Who spends the most on athletic student aid
Scholarship dollars awarded to student-athletes.
Michigan
$32.51M · $32,509,072
Clemson
$21.99M · $21,991,442
Rutgers
$21.90M · $21,895,047
Maryland
$19.23M · $19,230,735
Indiana
$19.17M · $19,171,826
Oklahoma
$18.89M · $18,887,413
Arizona State
$17.55M · $17,548,799
Alabama
$17.21M · $17,214,806
Michigan State
$17.09M · $17,094,708
UCLA
$16.81M · $16,812,748
North Carolina
$15.27M · $15,266,374
Texas
$15.14M · $15,139,646
Georgia Tech
$14.70M · $14,701,980
Iowa
$13.96M · $13,956,554
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$13.12M · $13,117,065
Nebraska
$12.88M · $12,881,081
Missouri
$12.76M · $12,760,737
UConn
$12.58M · $12,584,662
Purdue
$12.16M · $12,164,538
Florida State
$11.90M · $11,899,787
Georgia
$11.85M · $11,853,773
NC State
$11.68M · $11,675,823
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$11.14M · $11,135,051
Mississippi State
$10.94M · $10,936,571
Rhode Island
$10.84M · $10,838,400
William & Mary
$10.65M · $10,649,090
New Hampshire
$10.62M · $10,623,604
Oklahoma State
$10.26M · $10,256,808
Boise State
$9.83M · $9,830,029
Eastern Michigan
$9.41M · $9,413,695
San Diego State
$9.32M · $9,323,016
Middle Tennessee
$9.04M · $9,039,304
Florida International
$9.03M · $9,034,285
East Carolina
$9.02M · $9,019,283
South Florida
$8.94M · $8,935,501
Nevada
$8.93M · $8,928,971
New Mexico State
$8.79M · $8,793,525
UAlbany
$8.75M · $8,754,117
Buffalo
$8.71M · $8,707,093
Marshall
$8.63M · $8,632,500
UAB
$8.50M · $8,497,074
Stony Brook
$8.29M · $8,289,618
Towson
$8.07M · $8,072,175
VCU
$8.03M · $8,026,880
Illinois State University
$7.99M · $7,992,005
Northwestern State
$7.93M · $7,929,806
Ball State
$7.75M · $7,751,618
Vermont
$7.68M · $7,675,943
Fresno State
$7.66M · $7,664,136
Utah State
$7.63M · $7,628,708
Western Michigan
$7.60M · $7,603,690
Arkansas State
$7.58M · $7,576,332
Georgia State
$7.52M · $7,518,685
Texas State
$7.40M · $7,395,784
George Mason University
$7.26M · $7,264,514
California Polytechnic State University
$6.88M · $6,883,800
Charlotte
$6.69M · $6,691,495
Eastern Kentucky
$6.66M · $6,661,201
Maine
$6.62M · $6,619,412
Lamar
$6.58M · $6,583,922
Northern Illinois
$6.42M · $6,418,489
Central Michigan
$6.24M · $6,240,776
Kennesaw State
$6.15M · $6,147,116
Portland State University
$6.07M · $6,066,849
UC Santa Barbara
$5.87M · $5,869,622
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$5.82M · $5,823,827
Missouri State
$5.80M · $5,796,082
UIC
$5.79M · $5,788,717
Montana
$5.72M · $5,715,585
Sam Houston
$5.68M · $5,684,506
NJIT
$5.65M · $5,650,488
Indiana State
$5.62M · $5,620,178
Morgan State
$5.59M · $5,594,557
Idaho
$5.43M · $5,431,194
Michigan Tech
$5.40M · $5,399,126
Murray State University
$5.28M · $5,280,937
Stephen F. Austin State University
$5.14M · $5,140,644
College of Charleston (South Carolina)
$5.11M · $5,114,565
North Dakota State
$5.05M · $5,046,474
Oakland
$5.03M · $5,031,877
Grand Valley State University
$5.02M · $5,017,512
Weber State University
$4.82M · $4,816,066
Binghamton
$4.80M · $4,802,132
UC Irvine
$4.79M · $4,794,687
Austin Peay State University
$4.76M · $4,759,720
Longwood
$4.73M · $4,732,789
Southern Utah University
$4.73M · $4,729,520
Northern Michigan University
$4.59M · $4,590,375
Milwaukee
$4.54M · $4,543,769
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$4.49M · $4,491,005
Tarleton State University
$4.40M · $4,404,693
California State University, Fullerton
$4.36M · $4,361,623
South Dakota State
$4.31M · $4,305,794
Florida Gulf Coast University
$4.24M · $4,243,025
UC Riverside
$4.22M · $4,222,147
University of Nebraska Omaha
$4.17M · $4,167,082
Central Connecticut
$4.08M · $4,082,786
Florida Atlantic
$4.05M · $4,053,623
Western Illinois
$4.02M · $4,023,265
California State University, Bakersfield
$3.96M · $3,963,884
California State University, Northridge
$3.92M · $3,918,584
Eastern Illinois
$3.89M · $3,886,439
Jackson State
$3.86M · $3,862,212
Alabama A&M
$3.85M · $3,854,223
Winthrop
$3.35M · $3,345,651
Northwest Missouri State
$3.32M · $3,320,046
Northern Kentucky University
$3.30M · $3,298,454
Western Carolina
$3.24M · $3,238,607
University of Central Missouri
$3.15M · $3,147,159
University of North Carolina Wilmington
$3.14M · $3,138,218
Ferris State
$3.06M · $3,059,058
Chicago State University
$3.05M · $3,052,334
West Texas A&M University
$3.05M · $3,049,663
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$3.05M · $3,047,036
Missouri Western State University
$2.99M · $2,990,873
University of West Florida
$2.97M · $2,966,214
Purdue Fort Wayne
$2.88M · $2,875,278
North Carolina A&T State University
$2.74M · $2,744,748
Central Washington
$2.70M · $2,704,156
South Carolina State University
$2.69M · $2,691,651
The University of North Carolina at
$2.69M · $2,690,116
West Liberty University
$2.64M · $2,638,977
St. Cloud State University
$2.63M · $2,629,325
Minnesota Duluth
$2.58M · $2,579,603
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$2.51M · $2,510,627
Nebraska-Kearney
$2.49M · $2,492,961
Morehead State
$2.46M · $2,459,828
Angelo State
$2.46M · $2,457,414
West Virginia State University
$2.45M · $2,452,377
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$2.45M · $2,451,321
Fort Lewis College
$2.42M · $2,421,441
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
$2.42M · $2,415,997
University of West Georgia
$2.41M · $2,409,137
University of Texas Permian Basin
$2.15M · $2,154,648
Midwestern State University
$2.13M · $2,134,423
Coppin State University
$2.11M · $2,108,590
Northeastern State University
$2.10M · $2,103,299
Frostburg State
$2.10M · $2,098,965
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$2.09M · $2,088,873
New Mexico Highlands University
$2.05M · $2,050,377
Emporia State University
$1.98M · $1,979,709
Western Washington University
$1.90M · $1,899,108
Augusta University
$1.87M · $1,869,661
Eastern New Mexico University
$1.87M · $1,865,921
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$1.84M · $1,838,370
Francis Marion University
$1.83M · $1,832,872
Cameron University
$1.79M · $1,792,118
University of the District of Columbia
$1.76M · $1,755,808
Western Colorado University
$1.73M · $1,727,785
Lake Superior State University
$1.68M · $1,684,554
University of North Georgia
$1.63M · $1,627,225
Texas A&M International University
$1.63M · $1,627,215
Southeastern Oklahoma State
$1.62M · $1,618,692
California State Polytechnic University,
$1.59M · $1,588,427
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$1.54M · $1,538,104
East Stroudsburg University of
$1.52M · $1,520,568
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$1.51M · $1,512,356
Georgia College
$1.51M · $1,511,339
Truman State
$1.48M · $1,477,708
Columbus State University
$1.47M · $1,468,280
California State University, Los Angeles
$1.41M · $1,409,585
Montana State University Billings
$1.41M · $1,406,706
Minnesota State Moorhead
$1.40M · $1,400,458
University of Minnesota, Crookston
$1.35M · $1,345,717
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$1.30M · $1,304,780
California State University, East Bay
$1.22M · $1,221,111
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$1.18M · $1,177,308
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$1.15M · $1,149,566
Winston-Salem State University
$1.14M · $1,141,545
Purdue University Northwest
$1.06M · $1,061,668
Bowie State University
$1.05M · $1,051,803
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$1.03M · $1,034,217
California State University, Monterey Bay
$961K · $960,830
Texas Woman's University
$914K · $913,550
Queens College (New York)
$891K · $890,926
Savannah State University
$868K · $867,998
Sonoma State University
$854K · $853,809
California State University San Marcos
$820K · $819,554
Albany State University (Georgia)
$697K · $696,809
Fort Valley State
$634K · $633,563
College of Staten Island
$598K · $597,793
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$296K · $295,622
How to read these rankings
These figures come from filed NCAA financial reports collected in our document corpus and parsed from the report text. 831 reports parsed cleanly; 56 could not be read and are absent from these rankings, so a school missing from a year has not necessarily reported nothing.
Football and basketball views come from the report's per-sport allocation tables. They cover recruiting and team travel, not aviation alone: commercial airfare, buses, hotels, meals, and other eligible costs share the same lines. A school can also leave some expenses unallocated.
Private universities have no public-disclosure obligation and generally do not appear. Fiscal years are not uniform — most close June 30, but some schools close on a different date, so a single “FY” column compares slightly different periods. Schools also categorize inconsistently between reports, so treat cross-school gaps of a few percent as noise rather than signal.