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27
Programs on the site
of the sports The sponsors
968
Roster spots
$171M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$29M
Athletic aid
$14M women's · $15M men's
$4.1M
Recruiting spend
$1.2M women's · $2.9M men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 28 | at cap | 3 | $2.8M | $99,118 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 39 | 5 over | 5 | $4.1M | $104,407 | 976 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 16 | 1 over | 9 | $13M | $822,417 | 965 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $7.2M | $511,683 | 971 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 7 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 7 | — | — | 989 | |
| Field Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 35 | 8 over | 4 | $2.2M | $64,016 | 988 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 122 | 17 over | 1 | $92M | $757,043 | 985 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 1 over | 3 | $980k | $98,025 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 7 | room 2 | 3 | $1M | $148,370 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big Ten Conference | 20 | at cap | 4 | $2.1M | $103,965 | 1000 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 28 | 2 over | 5 | $4.7M | $167,374 | 986 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 22 | room 4 | 5 | $4M | $184,038 | 980 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Big Ten Conference | 49 | 1 over | 4 | $3.4M | $70,325 | 986 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big Ten Conference | 42 | 4 over | 5 | $2.3M | $53,938 | 988 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big Ten Conference | 79 | 11 over | 6 | $3.1M | $39,622 | 986 | |
| Men's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 28 | at cap | 4 | $2.3M | $81,451 | 975 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 22 | room 3 | 6 | $2.5M | $113,577 | 988 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 39 | 9 over | 1 | $2.7M | $70,358 | 979 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 39 | 9 over | 1 | $3M | $77,603 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 13 | 3 over | 5 | $2M | $155,224 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 10 | at cap | 5 | $1.6M | $162,068 | 993 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 101 | 56 over | 1 | $2.3M | $22,999 | 970 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 132 | 87 over | 7 | $2.8M | $21,409 | 988 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $1.5M | $78,843 | 990 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 20 | 2 over | 6 | $3.2M | $158,050 | 990 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 34 | 4 over | 1 | $3.2M | $93,673 | 974 |
The department
- Athletics directorRoss Bjork
- Sports informationChris Park
- NicknameBuckeyes
- NCAA member since9/1/1907
- Primary conferenceBig Ten Conference
- Athletics siteohiostatebuckeyes.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$29,397 $14M across 470 spots
- Men's teams$30,591 $15M across 498 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
#1Department spendingof 360 · Division I#2Department revenueof 360 · Division I#5Scholarship dollarsof 360 · Division I#6Most athletesof 363 · Division I#6Most teamsof 363 · Division I#14Assistant pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#17Recruiting spendof 360 · Division I#26Aid per womanof 360 · Division I
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