Athletics money
Biggest recruiting budgets
What the department spends finding and hosting recruits — travel, visits, materials — across all teams.
$371,308
#1 · Montclair State University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Montclair, NJ
$46,963
Median
of 399 schools, Division III
7.9×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
$191,863
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division III
#1 · Montclair State Universityevery school
The spread across 399 schools; the median is $46,963.
How it is measured
Recruiting expenses, men’s plus women’s teams.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Recruiting expenses | Expenses | Athletes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montclair State University Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Montclair, NJ | $371,308 | $10M | 542 | |
| 2 | St. Lawrence University Division III · Liberty League · Canton, NY | $269,863 | $13M | 782 | |
| 3 | Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League · Rochester, NY | $266,492 | $13M | 640 | |
| 4 | Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Meadville, PA | $246,707 | $4.7M | 461 | |
| 5 | Colorado College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO | $246,522 | $13M | 356 | |
| 6 | Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Springfield, MA | $239,041 | $6.7M | 662 | |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins University Division III · Centennial Conference · Baltimore, MD | $219,342 | $16M | 641 | |
| 8 | Carthage College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Kenosha, WI | $218,232 | $5.4M | 840 | |
| 9 | Amherst College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Amherst, MA | $196,015 | $11M | 622 | |
| 10 | Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Madison, NJ | $191,863 | $17M | 365 | |
| 11 | New York University Division III · University Athletic Association · New York, NY | $190,758 | $11M | 496 | |
| 12 | St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY | $188,409 | $6.5M | 777 | |
| 13 | Augustana College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Rock Island, IL | $181,880 | $5.7M | 770 | |
| 14 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Division III · Liberty League · Troy, NY | $178,956 | $14M | 666 | |
| 15 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League · Geneva, NY | $176,824 | $11M | 734 | |
| 16 | Centre College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Danville, KY | $173,197 | $5.7M | 656 | |
| 17 | Colby College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Waterville, ME | $167,324 | $12M | 693 | |
| 18 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Buzzards Bay, MA | $161,712 | $2.7M | 444 | |
| 19 | Wartburg College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Waverly, IA | $157,132 | $5.5M | 858 | |
| 20 | Bowdoin College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Brunswick, ME | $155,824 | $16M | 637 | |
| 21 | Union College (New York) Division III · Liberty League · Schenectady, NY | $154,110 | $10M | 556 | |
| 22 | Stevens Institute of Technology Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Hoboken, NJ | $150,359 | $7.5M | 548 | |
| 23 | Gettysburg College Division III · Centennial Conference · Gettysburg, PA | $149,998 | $7.8M | 605 | |
| 24 | Oberlin College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Oberlin, OH | $149,622 | $5.1M | 395 | |
| 25 | Wheaton College (Illinois) Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Wheaton, IL | $144,671 | $6M | 502 | |
| 26 | Williams College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Williamstown, MA | $142,816 | $12M | 700 | |
| 27 | Carnegie Mellon University Division III · University Athletic Association · Pittsburgh, PA | $141,705 | $6.5M | 478 | |
| 28 | Tufts University Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Medford, MA | $138,823 | $13M | 919 | |
| 29 | Misericordia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Dallas, PA | $138,323 | $4.3M | 625 | |
| 30 | Stevenson University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Owings Mills, MD | $137,940 | $6.5M | 682 | |
| 31 | Clarkson University Division III · Liberty League · Potsdam, NY | $134,556 | $8.5M | 397 | |
| 32 | Kenyon College Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Gambier, OH | $133,860 | $3.5M | 499 | |
| 33 | Baldwin Wallace University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Berea, OH | $133,483 | $5.7M | 711 | |
| 34 | Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · New London, CT | $132,640 | $6.2M | 622 | |
| 35 | University of the South Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Sewanee, TN | $121,558 | $5.8M | 407 | |
| 36 | East Texas Baptist University Division III · American Southwest Conference · Marshall, TX | $120,313 | $5.6M | 448 | |
| 37 | Bates College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Lewiston, ME | $119,647 | $10M | 725 | |
| 38 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Middletown, CT | $119,005 | $11M | 745 | |
| 39 | Ithaca College Division III · Liberty League · Ithaca, NY | $118,813 | $8.2M | 724 | |
| 40 | Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Batesville, AR | $118,022 | $2.6M | 395 | |
| 41 | Belhaven University Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Jackson, MS | $117,946 | $4.1M | 390 | |
| 42 | Hamilton College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Clinton, NY | $117,586 | $11M | 690 | |
| 43 | University of Rochester Division III · University Athletic Association · Rochester, NY | $117,491 | $8.3M | 579 | |
| 44 | Alvernia University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · Reading, PA | $115,037 | $4.4M | 585 | |
| 45 | Ohio Northern University Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Ada, OH | $114,974 | $6.1M | 763 | |
| 46 | Aurora University Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Aurora, IL | $113,358 | $6.2M | 553 | |
| 47 | Trine University Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Angola, IN | $113,074 | $6M | 1,095 | |
| 48 | Washington University in St. Louis Division III · University Athletic Association · St. Louis, MO | $112,333 | $11M | 519 | |
| 49 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Norton, MA | $112,146 | $4.5M | 398 | |
| 50 | Eastern University Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth · St Davids, PA | $110,487 | $4.9M | 643 | |
| 51 | Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Claremont, CA | $109,814 | $4.9M | 534 | |
| 52 | Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 · Alfred, NY | $108,907 | $5.2M | 515 | |
| 53 | Franklin & Marshall College Division III · Centennial Conference · Lancaster, PA | $108,294 | $7.2M | 631 | |
| 54 | Hope College Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Holland, MI | $107,924 | $5M | 629 | |
| 55 | Juniata College Division III · Landmark Conference · Huntingdon, PA | $106,802 | $4.9M | 487 | |
| 56 | Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT | $106,038 | $11M | 741 | |
| 57 | Bridgewater College (Virginia) Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Bridgewater, VA | $105,874 | $4.9M | 546 | |
| 58 | Babson College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Babson Park, MA | $104,947 | $7.8M | 473 | |
| 59 | State University of New York at Cortland Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Cortland, NY | $104,293 | $6.9M | 597 | |
| 60 | California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Pasadena, CA | $104,029 | $3.6M | 263 | |
| 61 | Illinois College Division III · Midwest Conference · Jacksonville, IL | $103,770 | $3.6M | 420 | |
| 62 | Hanover College Division III · Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference · Hanover, IN | $102,926 | $4M | 473 | |
| 63 | University of Mount Union Division III · Ohio Athletic Conference · Alliance, OH | $102,646 | $5.8M | 834 | |
| 64 | Southwestern University (Texas) Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Georgetown, TX | $102,527 | $6.2M | 476 | |
| 65 | Elmhurst University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Elmhurst, IL | $100,780 | $4.6M | 543 | |
| 66 | Illinois Wesleyan University Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Bloomington, IL | $100,658 | $5.1M | 638 | |
| 67 | State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY | $99,598 | $5.8M | 826 | |
| 68 | Denison University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Granville, OH | $99,058 | $9.7M | 642 | |
| 69 | Lebanon Valley College Division III · Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom · Annville, PA | $97,985 | $4.5M | 602 | |
| 70 | Dickinson College Division III · Centennial Conference · Carlisle, PA | $97,416 | $4.9M | 530 | |
| 71 | University of Dubuque Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA | $96,322 | $5.4M | 596 | |
| 72 | University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. · Redlands, CA | $95,346 | $7.2M | 561 | |
| 73 | Lake Forest College Division III · Midwest Conference · Lake Forest, IL | $94,497 | $4.6M | 509 | |
| 74 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Stevens Point, WI | $94,190 | $5.4M | 210 | |
| 75 | Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference · Conway, AR | $94,172 | $3.8M | 462 | |
| 76 | Loras College Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA | $94,037 | $5.6M | 598 | |
| 77 | Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association · Memphis, TN | $93,945 | $6.7M | 491 | |
| 78 | Wilkes University Division III · Landmark Conference · Wilkes-Barre, PA | $93,918 | $5.3M | 503 | |
| 79 | Norwich University Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Northfield, VT | $93,676 | $4.9M | 603 | |
| 80 | St. Norbert College Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · De Pere, WI | $92,979 | $5.1M | 590 | |
| 81 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Eau Claire, WI | $91,441 | $6.8M | 753 | |
| 82 | Huntingdon College Division III · Collegiate Conference of the South · Montgomery, AL | $91,224 | $7.2M | 563 | |
| 83 | Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference · Storm Lake, IA | $91,219 | $3.7M | 396 | |
| 84 | Concordia University Wisconsin Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Mequon, WI | $91,203 | $3.7M | 664 | |
| 85 | Lawrence University Division III · Midwest Conference · Appleton, WI | $91,189 | $4.8M | 442 | |
| 86 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Cambridge, MA | $90,429 | $9.7M | 799 | |
| 87 | Moravian University Division III · Landmark Conference · Bethlehem, PA | $90,261 | $4.4M | 523 | |
| 88 | Vassar College Division III · Liberty League · Poughkeepsie, NY | $89,551 | $6.2M | 453 | |
| 89 | Macalester College Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN | $88,893 | $6.5M | 420 | |
| 90 | Emory University Division III · University Athletic Association · Atlanta, GA | $88,633 | $9.3M | 421 | |
| 91 | Muhlenberg College Division III · Centennial Conference · Allentown, PA | $88,410 | $5M | 534 | |
| 92 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division III · American Southwest Conference · Belton, TX | $87,751 | $6.6M | 499 | |
| 93 | University of Chicago Division III · University Athletic Association · Chicago, IL | $87,735 | $8.4M | 578 | |
| 94 | Chatham University Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | $87,004 | $2.9M | 385 | |
| 95 | Pacific University (Oregon) Division III · Northwest Conference · Forest Grove, OR | $86,285 | $5.2M | 585 | |
| 96 | Ohio Wesleyan University Division III · North Coast Athletic Conference · Delaware, OH | $86,230 | $4.4M | 590 | |
| 97 | Roanoke College Division III · Old Dominion Athletic Conf. · Salem, VA | $85,905 | $3.8M | 519 | |
| 98 | McDaniel College Division III · Centennial Conference · Westminster, MD | $85,830 | $5.3M | 529 | |
| 99 | North Central College Division III · College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin · Naperville, IL | $85,390 | $5.8M | 741 | |
| 100 | Methodist University Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Fayetteville, NC | $83,344 | $4.1M | 582 |
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