Division I · Missouri Valley Conference
University of Northern Iowa · Athletics
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15
Programs on the site
of the sports University sponsors
561
Roster spots
$16M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$4.9M
Athletic aid
$2.1M women's · $2.8M men's
$243k
Recruiting spend
$87k women's · $156k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | at cap | 3 | $544k | $19,433 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 16 | 1 over | 6 | $3.4M | $209,683 | 980 | |
| Women's Basketball | Missouri Valley Conference | 28 | 13 over | 5 | $1.8M | $64,184 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Missouri Valley Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 987 | |
| Football | Missouri Valley Football Conference | 105 | at cap | 1 | $4.7M | $44,540 | 969 | |
| Men's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 12 | 3 over | 1 | $119k | $9,954 | 993 | |
| Women's Golf | Missouri Valley Conference | 11 | 2 over | 1 | $171k | $15,549 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Missouri Valley Conference | 22 | room 3 | 3 | $825k | $37,520 | 989 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Missouri Valley Conference | 34 | 4 over | 4 | $620k | $18,245 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | room 3 | 1 | $261k | $37,287 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 100 | 55 over | 5 | $740k | $7,403 | 989 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Missouri Valley Conference | 145 | 100 over | 5 | $758k | $5,229 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Missouri Valley Conference | 17 | room 1 | 5 | $1.3M | $75,691 | 995 | |
| Men's Wrestling | Big 12 Conference | 36 | 6 over | 1 | $1.1M | $31,528 | 985 |
The department
- Athletics directorMegan Franklin
- Sports informationJoel Wauters
- NicknamePanthers
- NCAA member since9/1/1940
- Primary conferenceMissouri Valley Conference
- Athletics siteunipanthers.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$7,262 $2.1M across 292 spots
- Men's teams$10,301 $2.8M across 269 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
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