Division I · Horizon League
Northern Kentucky University · Athletics
Highland Heights, KY · Suburb · Public · Doctoral/professional university · the Norse · Website ↗
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18
Programs on the site
of the sports Northern sponsors
414
Roster spots
$10M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$3.3M
Athletic aid
$2.1M women's · $1.2M men's
$171k
Recruiting spend
$80k women's · $91k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Horizon League | 28 | at cap | 2 | $752k | $26,860 | 995 | |
| Baseball | Horizon League | 38 | 4 over | 5 | $928k | $24,409 | 991 | |
| Men's Basketball | Horizon League | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $2.9M | $181,268 | 964 | |
| Women's Basketball | Horizon League | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.6M | $99,615 | 990 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Horizon League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 993 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Horizon League | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Horizon League | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $250k | $22,728 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Horizon League | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $351k | $31,905 | 993 | |
| Men's Soccer | Horizon League | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $593k | $18,531 | 957 | |
| Softball | Horizon League | 21 | room 4 | 4 | $644k | $30,664 | 990 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Horizon League | 12 | room 18 | 1 | $153k | $12,762 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Horizon League | 2 | room 28 | 2 | $107k | $53,282 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Horizon League | 7 | room 3 | 2 | $191k | $27,301 | 990 | |
| Women's Tennis | Horizon League | 6 | room 4 | 1 | $276k | $45,977 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Horizon League | 98 | 53 over | 6 | $329k | $3,355 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Horizon League | 100 | 55 over | 1 | $564k | $5,640 | 1000 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Horizon League | 16 | room 2 | 2 | $727k | $45,438 | 989 |
The department
- Athletics directorMike Odom
- Sports informationKyle Steinacher
- NicknameNorse
- NCAA member since9/1/1974
- Primary conferenceHorizon League
- Athletics sitenkunorse.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$10,388 $2.1M across 200 spots
- Men's teams$5,626 $1.2M across 214 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
Among Division I schools; every list Northern Kentucky University is on.
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