Division I · Big Ten Conference
Northwestern University · Athletics
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19
Programs on the site
of the sports Northwestern sponsors
487
Roster spots
$91M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$28M
Athletic aid
$13M women's · $15M men's
$2.5M
Recruiting spend
$611k women's · $1.9M men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 31 | 3 over | 4 | $2.4M | $78,542 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 39 | 5 over | 6 | $3.2M | $80,976 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $15M | $1,052,062 | 1000 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $5.9M | $365,754 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | 25 | 8 over | 1 | $1.3M | $51,028 | 1000 | |
| Field Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 26 | room 1 | 1 | $2.6M | $99,793 | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 109 | 4 over | 1 | $38M | $347,722 | 995 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $1.5M | $170,270 | 992 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $1.7M | $206,804 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big Ten Conference | 40 | 2 over | 5 | $3M | $75,776 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 29 | 1 over | 5 | $1.7M | $56,924 | 994 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 20 | room 5 | 6 | $2.9M | $145,522 | 992 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 25 | room 5 | 1 | $1.5M | $58,920 | 985 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 32 | 2 over | 1 | $2.3M | $73,346 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 1 over | 3 | $1.1M | $100,117 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 10 | at cap | 4 | $1.6M | $157,866 | 992 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 17 | room 1 | 5 | $3.5M | $208,101 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 26 | room 4 | 1 | $2.3M | $87,147 | 993 |
The department
- Athletics directorMark Jackson
- Sports informationSavanna Wood
- NicknameWildcats
- NCAA member since9/1/1908
- Primary conferenceBig Ten Conference
- Athletics sitenusports.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$57,997 $13M across 225 spots
- Men's teams$56,796 $15M across 262 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
#2Aid per womanof 360 · Division I#3Aid per manof 360 · Division I#7Scholarship dollarsof 360 · Division I#31HC pay, women'sof 360 · Division I#40Per athleteof 360 · Division I#53Recruiting spendof 360 · Division I#54Most teamsof 363 · Division I#55Coaching depthof 360 · Division I
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