Division I · Big Ten Conference
Michigan State University · Athletics
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21
Programs on the site
of the sports Michigan sponsors
866
Roster spots
$116M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$19M
Athletic aid
$8.2M women's · $11M men's
$2.9M
Recruiting spend
$750k women's · $2.2M men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 32 | 4 over | 5 | $2.5M | $78,341 | 990 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $2.5M | $61,929 | 974 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 16 | 1 over | 8 | $21M | $1,285,420 | 995 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $7.2M | $452,938 | 953 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | 990 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 997 | |
| Field Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 24 | room 3 | 1 | $1.7M | $72,090 | 986 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 119 | 14 over | 1 | $48M | $405,275 | 952 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $1.9M | $211,251 | 989 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $1.9M | $186,469 | 986 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big Ten Conference | 19 | room 1 | 3 | $2.2M | $116,752 | 1000 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 26 | at cap | 6 | $6.6M | $255,055 | 1000 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big Ten Conference | 89 | 21 over | 5 | $3.3M | $37,320 | 999 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $1.8M | $64,164 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 24 | room 1 | 6 | $2.1M | $88,810 | 988 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $1.3M | $147,788 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $1.4M | $135,564 | 987 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 137 | 92 over | 1 | $2M | $14,439 | 972 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 199 | 154 over | 6 | $2.5M | $12,316 | 996 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 21 | 3 over | 5 | $4.2M | $197,734 | 990 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 38 | 8 over | 1 | $1.7M | $44,114 | 984 |
The department
- Athletics directorDan Bartholomea
- Sports informationMatt Larson
- NicknameSpartans
- NCAA member since9/1/1919
- Primary conferenceBig Ten Conference
- Athletics sitemsuspartans.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$18,562 $8.2M across 444 spots
- Men's teams$26,643 $11M across 422 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
#9Women head coachesof 360 · Division I#28Scholarship dollarsof 360 · Division I#35Department spendingof 360 · Division I#38Most athletesof 363 · Division I#38Department revenueof 360 · Division I#42Most teamsof 363 · Division I#44Recruiting spendof 360 · Division I#49Assistant pay, men'sof 360 · Division I
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