NCAA Athletics Financial Data — Key Findings

NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System (MFRS) · 80 Division I programs · FY2010–FY2025

College sports is a multibillion-dollar business, but the money flows in wildly different ways from one campus to the next. We compiled NCAA MFRS financial filings — obtained through public records requests — for 80 Division I athletic departments to see who profits, who's propped up, and where the money goes.

$352.5M
Largest budget · University of Texas at Austin
81%
Most subsidized · University of Massachusetts, Amherst
+568%
Fastest growth · University of Houston
$54.2M
Biggest coaching bill · The Ohio State University
3.9x
Largest gender gap · University of Houston

Data compiled by College Sports Finance from NCAA MFRS filings obtained via public records (FOIA) requests and official athletic department disclosures. See the methodology page for full sourcing details. Last updated: 2026-06-22.

Three Things the Numbers Reveal

The Subsidy GapWhich athletic departments pay their own way — and which are bankrolled by student fees and university money. The Gender GapHow men's and women's sports spending compares at every program, and where the gap is widest. The Arms RaceA decade of runaway budgets and soaring coaching salaries across college sports.

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Athletic Department Revenues by School (Most Recent Year Available)

Total revenues reported to the NCAA, including ticket sales, media rights, conference distributions, and institutional support. This list covers only schools currently in our dataset — it is not exhaustive of all FBS programs.

#SchoolFiscal YearTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesNet
1University of Texas at AustinFY2025$352,547,602$375,887,077-$23,339,475
2The Ohio State UniversityFY2025$336,077,887$320,394,965$15,682,922
3University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFY2025$304,117,549$288,186,290$15,931,259
4University of MichiganFY2025$275,844,115$261,556,268$14,287,847
5Texas A&M UniversityFY2024$266,361,985$243,670,625$22,691,360
6Pennsylvania State UniversityFY2025$254,867,598$254,643,919$223,679
7University of GeorgiaFY2025$233,526,965$240,135,282-$6,608,317
8Louisiana State UniversityFY2025$223,457,267$219,649,409$3,807,858
9University of Nebraska-LincolnFY2025$215,089,007$207,743,888$7,345,119
10Florida State UniversityFY2025$211,950,623$208,187,039$3,763,584
11University of OklahomaFY2025$205,670,266$249,408,268-$43,738,002
12University of South CarolinaFY2025$204,566,524$203,259,302$1,307,222
13University of Wisconsin-MadisonFY2025$197,927,246$193,630,009$4,297,237
14University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFY2025$195,879,595$184,093,590$11,786,005
15University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignFY2025$194,761,178$189,859,538$4,901,640
16University of OregonFY2025$185,420,897$183,033,958$2,386,939
17University of KentuckyFY2025$185,082,823$188,535,293-$3,452,470
18University of IowaFY2025$179,978,091$173,379,699$6,598,392
19Michigan State UniversityFY2025$179,891,651$178,288,091$1,603,560
20University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)FY2025$178,621,017$183,768,038-$5,147,021
21University of WashingtonFY2025$178,473,117$184,354,672-$5,881,555
22University of North Carolina, Chapel HillFY2025$172,951,034$187,967,260-$15,016,226
23University of Missouri, ColumbiaFY2024$168,000,978$183,167,871-$15,166,893
24University of MinnesotaFY2025$163,605,146$161,202,217$2,402,929
25University of Colorado BoulderFY2025$161,672,258$161,512,069$160,189
26Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityFY2025$161,217,688$156,147,692$5,069,996
27University of California, Los AngelesFY2025$151,797,241$173,429,394-$21,632,153
28Oklahoma State UniversityFY2025$150,779,379$156,061,076-$5,281,697
29Purdue UniversityFY2025$150,536,320$149,650,825$885,495
30University of California, BerkeleyFY2025$148,840,896$173,116,317-$24,275,421
31University of LouisvilleFY2025$146,912,011$160,408,294-$13,496,283
32Texas Tech UniversityFY2025$145,302,530$144,420,153$882,377
33University of KansasFY2025$143,856,096$148,361,190-$4,505,094
34North Carolina State UniversityFY2025$141,549,444$134,541,641$7,007,803
35University of UtahFY2025$140,252,864$135,560,135$4,692,729
36West Virginia UniversityFY2025$128,116,313$130,706,709-$2,590,396
37University of Maryland, College ParkFY2025$123,997,918$128,662,116-$4,664,198
38University of CincinnatiFY2025$118,516,168$119,327,107-$810,939
39Iowa State UniversityFY2025$117,990,108$117,984,063$6,045
40University of ConnecticutFY2025$117,288,137$109,674,008$7,614,129
41Kansas State UniversityFY2025$116,289,549$103,671,290$12,618,259
42University of Central FloridaFY2025$108,885,089$103,615,446$5,269,643
43Oregon State UniversityFY2025$104,767,707$100,306,455$4,461,252
44University of South FloridaFY2024$103,549,435$101,933,843$1,615,592
45San Diego State UniversityFY2025$100,801,020$104,868,538-$4,067,518
46University of HoustonFY2025$92,759,096$98,864,678-$6,105,582
47Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFY2021$87,992,302$118,394,474-$30,402,172
48Washington State UniversityFY2025$83,454,950$80,749,746$2,705,204
49James Madison UniversityFY2025$78,640,115$78,640,115$0
50University of Nevada, Las VegasFY2025$77,274,710$74,767,676$2,507,034
51Utah State UniversityFY2025$75,442,527$64,576,877$10,865,650
52University of Massachusetts, AmherstFY2025$74,220,923$71,240,391$2,980,532
53University of North Carolina at CharlotteFY2025$62,709,814$58,583,488$4,126,326
54University of New MexicoFY2025$61,595,289$56,978,562$4,616,727
55Old Dominion UniversityFY2025$58,464,225$60,855,261-$2,391,036
56Appalachian State UniversityFY2025$57,259,361$57,271,283-$11,922
57Florida Atlantic UniversityFY2024$56,213,887$50,213,094$6,000,793
58University of WyomingFY2025$55,619,167$51,007,390$4,611,777
59Texas State UniversityFY2025$50,528,819$55,517,565-$4,988,746
60University at BuffaloFY2025$48,226,492$50,715,699-$2,489,207
61San Jose State UniversityFY2025$45,873,043$50,868,991-$4,995,948
62Georgia Southern UniversityFY2025$43,923,841$44,905,774-$981,933
63Florida International UniversityFY2024$43,424,078$46,752,549-$3,328,471
64Sam Houston State UniversityFY2025$43,342,352$42,266,867$1,075,485
65Kennesaw State UniversityFY2025$42,635,872$39,354,979$3,280,893
66Western Michigan UniversityFY2025$41,934,267$44,910,138-$2,975,871
67Miami University (Ohio)FY2025$41,169,189$40,881,614$287,575
68Western Kentucky UniversityFY2025$40,028,339$40,028,339$0
69New Mexico State UniversityFY2025$39,627,724$39,700,707-$72,983
70Eastern Michigan UniversityFY2025$38,924,559$38,924,559$0
71Central Michigan UniversityFY2025$37,911,632$38,536,348-$624,716
72Ohio UniversityFY2025$36,543,823$36,036,982$506,841
73Bowling Green State UniversityFY2025$35,288,178$35,669,709-$381,531
74Ball State UniversityFY2025$34,744,305$34,771,799-$27,494
75University of AkronFY2025$32,742,898$33,750,042-$1,007,144
76Kent State UniversityFY2025$32,190,567$34,410,161-$2,219,594
77Northern Illinois UniversityFY2025$31,290,147$37,950,764-$6,660,617
78University of ToledoFY2025$26,013,481$39,498,139-$13,484,658

Athletic Departments Running a Deficit (Most Recent Year Available)

Schools in our dataset where total expenses exceeded total revenues in their most recent reporting year.

#SchoolFiscal YearDeficit
1University of OklahomaFY2025-$43,738,002
2Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFY2021-$30,402,172
3University of California, BerkeleyFY2025-$24,275,421
4University of Texas at AustinFY2025-$23,339,475
5University of California, Los AngelesFY2025-$21,632,153
6University of Missouri, ColumbiaFY2024-$15,166,893
7University of North Carolina, Chapel HillFY2025-$15,016,226
8University of LouisvilleFY2025-$13,496,283
9University of ToledoFY2025-$13,484,658
10Northern Illinois UniversityFY2025-$6,660,617
11University of GeorgiaFY2025-$6,608,317
12University of HoustonFY2025-$6,105,582
13University of WashingtonFY2025-$5,881,555
14Oklahoma State UniversityFY2025-$5,281,697
15University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)FY2025-$5,147,021
16San Jose State UniversityFY2025-$4,995,948
17Texas State UniversityFY2025-$4,988,746
18University of Maryland, College ParkFY2025-$4,664,198
19University of KansasFY2025-$4,505,094
20San Diego State UniversityFY2025-$4,067,518
21University of KentuckyFY2025-$3,452,470
22Florida International UniversityFY2024-$3,328,471
23Western Michigan UniversityFY2025-$2,975,871
24West Virginia UniversityFY2025-$2,590,396
25University at BuffaloFY2025-$2,489,207
26Old Dominion UniversityFY2025-$2,391,036
27Kent State UniversityFY2025-$2,219,594
28University of AkronFY2025-$1,007,144
29Georgia Southern UniversityFY2025-$981,933
30University of CincinnatiFY2025-$810,939
31Central Michigan UniversityFY2025-$624,716
32Bowling Green State UniversityFY2025-$381,531
33New Mexico State UniversityFY2025-$72,983
34Ball State UniversityFY2025-$27,494
35Appalachian State UniversityFY2025-$11,922

Football Program Expenses by School (Most Recent Year Available)

Total direct expenses attributed to football, summed across all MFRS expense categories (coaching salaries, student aid, travel, facilities, etc.).

#SchoolFiscal YearFootball ExpensesFootball Revenue
1The Ohio State UniversityFY2025$92,359,308$160,571,621
2Texas A&M UniversityFY2024$90,797,514$118,450,098
3Florida State UniversityFY2025$85,376,878$90,570,551
4University of WashingtonFY2025$80,545,285$121,018,946
5University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFY2025$74,017,787$151,409,128
6University of Texas at AustinFY2025$73,881,569$180,831,072
7University of Nebraska-LincolnFY2025$72,691,842$124,203,814
8Pennsylvania State UniversityFY2025$72,255,957$146,779,834
9University of GeorgiaFY2025$71,107,706$149,285,887
10University of OklahomaFY2025$63,821,802$125,489,578
11University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)FY2025$61,881,227$90,743,125
12University of MichiganFY2025$61,663,185$175,299,591
13University of OregonFY2025$60,847,474$119,584,907
14University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFY2025$57,370,871$87,108,507
15University of South CarolinaFY2025$55,859,501$76,513,172
16University of California, Los AngelesFY2025$55,205,072$76,886,471
17University of Missouri, ColumbiaFY2024$52,836,720$56,307,996
18University of UtahFY2025$51,792,175$101,799,480
19Texas Tech UniversityFY2025$51,314,926$81,731,341
20University of IowaFY2025$50,894,412$105,190,203
21Louisiana State UniversityFY2025$50,738,588$117,563,889
22Michigan State UniversityFY2025$49,998,836$97,849,914
23University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignFY2025$49,268,450$87,939,659
24University of North Carolina, Chapel HillFY2025$49,145,748$63,337,093
25University of MinnesotaFY2025$47,576,976$101,726,085
26University of California, BerkeleyFY2025$46,721,911$63,999,055
27Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityFY2025$44,460,860$76,830,371
28University of Colorado BoulderFY2025$42,805,018$69,306,236
29University of KentuckyFY2025$42,016,170$61,460,101
30University of Wisconsin-MadisonFY2025$41,495,307$113,577,937
31University of Central FloridaFY2025$38,103,096$60,153,630
32North Carolina State UniversityFY2025$38,032,491$68,608,941
33Purdue UniversityFY2025$37,193,229$83,144,029
34University of Maryland, College ParkFY2025$35,502,618$59,106,290
35University of KansasFY2025$34,516,494$37,110,397
36West Virginia UniversityFY2025$34,153,489$52,816,079
37Iowa State UniversityFY2025$33,289,781$53,144,404
38Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyFY2021$33,122,635$5,671,544
39Oklahoma State UniversityFY2025$32,309,161$56,992,244
40University of LouisvilleFY2025$31,710,311$57,740,634
41University of South FloridaFY2024$31,067,489$13,179,892
42University of CincinnatiFY2025$30,199,813$13,486,498
43Kansas State UniversityFY2025$27,762,499$38,177,213
44University of HoustonFY2025$26,395,604$16,225,445
45Oregon State UniversityFY2025$23,847,864$31,096,301
46Texas State UniversityFY2025$23,116,059$6,980,967
47Washington State UniversityFY2025$22,896,017$38,831,530
48San Diego State UniversityFY2025$22,274,018$28,592,174
49University of Nevada, Las VegasFY2025$21,767,260$14,571,259
50Utah State UniversityFY2025$21,765,893$9,615,336
51University of ConnecticutFY2025$20,651,432$6,062,795
52University of North Carolina at CharlotteFY2025$17,371,211$10,991,923
53James Madison UniversityFY2025$16,951,555$6,363,117
54Florida Atlantic UniversityFY2024$16,688,417$8,090,592
55San Jose State UniversityFY2025$16,017,209$8,621,279
56University of Massachusetts, AmherstFY2025$15,945,233$4,382,151
57Appalachian State UniversityFY2025$15,673,553$9,923,002
58University of New MexicoFY2025$15,386,871$5,971,767
59Old Dominion UniversityFY2025$15,094,472$11,675,999
60Northern Illinois UniversityFY2025$13,269,400$5,739,252
61University of WyomingFY2025$13,091,900$16,630,620
62University of ToledoFY2025$13,024,382$3,887,288
63Georgia Southern UniversityFY2025$12,433,448$4,687,286
64New Mexico State UniversityFY2025$12,172,663$7,143,952
65Bowling Green State UniversityFY2025$11,872,056$4,520,281
66Western Michigan UniversityFY2025$11,795,493$6,218,580
67Ohio UniversityFY2025$11,777,856$12,421,908
68Florida International UniversityFY2024$11,654,599$3,239,288
69Central Michigan UniversityFY2025$11,608,429$3,072,955
70Western Kentucky UniversityFY2025$11,369,674$11,410,990
71Eastern Michigan UniversityFY2025$11,077,016$11,077,016
72Miami University (Ohio)FY2025$11,017,434$11,017,434
73Kennesaw State UniversityFY2025$10,606,298$3,003,468
74Sam Houston State UniversityFY2025$9,740,022$6,837,047
75Kent State UniversityFY2025$9,724,373$4,280,081
76Ball State UniversityFY2025$9,485,095$3,218,285
77University of AkronFY2025$8,206,772$3,836,238

Schools in This Dataset

80 institutions currently covered, with data spanning FY2010–FY2025 depending on availability.

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