Division I · Big Ten Conference
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities · Athletics
Minneapolis, MN · City · Public · Research university · the Golden Gophers · Website ↗
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21
Programs on the site
of the sports University sponsors
700
Roster spots
$108M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$19M
Athletic aid
$9.3M women's · $9.8M men's
$3.3M
Recruiting spend
$748k women's · $2.5M men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 29 | 1 over | 5 | $2.2M | $76,224 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 38 | 4 over | 6 | $2.7M | $71,877 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 16 | 1 over | 10 | $16M | $976,491 | 977 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 21 | 6 over | 7 | $6.6M | $313,681 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 117 | 12 over | 1 | $45M | $388,484 | 980 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $1M | $100,214 | 984 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $964k | $120,439 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big Ten Conference | 22 | 2 over | 5 | $2M | $88,692 | 995 | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Big Ten Conference | 26 | at cap | 6 | $7M | $267,876 | 997 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Western Collegiate Hockey Assn | 26 | at cap | 5 | $3.7M | $142,623 | 992 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big Ten Conference | 64 | room 4 | 6 | $2.7M | $41,848 | 990 | |
| Softball | Big Ten Conference | 20 | room 5 | 4 | $2.6M | $129,274 | 993 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 30 | at cap | 1 | $1.6M | $53,866 | 988 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 32 | 2 over | 7 | $1.9M | $60,593 | 998 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $1.3M | $129,075 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 56 | 11 over | 1 | $1.9M | $33,749 | 984 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 129 | 84 over | 1 | $2.6M | $20,349 | 997 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 17 | room 1 | 5 | $3.5M | $207,738 | 995 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big Ten Conference | 29 | room 1 | 1 | $2.2M | $77,265 | 988 |
The department
- Athletics directorMark Coyle
- Sports informationEJ Stevens
- NicknameGolden Gophers/ Gophers
- NCAA member since9/1/1906
- Primary conferenceBig Ten Conference
- Athletics sitegophersports.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$24,509 $9.3M across 378 spots
- Men's teams$30,302 $9.8M across 322 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
#33Scholarship dollarsof 360 · Division I#33Recruiting spendof 360 · Division I#36Aid per manof 360 · Division I#40Department revenueof 360 · Division I#42Most teamsof 363 · Division I#46HC pay, men'sof 360 · Division I#48Department spendingof 360 · Division I#49Per athleteof 360 · Division I
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