Division I · Big Ten Conference
Purdue University · Athletics
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18
Programs on the site
of the sports Purdue sponsors
662
Roster spots
$82M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$13M
Athletic aid
$4.9M women's · $7.9M men's
$2.9M
Recruiting spend
$593k women's · $2.3M men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 36 | 8 over | 5 | $2.2M | $61,738 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 45 | 11 over | 4 | $3.2M | $70,528 | 977 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 18 | 3 over | 1 | $14M | $780,024 | 975 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $4.9M | $327,418 | 973 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | 985 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 126 | 21 over | 1 | $37M | $295,184 | 954 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $1.1M | $105,627 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $1.2M | $108,624 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 24 | room 1 | 5 | $2.3M | $94,818 | 969 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 38 | 8 over | 1 | $1.9M | $49,366 | 994 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 45 | 15 over | 1 | $2M | $44,896 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $920k | $115,027 | 968 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $1.1M | $104,174 | 992 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 97 | 52 over | 1 | $2.3M | $23,640 | 952 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 120 | 75 over | 1 | $2.6M | $21,679 | 964 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 24 | 6 over | 4 | $3.2M | $134,880 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 34 | 4 over | 1 | $1.9M | $54,664 | 977 |
The department
- Athletics directorThomas H. McClelland II
- Sports informationPatrick Crawford
- NicknameBoilermakers
- NCAA member since9/1/1914
- Primary conferenceBig Ten Conference
- Athletics sitepurduesports.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$17,262 $4.9M across 286 spots
- Men's teams$20,994 $7.9M across 376 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
#23Assistant pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#28HC pay, women'sof 360 · Division I#35HC pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#38Assistant pay, women'sof 360 · Division I#42Recruiting spendof 360 · Division I#43Per athleteof 360 · Division I#48Department revenueof 360 · Division I#54Department spendingof 360 · Division I
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