Athletics money
Biggest athletic departments
Total athletics expenses reported for the year — every team, plus what is not allocated to a team.
$16,970,448
#1 · Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham
Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Madison, NJ
$3,895,417
Median
of 403 schools, Division III
4.4×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
$12,392,262
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division III
#1 · Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florhamevery school
The spread across 403 schools; the median is $3,895,417.
How it is measured
Grand total expenses, the most recent reporting year. Public and private schools report the same figures; the numbers are self-reported and definitions of what counts as athletics vary a little.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Athletics expenses | Revenue | Athletes | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Madison, NJ | $16,970,448 | $17M | 365 | 15 | |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD | $15,922,685 | $16M | 641 | 18 | |
| 3 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | $15,738,589 | $16M | 637 | 21 | |
| 4 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY | $13,586,707 | $14M | 666 | 19 | |
| 5 | Christopher Newport University Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Newport News, VA | $13,340,521 | $13M | 566 | 19 | |
| 6 | Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League · Rochester, NY | $13,119,264 | $14M | 640 | 22 | |
| 7 | St. Lawrence University Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY | $12,864,840 | $13M | 782 | 25 | |
| 8 | Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA | $12,733,718 | $13M | 919 | 21 | |
| 9 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | $12,665,376 | $13M | 356 | 16 | |
| 10 | Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA | $12,392,262 | $12M | 700 | 26 | |
| 11 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | $11,982,835 | $12M | 693 | 24 | |
| 12 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | $11,263,011 | $11M | 690 | 25 | |
| 13 | Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT | $11,194,481 | $11M | 741 | 24 | |
| 14 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT | $10,995,246 | $16M | 745 | 24 | |
| 15 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY | $10,945,214 | $11M | 734 | 23 | |
| 16 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | $10,867,327 | $11M | 622 | 23 | |
| 17 | Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO | $10,669,904 | $11M | 519 | 15 | |
| 18 | New York University Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY | $10,605,166 | $11M | 496 | 17 | |
| 19 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | $10,285,735 | $11M | 725 | 21 | |
| 20 | Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY | $10,278,068 | $10M | 556 | 22 | |
| 21 | Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Montclair, NJ | $9,962,100 | $10M | 542 | 16 | |
| 22 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | $9,747,475 | $9.7M | 799 | 23 | |
| 23 | Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH | $9,662,891 | $9.7M | 642 | 19 | |
| 24 | Berry College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Mount Berry, GA | $9,551,374 | $10M | 510 | 19 | |
| 25 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | $9,336,820 | $11M | 421 | 15 | |
| 26 | Schreiner University Division III · American Southwest Conference · Kerrville, TX | $9,333,028 | $9.3M | 394 | 15 | |
| 27 | Clarkson University Division III · Liberty League · Potsdam, NY | $8,518,155 | $9.7M | 397 | 16 | |
| 28 | University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL | $8,401,119 | $8.4M | 578 | 16 | |
| 29 | Trinity University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association · San Antonio, TX | $8,375,292 | $8.5M | 635 | 18 | |
| 30 | University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY | $8,283,075 | $8.3M | 579 | 18 | |
| 31 | Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY | $8,237,050 | $8.2M | 724 | 24 | |
| 32 | Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA | $7,826,012 | $7.8M | 473 | 19 | |
| 33 | Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA | $7,792,270 | $7.8M | 605 | 20 | |
| 34 | Washington and Lee University Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Lexington, VA | $7,712,360 | $8M | 588 | 21 | |
| 35 | Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Hoboken, NJ | $7,533,169 | $7.5M | 548 | 19 | |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · La Crosse, WI | $7,405,198 | $8M | 647 | 19 | |
| 37 | Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA | $7,247,712 | $7.4M | 631 | 24 | |
| 38 | Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL | $7,236,074 | $7.5M | 563 | 21 | |
| 39 | University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Redlands, CA | $7,232,874 | $7.4M | 561 | 21 | |
| 40 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | $7,223,907 | $7.3M | 542 | 21 | |
| 41 | Calvin University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Grand Rapids, MI | $6,968,010 | $7M | 709 | 21 | |
| 42 | State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY | $6,929,116 | $7.1M | 597 | 23 | |
| 43 | University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England · West Hartford, CT | $6,891,381 | $6.9M | 341 | 15 | |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Eau Claire, WI | $6,752,532 | $6.8M | 753 | 23 | |
| 45 | Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN | $6,718,887 | $6.7M | 491 | 19 | |
| 46 | Stockton University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Galloway, NJ | $6,668,790 | $6.7M | 417 | 15 | |
| 47 | Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA | $6,665,588 | $6.7M | 662 | 21 | |
| 48 | Rowan University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Glassboro, NJ | $6,649,658 | $7.5M | 495 | 14 | |
| 49 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference · Belton, TX | $6,632,764 | $6.6M | 499 | 15 | |
| 50 | Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Owings Mills, MD | $6,535,709 | $6.8M | 682 | 25 | |
| 51 | Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | $6,471,259 | $6.5M | 420 | 17 | |
| 52 | Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA | $6,470,309 | $7.3M | 478 | 15 | |
| 53 | St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY | $6,458,144 | $6.9M | 777 | 22 | |
| 54 | George Fox University Division III · Northwest Conference · Newberg, OR | $6,364,103 | $6.6M | 595 | 17 | |
| 55 | Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Orange, CA | $6,291,957 | $6.3M | 595 | 21 | |
| 56 | Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Aurora, IL | $6,241,751 | $6.2M | 553 | 21 | |
| 57 | Vermont State University Castleton Division III · Little East Conference · Castleton, VT | $6,221,713 | $7.1M | 797 | 22 | |
| 58 | Vermont State University-Johnson Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Johnson, VT | $6,221,713 | $7.1M | 797 | 22 | |
| 59 | Vermont State University Lyndon Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Lyndonville, VT | $6,221,713 | $7.1M | 797 | 22 | |
| 60 | Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Georgetown, TX | $6,206,253 | $6.6M | 476 | 20 | |
| 61 | Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT | $6,192,622 | $6.2M | 622 | 22 | |
| 62 | Vassar College Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY | $6,173,932 | $6.4M | 453 | 19 | |
| 63 | Nazareth University Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY | $6,158,258 | $6.3M | 481 | 21 | |
| 64 | University of Massachusetts Boston Division III · Little East Conference · Boston, MA | $6,139,220 | $6.6M | 374 | 15 | |
| 65 | Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference · Washington, DC | $6,105,642 | $6.1M | 673 | 21 | |
| 66 | Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Ada, OH | $6,073,738 | $6.1M | 763 | 21 | |
| 67 | Gustavus Adolphus College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Saint Peter, MN | $6,049,639 | $6M | 859 | 19 | |
| 68 | Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Angola, IN | $6,005,129 | $6.2M | 1,095 | 23 | |
| 69 | Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL | $5,999,890 | $6M | 502 | 17 | |
| 70 | DePauw University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Greencastle, IN | $5,999,085 | $6M | 711 | 19 | |
| 71 | Southern Virginia University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Buena Vista, VA | $5,990,874 | $6M | 645 | 23 | |
| 72 | Kean University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Union, NJ | $5,957,544 | $6M | 499 | 20 | |
| 73 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Worcester, MA | $5,940,210 | $5.9M | 549 | 16 | |
| 74 | University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN | $5,812,663 | $5.8M | 407 | 21 | |
| 75 | John Carroll University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · University Heights, OH | $5,793,620 | $5.8M | 666 | 20 | |
| 76 | California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Thousand Oaks, CA | $5,787,234 | $5.8M | 581 | 22 | |
| 77 | State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY | $5,777,798 | $5.8M | 826 | 21 | |
| 78 | University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH | $5,765,272 | $5.8M | 834 | 21 | |
| 79 | St. Olaf College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Northfield, MN | $5,764,191 | $5.8M | 584 | 20 | |
| 80 | North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Naperville, IL | $5,756,421 | $7.8M | 741 | 23 | |
| 81 | Arcadia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Glenside, PA | $5,731,562 | $5.7M | 559 | 21 | |
| 82 | Benedictine University (Illinois) Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Lisle, IL | $5,727,128 | $5.8M | 683 | 16 | |
| 83 | Brandeis University Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA | $5,700,251 | $5.7M | 287 | 13 | |
| 84 | Endicott College Division III · Conference of New England · Beverly, MA | $5,696,739 | $5.7M | 650 | 20 | |
| 85 | Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Rock Island, IL | $5,694,453 | $5.7M | 770 | 23 | |
| 86 | Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY | $5,691,440 | $5.8M | 656 | 19 | |
| 87 | Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Berea, OH | $5,662,886 | $5.7M | 711 | 21 | |
| 88 | Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Buffalo, NY | $5,657,608 | $5.7M | 454 | 15 | |
| 89 | Swarthmore College Division III · Centennial Conference · Swarthmore, PA | $5,635,214 | $6.5M | 438 | 17 | |
| 90 | East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference · Marshall, TX | $5,614,766 | $5.6M | 448 | 16 | |
| 91 | Albion College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Albion, MI | $5,583,773 | $6M | 632 | 20 | |
| 92 | Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA | $5,582,437 | $5.6M | 598 | 21 | |
| 93 | Whitworth University Division III · Northwest Conference · Spokane, WA | $5,520,299 | $5.8M | 530 | 19 | |
| 94 | Utica University Division III · Empire 8 · Utica, NY | $5,519,683 | $6.5M | 699 | 23 | |
| 95 | Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Waverly, IA | $5,506,449 | $5.5M | 858 | 18 | |
| 96 | Lewis & Clark College Division III · Northwest Conference · Portland, OR | $5,498,258 | $5.5M | 421 | 21 | |
| 97 | Alma College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Alma, MI | $5,487,084 | $5.5M | 736 | 20 | |
| 98 | Adrian College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Adrian, MI | $5,473,039 | $5.5M | 846 | 24 | |
| 99 | University of Mary Washington Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Fredericksburg, VA | $5,468,703 | $5.6M | 495 | 16 | |
| 100 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Stevens Point, WI | $5,449,371 | $5.4M | 210 | 24 |
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