Athletics money
Spending per athlete
Athletics expenses divided by unduplicated varsity athletes — the single number that says how much a department has behind each player.
$526,221
#1 · University of Miami (Florida)
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL
$75,632
Median
of 360 schools, Division I
7.0×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
$404,868
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list
Top 15
Every school, Division I
#1 · University of Miami (Florida)every school
The spread across 360 schools; the median is $75,632.
How it is measured
Expenses include what football and basketball spend, so a big-football school reads high for every athlete on campus.
Related
The full list · top 100
| # | School | Expenses per athlete | Expenses | Athletes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Miami (Florida) Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Coral Gables, FL | $526,221 | $230M | 438 | |
| 2 | University of Texas at Austin Division I · Southeastern Conference · Austin, TX | $491,868 | $277M | 564 | |
| 3 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Knoxville, TN | $448,686 | $285M | 636 | |
| 4 | Louisiana State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Baton Rouge, LA | $441,063 | $220M | 498 | |
| 5 | University of Colorado Boulder Division I · Big 12 Conference · Boulder, CO | $434,172 | $162M | 372 | |
| 6 | University of Mississippi Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS | $419,410 | $171M | 408 | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference · Fayetteville, AR | $413,542 | $189M | 457 | |
| 8 | Mississippi State University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Mississippi State, MS | $407,518 | $157M | 386 | |
| 9 | University of Oklahoma Division I · Southeastern Conference · Norman, OK | $404,882 | $234M | 579 | |
| 10 | Florida State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL | $404,868 | $193M | 476 | |
| 11 | University of Georgia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Athens, GA | $389,582 | $227M | 582 | |
| 12 | University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $372,067 | $234M | 629 | |
| 13 | Texas A&M University, College Station Division I · Southeastern Conference · College Station, TX | $364,699 | $228M | 626 | |
| 14 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division I · Big Ten Conference · Champaign, IL | $364,535 | $175M | 479 | |
| 15 | University of Florida Division I · Southeastern Conference · Gainesville, FL | $358,987 | $199M | 555 | |
| 16 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, SC | $355,971 | $203M | 571 | |
| 17 | Auburn University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Auburn, AL | $353,027 | $196M | 555 | |
| 18 | Southern Methodist University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Dallas, TX | $350,994 | $150M | 428 | |
| 19 | University of Alabama Division I · Southeastern Conference · Tuscaloosa, AL | $344,175 | $230M | 668 | |
| 20 | University of Missouri, Columbia Division I · Southeastern Conference · Columbia, MO | $334,778 | $181M | 541 | |
| 21 | Clemson University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Clemson, SC | $329,977 | $186M | 564 | |
| 22 | University of Notre Dame Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Notre Dame, IN | $323,675 | $245M | 756 | |
| 23 | Vanderbilt University Division I · Southeastern Conference · Nashville, TN | $323,153 | $146M | 453 | |
| 24 | Oklahoma State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Stillwater, OK | $322,179 | $154M | 477 | |
| 25 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Division I · Big Ten Conference · Lincoln, NE | $321,137 | $198M | 618 | |
| 26 | University of Oregon Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR | $313,794 | $165M | 525 | |
| 27 | Georgia Institute of Technology Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Atlanta, GA | $312,762 | $140M | 449 | |
| 28 | The Ohio State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH | $308,856 | $295M | 956 | |
| 29 | University of Kentucky Division I · Southeastern Conference · Lexington, KY | $303,925 | $187M | 614 | |
| 30 | University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lawrence, KS | $296,599 | $160M | 539 | |
| 31 | Texas Tech University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Lubbock, TX | $292,667 | $128M | 437 | |
| 32 | University of Washington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Seattle, WA | $282,447 | $175M | 619 | |
| 33 | Texas Christian University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Fort Worth, TX | $282,079 | $156M | 553 | |
| 34 | University of Pittsburgh Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Pittsburgh, PA | $277,684 | $151M | 545 | |
| 35 | University of Cincinnati Division I · Big 12 Conference · Cincinnati, OH | $266,951 | $119M | 447 | |
| 36 | University of Arizona Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tucson, AZ | $264,794 | $133M | 501 | |
| 37 | Wake Forest University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Winston-Salem, NC | $260,518 | $115M | 440 | |
| 38 | Baylor University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Waco, TX | $259,687 | $144M | 555 | |
| 39 | Pennsylvania State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · University Park, PA | $256,884 | $232M | 902 | |
| 40 | Northwestern University Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL | $254,400 | $132M | 518 | |
| 41 | University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $253,923 | $173M | 683 | |
| 42 | University of Louisville Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Louisville, KY | $253,803 | $155M | 610 | |
| 43 | Purdue University Division I · Big Ten Conference · West Lafayette, IN | $250,260 | $135M | 540 | |
| 44 | Duke University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC | $247,384 | $181M | 730 | |
| 45 | University of Central Florida Division I · Big 12 Conference · Orlando, FL | $244,954 | $104M | 423 | |
| 46 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Division I · Big Ten Conference · Madison, WI | $244,615 | $181M | 738 | |
| 47 | University of Michigan Division I · Big Ten Conference · Ann Arbor, MI | $244,054 | $222M | 910 | |
| 48 | Arizona State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Tempe, AZ | $242,446 | $149M | 616 | |
| 49 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Division I · Big Ten Conference · Minneapolis, MN | $241,852 | $147M | 607 | |
| 50 | Michigan State University Division I · Big Ten Conference · East Lansing, MI | $241,650 | $161M | 665 | |
| 51 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Blacksburg, VA | $241,076 | $149M | 618 | |
| 52 | North Carolina State University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Raleigh, NC | $238,025 | $129M | 542 | |
| 53 | University of South Florida Division I · American Conference · Tampa, FL | $235,702 | $122M | 518 | |
| 54 | University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference · College Park, MD | $235,645 | $129M | 546 | |
| 55 | St. John's University (New York) Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Queens, NY | $231,595 | $77M | 334 | |
| 56 | West Virginia University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Morgantown, WV | $231,129 | $117M | 508 | |
| 57 | Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Stanford, CA | $230,074 | $193M | 838 | |
| 58 | University of Utah Division I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT | $229,530 | $119M | 517 | |
| 59 | Indiana University, Bloomington Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN | $227,942 | $159M | 699 | |
| 60 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Division I · Big Ten Conference · New Brunswick, NJ | $227,090 | $172M | 756 | |
| 61 | Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Manhattan, KS | $226,026 | $101M | 446 | |
| 62 | Iowa State University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Ames, IA | $225,855 | $104M | 460 | |
| 63 | University of Houston Division I · Big 12 Conference · Houston, TX | $225,085 | $100M | 445 | |
| 64 | University of Iowa Division I · Big Ten Conference · Iowa City, IA | $222,883 | $151M | 677 | |
| 65 | Brigham Young University Division I · Big 12 Conference · Provo, UT | $220,750 | $137M | 620 | |
| 66 | DePaul University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Chicago, IL | $218,698 | $48M | 218 | |
| 67 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chapel Hill, NC | $217,874 | $181M | 830 | |
| 68 | Oregon State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Corvallis, OR | $199,416 | $100M | 503 | |
| 69 | San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Diego, CA | $192,762 | $90M | 466 | |
| 70 | University of Virginia Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA | $190,903 | $151M | 789 | |
| 71 | University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Berkeley, CA | $188,580 | $173M | 918 | |
| 72 | Boise State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Boise, ID | $182,749 | $70M | 382 | |
| 73 | Oakland University Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI | $182,311 | $17M | 95 | |
| 74 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Division I · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV | $178,870 | $75M | 418 | |
| 75 | Syracuse University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY | $178,387 | $109M | 611 | |
| 76 | Boston College Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Chestnut Hill, MA | $177,431 | $142M | 801 | |
| 77 | Rice University Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX | $172,569 | $70M | 408 | |
| 78 | University of Connecticut Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Storrs, CT | $164,772 | $97M | 589 | |
| 79 | Tulane University Division I · American Conference · New Orleans, LA | $160,709 | $66M | 412 | |
| 80 | University of Denver Division I · West Coast Conference · Denver, CO | $158,257 | $59M | 371 | |
| 81 | University of Missouri-Kansas City Division I · The Summit League · Kansas City, MO | $157,383 | $17M | 109 | |
| 82 | Washington State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Pullman, WA | $150,712 | $69M | 455 | |
| 83 | Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fort Collins, CO | $148,785 | $56M | 375 | |
| 84 | East Carolina University Division I · American Conference · Greenville, NC | $143,284 | $65M | 452 | |
| 85 | Providence College Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Providence, RI | $142,209 | $59M | 413 | |
| 86 | University of Memphis Division I · American Conference · Memphis, TN | $140,721 | $66M | 468 | |
| 87 | Temple University Division I · American Conference · Philadelphia, PA | $140,431 | $71M | 507 | |
| 88 | California State University, Fresno Division I · Pac-12 Conference · Fresno, CA | $139,122 | $63M | 456 | |
| 89 | James Madison University Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA | $138,993 | $68M | 492 | |
| 90 | Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Omaha, NE | $138,557 | $41M | 296 | |
| 91 | Texas State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference · San Marcos, TX | $136,394 | $52M | 383 | |
| 92 | Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference · Los Angeles, CA | $135,669 | $40M | 296 | |
| 93 | Marquette University Division I · BIG EAST Conference · Milwaukee, WI | $135,624 | $45M | 329 | |
| 94 | University of Texas at San Antonio Division I · American Conference · San Antonio, TX | $135,593 | $50M | 368 | |
| 95 | University of North Texas Division I · American Conference · Denton, TX | $133,916 | $58M | 434 | |
| 96 | University of New Mexico Division I · Mountain West Conference · Albuquerque, NM | $132,112 | $57M | 428 | |
| 97 | University of Nevada, Reno Division I · Mountain West Conference · Reno, NV | $131,895 | $53M | 403 | |
| 98 | The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference · Tulsa, OK | $131,342 | $60M | 455 | |
| 99 | Virginia Commonwealth University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Richmond, VA | $129,994 | $41M | 313 | |
| 100 | University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference · Buffalo, NY | $126,229 | $50M | 396 |
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