Who spends the most on athletic student aid
Scholarship dollars awarded to student-athletes.
Michigan
$33.92M · $33,923,253
Rutgers
$25.89M · $25,894,213
Clemson
$24.50M · $24,502,423
Maryland
$20.53M · $20,527,156
Michigan State
$19.67M · $19,670,805
Indiana
$19.62M · $19,617,826
Kentucky
$18.64M · $18,637,025
Florida
$18.28M · $18,282,716
Auburn
$18.09M · $18,092,118
Arizona State
$17.91M · $17,912,352
Louisville
$17.75M · $17,753,592
UCLA
$17.71M · $17,713,170
Alabama
$17.47M · $17,468,453
North Carolina
$16.20M · $16,199,335
Texas
$16.13M · $16,131,169
Arizona
$16.06M · $16,064,937
Georgia Tech
$15.26M · $15,258,514
Iowa
$15.20M · $15,198,612
UConn
$13.99M · $13,990,899
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$13.53M · $13,532,108
Nebraska
$13.38M · $13,377,929
Texas A&M
$13.15M · $13,152,378
Missouri
$13.03M · $13,028,209
South Florida
$12.73M · $12,731,240
Oregon State
$12.59M · $12,593,450
Georgia
$12.43M · $12,428,527
NC State
$12.01M · $12,005,366
Mississippi State
$11.63M · $11,632,256
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$11.30M · $11,304,039
Boise State
$11.20M · $11,203,127
Oklahoma State
$11.06M · $11,055,602
William & Mary
$11.00M · $11,002,100
UNLV
$10.92M · $10,921,947
Eastern Michigan
$10.44M · $10,443,639
San Diego State
$10.42M · $10,420,385
Memphis
$9.41M · $9,414,865
Nevada
$9.15M · $9,151,195
Buffalo
$9.11M · $9,111,438
Marshall
$9.06M · $9,055,249
Georgia State
$9.00M · $9,004,490
New Mexico State
$8.87M · $8,870,561
Wyoming
$8.86M · $8,857,345
UAB
$8.67M · $8,666,155
VCU
$8.64M · $8,636,983
Stony Brook
$8.60M · $8,595,759
UAlbany
$8.52M · $8,523,290
Ball State
$8.49M · $8,486,068
Arkansas State
$8.43M · $8,428,920
Towson
$8.40M · $8,400,346
San José State
$8.33M · $8,326,858
Vermont
$8.10M · $8,095,315
Texas State
$7.99M · $7,989,424
Western Michigan
$7.98M · $7,979,807
Texas Tech
$7.94M · $7,944,715
Fresno State
$7.82M · $7,824,809
George Mason University
$7.68M · $7,680,489
California Polytechnic State University
$7.55M · $7,550,786
Maine
$7.42M · $7,418,584
Florida International
$7.18M · $7,175,135
Charlotte
$7.16M · $7,159,774
Montana State
$7.11M · $7,109,794
Georgia Southern
$7.11M · $7,107,555
Lamar
$6.98M · $6,984,583
Kennesaw State
$6.90M · $6,895,087
Tarleton State University
$6.89M · $6,890,603
University of Massachusetts Lowell
$6.85M · $6,848,386
Morgan State
$6.81M · $6,805,598
Missouri State
$6.56M · $6,563,579
Eastern Kentucky
$6.55M · $6,547,042
Central Michigan
$6.50M · $6,502,749
The Citadel
$6.44M · $6,441,702
North Dakota
$6.38M · $6,381,830
Sam Houston
$6.36M · $6,358,685
NJIT
$6.21M · $6,208,301
Montana
$6.07M · $6,070,504
Portland State University
$6.07M · $6,066,849
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$6.01M · $6,007,076
Idaho
$5.91M · $5,911,188
UMBC
$5.83M · $5,834,118
UIC
$5.83M · $5,832,784
Chattanooga
$5.71M · $5,705,557
Stephen F. Austin State University
$5.65M · $5,651,491
Murray State University
$5.65M · $5,645,934
Indiana State
$5.61M · $5,609,227
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$5.56M · $5,564,968
Longwood
$5.37M · $5,374,966
Grand Valley State University
$5.36M · $5,364,857
Norfolk State
$5.27M · $5,265,507
UC Irvine
$5.26M · $5,260,860
Binghamton
$5.22M · $5,223,811
Oakland
$5.21M · $5,209,808
North Dakota State
$5.18M · $5,178,008
South Dakota
$5.06M · $5,060,177
Florida Gulf Coast University
$4.84M · $4,841,683
Northern Michigan University
$4.84M · $4,837,823
Glenville State
$4.83M · $4,825,629
Austin Peay State University
$4.82M · $4,824,272
North Alabama
$4.75M · $4,746,719
Milwaukee
$4.69M · $4,692,910
Eastern Washington
$4.66M · $4,655,497
University of Northern Iowa
$4.62M · $4,618,242
California State University, Fullerton
$4.61M · $4,605,227
Eastern Illinois
$4.47M · $4,466,442
Western Illinois
$4.44M · $4,444,468
South Dakota State
$4.43M · $4,428,262
North Carolina Central
$4.42M · $4,423,130
University of Nebraska Omaha
$4.40M · $4,400,661
UC Riverside
$4.27M · $4,266,459
California State University, Northridge
$4.15M · $4,148,338
Southeast Missouri State University
$4.11M · $4,109,573
Jackson State
$4.08M · $4,083,125
Winthrop
$3.96M · $3,959,026
Alabama A&M
$3.92M · $3,916,093
Florida Atlantic
$3.81M · $3,813,919
California State University, Bakersfield
$3.71M · $3,708,455
Long Beach State
$3.69M · $3,688,605
Northwest Missouri State
$3.54M · $3,542,488
Western Carolina
$3.50M · $3,497,581
Northern Kentucky University
$3.37M · $3,367,910
University of Central Missouri
$3.34M · $3,339,778
University of West Florida
$3.12M · $3,115,077
Missouri Western State University
$3.06M · $3,060,413
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$2.96M · $2,960,584
St. Cloud State University
$2.93M · $2,932,347
Purdue Fort Wayne
$2.88M · $2,884,553
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$2.77M · $2,765,362
Frostburg State
$2.74M · $2,744,906
Nebraska-Kearney
$2.74M · $2,735,262
Central Washington
$2.71M · $2,706,804
University of West Georgia
$2.70M · $2,698,236
Alcorn State University
$2.64M · $2,639,737
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
$2.64M · $2,637,923
University of Texas Permian Basin
$2.50M · $2,495,611
Chicago State University
$2.50M · $2,495,257
Morehead State
$2.38M · $2,380,653
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$2.36M · $2,362,728
UNC Asheville
$2.26M · $2,258,574
Coppin State University
$2.19M · $2,188,984
University of Missouri–St. Louis
$2.17M · $2,173,046
Augusta University
$2.11M · $2,105,310
Valdosta State University
$2.08M · $2,081,495
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
$2.06M · $2,064,709
Western Colorado University
$2.02M · $2,022,580
University of the District of Columbia
$1.86M · $1,857,429
Western Washington University
$1.84M · $1,843,829
Texas A&M International University
$1.77M · $1,769,105
University of Illinois Springfield
$1.67M · $1,668,310
University of North Georgia
$1.65M · $1,652,691
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$1.61M · $1,610,901
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$1.59M · $1,588,751
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$1.53M · $1,534,770
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$1.53M · $1,529,678
Truman State
$1.46M · $1,459,314
Minnesota State Moorhead
$1.45M · $1,446,258
California State University, East Bay
$1.42M · $1,415,895
Montana State University Billings
$1.40M · $1,402,064
California State University, Los Angeles
$1.32M · $1,319,705
California State Polytechnic University,
$1.27M · $1,265,922
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$1.26M · $1,263,305
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$1.24M · $1,237,939
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$1.13M · $1,129,602
Texas Woman's University
$957K · $956,795
California State University, Monterey Bay
$909K · $909,200
California State University San Marcos
$891K · $891,415
Sonoma State University
$829K · $829,206
College of Staten Island
$805K · $804,738
California State University, Chico
$734K · $734,049
Savannah State University
$425K · $425,047
Fort Valley State
$404K · $404,207
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$309K · $309,000
Bowie State University
$0 · $0
Army
$0 · $0
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.