Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference
Stanford University · Athletics
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28
Programs on the site
of the sports Stanford sponsors
745
Roster spots
$110M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$40M
Athletic aid
$20M women's · $20M men's
$2.7M
Recruiting spend
$1M women's · $1.7M men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 29 | 1 over | 4 | $3.4M | $115,734 | 990 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 38 | 4 over | 1 | $4.3M | $114,322 | 989 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 | 1 over | 1 | $11M | $672,835 | 998 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 24 | 9 over | 1 | $7.9M | $328,628 | 1000 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 24 | 5 over | 1 | $1.6M | $66,638 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | at cap | 1 | $559k | $32,868 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | 1 over | 1 | $879k | $48,825 | 995 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic Coast Conference | 25 | room 2 | 1 | $2.7M | $106,249 | 1000 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 110 | 5 over | 1 | $36M | $327,200 | 990 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $1.9M | $210,592 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | room 1 | 1 | $2.4M | $298,355 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Atlantic Coast Conference | 18 | room 2 | 1 | $2.8M | $155,118 | 995 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | room 6 | 3 | $2.7M | $85,239 | 997 | |
| Men's Rowing | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 30 | — | 3 | $1.6M | $53,698 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic Coast Conference | 45 | room 23 | 6 | $3.8M | $84,931 | 995 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $2.6M | $93,424 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 22 | room 3 | 1 | $3.5M | $160,247 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 27 | room 3 | 1 | $1.9M | $71,940 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 28 | room 2 | 1 | $2.6M | $94,374 | 997 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $1.4M | $181,023 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $1.5M | $149,378 | 996 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | room 13 | 1 | $1.2M | $37,872 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 41 | room 4 | 1 | $1.8M | $42,927 | 993 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 16 | room 2 | 1 | $1.2M | $76,377 | 991 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 15 | room 3 | 5 | $3.7M | $247,102 | 995 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 26 | 2 over | 4 | $1.6M | $61,131 | 1000 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 23 | room 1 | 4 | $1.7M | $72,963 | 1000 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | room 4 | 1 | $1.9M | $71,447 | 1000 |
The department
- Athletics directorJohn Donahoe
- Sports informationBrian Risso
- NicknameCardinal
- NCAA member since9/1/1916
- Primary conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
- Athletics sitegostanford.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$55,401 $20M across 362 spots
- Men's teams$51,293 $20M across 383 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
#1Scholarship dollarsof 360 · Division I#2Most teamsof 363 · Division I#4Aid per womanof 360 · Division I#4Aid per manof 360 · Division I#14Most athletesof 363 · Division I#18Department spendingof 360 · Division I#19Department revenueof 360 · Division I#39Assistant pay, women'sof 360 · Division I
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