southern California
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
$28,643,971$14M$15M629
7Northwestern University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL
$27,930,178$13M$15M518
8Boston College
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA
$27,069,001$13M$14M801
9Southern Methodist University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX
$26,107,776$12M$14M428
10University of Virginia
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA
$25,330,327$11M$14M789
11Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ
$25,297,337$12M$14M756
12Texas Christian University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX
$25,129,476$11M$14M553
13Pennsylvania State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA
$24,365,001$10M$14M902
14University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN
$23,708,468$11M$12M636
15Syracuse University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY
$23,445,111$11M$12M611
16University of California, Berkeley
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA
$23,138,879$11M$12M918
17Vanderbilt University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN
$21,497,633$8.5M$13M453
18Wake Forest University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC
$21,451,892$7.5M$14M440
19Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Blacksburg, VA
$20,853,299$8.4M$12M618
20University of Miami (Florida)
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL
$20,583,519$9.5M$11M438
21Boston University
Division I · Patriot League · Boston, MA
$20,266,977$13M$7.7M592
22Baylor University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Waco, TX
$20,161,069$9M$11M555
23University of Pittsburgh
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA
$20,112,640$8.2M$12M545
24Rice University
Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX
$19,965,395$7.4M$13M408
25University of Oklahoma
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Norman, OK
$19,619,031$9.3M$10M579
26Fordham University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY
$19,595,500$8.7M$11M554
27Arizona State University
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tempe, AZ
$19,572,580$8.6M$11M616
28Michigan State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI
$19,484,982$8.2M$11M665
29Indiana University, Bloomington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN
$19,385,441$8.8M$11M699
30Tulane University
Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA
$19,371,796$7.8M$12M412
31University of California, Los Angeles
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA
$19,129,205$9.2M$9.9M683
32Bucknell University
Division I · Patriot League · Lewisburg, PA
$19,025,838$9.4M$9.7M752
33University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN
$19,021,913$9.3M$9.8M607
34Villanova University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Villanova, PA
$18,957,459$9.6M$9.4M631
35Auburn University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Auburn, AL
$18,831,651$8.4M$10M555
36University of Wisconsin-Madison
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI
$18,628,785$7.9M$11M738
37University of Washington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA
$18,603,974$8M$11M619
38University of Maryland, College Park
Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD
$18,516,362$8.2M$10M546
39Long Island University
Division I · Northeast Conference · Brookville, NY
$18,214,675$8M$10M857
40The University of Tulsa
Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK
$18,059,794$7.9M$10M455
41Colgate University
Division I · Patriot League · Hamilton, NY
$17,537,632$7.8M$9.7M633
42Merrimack College
Division I · Metro Conference · North Andover, MA
$17,192,504$7.5M$9.7M696
43University of Alabama
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Tuscaloosa, AL
$17,188,945$7.9M$9.3M668
44University of Iowa
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA
$17,173,520$9.4M$7.8M677
45University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC
$17,149,342$8M$9.1M830
46Northeastern University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Boston, MA
$17,087,737$9.5M$7.6M542
47University of Kentucky
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Lexington, KY
$16,956,848$7.4M$9.6M614
48University of Delaware
Division I · Conference USA · Newark, DE
$16,729,180$8.4M$8.4M627
49University of Utah
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT
$16,643,646$6.8M$9.9M517
50Lehigh University
Division I · Patriot League · Bethlehem, PA
$16,346,251$7.1M$9.2M667
51University of Florida
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL
$16,295,859$7.7M$8.6M555
52University of Texas at Austin
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX
$16,217,249$7.5M$8.8M564
53Monmouth University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ
$16,015,739$7M$9M619
54University of Denver
Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO
$15,955,076$8.9M$7.1M371
55University of Louisville
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Louisville, KY
$15,896,536$7M$8.9M610
56Sacred Heart University
Division I · Metro Conference · Fairfield, CT
$15,679,229$7.9M$7.8M1,117
57Temple University
Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA
$15,540,565$7.2M$8.3M507
58University of Oregon
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR
$15,144,397$6.7M$8.5M525
59University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL
$15,010,418$6.4M$8.6M479
60University of Kansas
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lawrence, KS
$14,731,489$7.2M$7.5M539
61College of the Holy Cross
Division I · Patriot League · Worcester, MA
$14,721,373$6.5M$8.2M712
62Clemson University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC
$14,689,315$7.1M$7.6M564
63Quinnipiac University
Division I · Metro Conference · Hamden, CT
$14,679,756$9.6M$5.1M476
64Boise State University
Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Boise, ID
$14,596,933$7M$7.6M382
65University of Connecticut
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Storrs, CT
$14,377,304$7M$7.4M589
66George Washington University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Washington, DC
$14,163,242$8.9M$5.3M420
67University of Richmond
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA
$13,942,388$6.2M$7.8M430
68Lafayette College
Division I · Patriot League · Easton, PA
$13,879,488$6.3M$7.6M613
69Wofford College
Division I · Southern Conference · Spartanburg, SC
$13,856,562$5.6M$8.2M441
70University of South Carolina, Columbia
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, SC
$13,759,918$6.8M$7M571
71University of Colorado Boulder
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO
$13,738,845$6.2M$7.6M372
72Elon University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Elon, NC
$13,645,498$6.1M$7.6M438
73Providence College
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI
$13,626,509$8M$5.7M413
74University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Amherst, MA
$13,585,599$6.6M$7M611
75Georgia Institute of Technology
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA
$13,350,997$4.7M$8.7M449
76Texas A&M University, College Station
Division I · Southeastern Conference · College Station, TX
$13,321,846$5.9M$7.4M626
77Furman University
Division I · Southern Conference · Greenville, SC
$13,316,186$5.2M$8.1M375
78University of the Incarnate Word
Division I · Southland Conference · San Antonio, TX
$12,877,306$5.3M$7.6M568
79Purdue University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN
$12,831,069$4.9M$7.9M540
80University of Georgia
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA
$12,812,179$6.1M$6.7M582
81University of Arizona
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ
$12,761,727$6.3M$6.4M501
82Louisiana State University
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA
$12,751,357$6.1M$6.7M498
83University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Lincoln, NE
$12,695,377$5.6M$7.1M618
84Georgetown University
Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Washington, DC
$12,637,610$6.4M$6.2M774
85Bryant University
Division I · America East Conference · Smithfield, RI
$12,585,018$4.8M$7.8M706
86University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Fayetteville, AR
$12,574,253$5.5M$7.1M457
87Wagner College
Division I · Northeast Conference · Staten Island, NY
$12,294,052$5.3M$7M702
88North Carolina State University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC
$12,206,946$4.7M$7.5M542
89University of New Hampshire
Division I · America East Conference · Durham, NH
$12,159,919$6.1M$6.1M493
90University of Rhode Island
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Kingston, RI
$12,092,836$5.9M$6.2M495
91University of Central Florida
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL
$12,043,176$5.1M$6.9M423
92Drexel University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Philadelphia, PA
$11,965,492$5.9M$6.1M461
93Old Dominion University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Norfolk, VA
$11,869,200$4.8M$7M480
94Loyola Marymount University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Los Angeles, CA
$11,856,442$7.2M$4.7M296
95University of Mississippi
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS
$11,677,463$4.5M$7.2M408
96University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV
$11,580,573$4.6M$7M418
97Mercer University
Division I · Southern Conference · Macon, GA
$11,518,884$4.7M$6.8M468
98Mount St. Mary's University
Division I · Metro Conference · Emmitsburg, MD
$11,511,911$6.6M$4.9M711
99University of Missouri, Columbia
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO
$11,396,594$5.2M$6.2M541
100High Point University
Division I · Big South Conference · High Point, NC
$11,376,850$6.2M$5.2M454
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