Trivia · money
Conferences by athletics spending
Members' athletics expenses added up, from the same reports the school rankings use. The Southeastern Conference leads at $3.3B across 16 schools.
Top 15
Every conference with reported figures
| # | Conference | Schools | Expenses | Revenue | Per school | Athletic aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Conference Division I | 16 | $3.3B | $3.4B | $208M | $250M |
| 2 | Big Ten Conference Division I | 18 | $3.2B | $3.4B | $180M | $372M |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference Division I | 18 | $3B | $3B | $165M | $390M |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference Division I | 16 | $2.1B | $2.1B | $130M | $210M |
| 5 | American Conference Division I | 13 | $808M | $821M | $62M | $141M |
| 6 | BIG EAST Conference Division I | 11 | $595M | $595M | $54M | $116M |
| 7 | Pac-12 Conference Division I | 9 | $589M | $635M | $65M | $90M |
| 8 | Sun Belt Conference Division I | 14 | $574M | $574M | $41M | $111M |
| 9 | Atlantic 10 Conference Division I | 14 | $472M | $473M | $34M | $136M |
| 10 | Mountain West Conference Division I | 9 | $444M | $451M | $49M | $86M |
| 11 | Conference USA Division I | 10 | $415M | $415M | $42M | $88M |
| 12 | The Ivy League Division I | 8 | $411M | $416M | $51M | $0 |
| 13 | Coastal Athletic Association Division I | 13 | $401M | $402M | $31M | $128M |
| 14 | Mid-American Conference Division I | 9 | $368M | $368M | $41M | $83M |
| 15 | Big West Conference Division I | 12 | $364M | $372M | $30M | $70M |
| 16 | West Coast Conference Division I | 10 | $345M | $345M | $34M | $99M |
| 17 | Metro Conference Division I | 13 | $291M | $291M | $22M | $118M |
| 18 | Patriot League Division I | 8 | $279M | $279M | $35M | $116M |
| 19 | Southern Conference Division I | 11 | $261M | $268M | $24M | $85M |
| 20 | Big Sky Conference Division I | 11 | $256M | $262M | $23M | $63M |
| 21 | Missouri Valley Conference Division I | 11 | $238M | $243M | $22M | $64M |
| 22 | America East Conference Division I | 9 | $235M | $239M | $26M | $75M |
| 23 | Southland Conference Division I | 12 | $223M | $227M | $19M | $68M |
| 24 | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Division II | 17 | $221M | $233M | $13M | $47M |
| 25 | The Summit League Division I | 8 | $213M | $217M | $27M | $45M |
| 26 | Horizon League Division I | 12 | $210M | $212M | $18M | $55M |
| 27 | United Athletic Conference Division I | 9 | $191M | $191M | $21M | $49M |
| 28 | Northeast Conference Division I | 9 | $174M | $175M | $19M | $74M |
| 29 | Atlantic Sun Conference Division I | 8 | $169M | $170M | $21M | $49M |
| 30 | Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Division II | 16 | $160M | $160M | $10M | $44M |
| 31 | Lone Star Conference Division II | 18 | $154M | $158M | $8.5M | $44M |
| 32 | Southwestern Athletic Conf. Division I | 12 | $154M | $154M | $13M | $40M |
| 33 | Great Lakes Valley Conference Division II | 15 | $149M | $151M | $9.9M | $64M |
| 34 | Big South Conference Division I | 9 | $146M | $152M | $16M | $50M |
| 35 | Ohio Valley Conference Division I | 9 | $141M | $141M | $16M | $38M |
| 36 | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Division II | 14 | $139M | $141M | $9.9M | $40M |
| 37 | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Division II | 11 | $137M | $138M | $12M | $43M |
| 38 | Sunshine State Conference Division II | 11 | $131M | $134M | $12M | $54M |
| 39 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. Division I | 8 | $130M | $135M | $16M | $40M |
| 40 | South Atlantic Conference Division II | 12 | $127M | $130M | $11M | $58M |
| 41 | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Division II | 15 | $127M | $127M | $8.4M | $38M |
| 42 | California Collegiate Athletic Association Division II | 15 | $126M | $129M | $8.4M | $21M |
| 43 | Conference Carolinas Division II | 16 | $117M | $119M | $7.3M | $56M |
| 44 | New England Small College Athletic Conference Division III | 10 | $114M | $119M | $11M | $0 |
| 45 | Northeast 10 Conference Division II | 10 | $109M | $112M | $11M | $37M |
| 46 | Great Midwest Athletic Conference Division II | 12 | $101M | $106M | $8.5M | $45M |
| 47 | Liberty League Division III | 10 | $92M | $94M | $9.2M | $12M |
| 48 | Great American Conference Division II | 12 | $91M | $92M | $7.6M | $33M |
| 49 | Gulf South Conference Division II | 11 | $86M | $89M | $7.8M | $33M |
| 50 | Mountain East Conference Division II | 12 | $80M | $82M | $6.6M | $36M |
| 51 | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. Division II | 14 | $79M | $86M | $5.6M | $23M |
| 52 | Pacific West Conference Division II | 10 | $77M | $78M | $7.7M | $27M |
| 53 | Great Northwest Athletic Conference Division II | 9 | $72M | $72M | $8M | $19M |
| 54 | Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Division II | 11 | $68M | $69M | $6.1M | $28M |
| 55 | Peach Belt Conference Division II | 10 | $65M | $66M | $6.5M | $20M |
| 56 | University Athletic Association Division III | 8 | $65M | $68M | $8.1M | $0 |
| 57 | Centennial Conference Division III | 10 | $64M | $67M | $6.4M | $2.2M |
| 58 | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Division II | 12 | $64M | $65M | $5.3M | $19M |
| 59 | Southern Athletic Association Division III | 9 | $52M | $53M | $5.8M | $0 |
| 60 | Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Division III | 9 | $52M | $54M | $5.8M | $5.5M |
Each school is counted in its primary conference from the NCAA directory.