Who spends the most on coaches compensation
Salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid to coaches by the institution and by affiliated entities.
Texas
$40.36M · $40,361,384
Michigan
$39.45M · $39,445,730
Georgia
$38.87M · $38,866,342
Alabama
$37.32M · $37,320,127
Oklahoma
$35.81M · $35,808,157
Michigan State
$34.37M · $34,374,482
Rutgers
$33.86M · $33,858,786
Iowa
$32.04M · $32,040,274
Clemson
$31.67M · $31,674,443
UCLA
$30.66M · $30,657,704
North Carolina
$28.66M · $28,664,723
Maryland
$27.83M · $27,826,766
NC State
$26.72M · $26,716,626
Nebraska
$26.10M · $26,101,804
Oklahoma State
$26.10M · $26,101,401
Indiana
$25.94M · $25,943,250
Missouri
$25.49M · $25,489,017
Arizona State
$24.53M · $24,534,902
Florida State
$24.44M · $24,443,329
Mississippi State
$22.81M · $22,806,424
UConn
$22.08M · $22,082,383
Purdue
$21.97M · $21,971,138
Georgia Tech
$19.21M · $19,210,101
San Diego State
$14.89M · $14,891,314
South Florida
$13.03M · $13,026,933
East Carolina
$12.24M · $12,240,441
Fresno State
$11.04M · $11,041,876
Boise State
$10.18M · $10,182,972
Utah State
$9.82M · $9,820,555
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$9.16M · $9,162,820
Nevada
$8.84M · $8,838,039
UAB
$8.78M · $8,784,549
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$8.68M · $8,682,557
Stony Brook
$8.37M · $8,367,494
Florida Atlantic
$8.31M · $8,306,372
Buffalo
$8.30M · $8,301,338
California Polytechnic State University
$8.27M · $8,271,980
Charlotte
$8.21M · $8,205,394
Western Michigan
$7.30M · $7,303,551
Georgia State
$7.29M · $7,289,660
UAlbany
$7.24M · $7,242,924
Florida International
$7.11M · $7,112,469
Central Michigan
$7.03M · $7,026,303
VCU
$7.00M · $7,004,671
Rhode Island
$6.97M · $6,971,559
Marshall
$6.94M · $6,936,705
Ball State
$6.93M · $6,932,927
Middle Tennessee
$6.83M · $6,826,844
Towson
$6.82M · $6,821,437
Texas State
$6.67M · $6,668,566
Eastern Michigan
$6.57M · $6,567,312
William & Mary
$6.45M · $6,454,753
New Mexico State
$6.42M · $6,421,113
George Mason University
$6.37M · $6,371,715
UC Santa Barbara
$6.35M · $6,353,561
New Hampshire
$6.16M · $6,155,095
UC Irvine
$5.99M · $5,992,063
Illinois State University
$5.89M · $5,894,211
Northern Illinois
$5.85M · $5,846,597
Missouri State
$5.60M · $5,599,429
California State University, Fullerton
$5.52M · $5,519,506
North Dakota State
$5.51M · $5,507,763
California State University, Northridge
$5.45M · $5,454,666
Vermont
$5.29M · $5,291,385
South Dakota State
$5.25M · $5,254,188
Kennesaw State
$5.07M · $5,073,490
Sam Houston
$5.03M · $5,025,523
Binghamton
$5.00M · $4,997,397
College of Charleston (South Carolina)
$4.89M · $4,886,767
Central Connecticut
$4.80M · $4,804,363
Stephen F. Austin State University
$4.80M · $4,799,431
Eastern Kentucky
$4.61M · $4,609,849
Maine
$4.57M · $4,572,173
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$4.48M · $4,479,229
Tarleton State University
$4.35M · $4,350,549
Florida Gulf Coast University
$4.31M · $4,313,879
NJIT
$4.28M · $4,278,802
California State University, Bakersfield
$4.08M · $4,083,723
Grand Valley State University
$4.08M · $4,080,244
Montana
$4.08M · $4,077,814
Indiana State
$4.06M · $4,060,916
Lamar
$4.03M · $4,027,293
Murray State University
$4.02M · $4,022,532
Morgan State
$3.95M · $3,954,588
Austin Peay State University
$3.94M · $3,936,426
North Carolina A&T State University
$3.93M · $3,932,498
Weber State University
$3.93M · $3,928,535
Arkansas State
$3.78M · $3,778,437
UC Riverside
$3.77M · $3,772,691
Western Carolina
$3.67M · $3,670,048
Idaho
$3.61M · $3,607,752
University of North Carolina Wilmington
$3.55M · $3,550,985
Minnesota Duluth
$3.42M · $3,423,849
Oakland
$3.34M · $3,343,452
Portland State University
$3.34M · $3,336,667
Jackson State
$3.30M · $3,302,081
The University of North Carolina at
$3.30M · $3,301,501
Southern Utah University
$3.29M · $3,293,312
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$3.29M · $3,289,403
UIC
$3.27M · $3,268,155
University of Nebraska Omaha
$3.19M · $3,188,979
St. Cloud State University
$3.12M · $3,119,003
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$3.12M · $3,116,085
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$3.07M · $3,067,166
Northern Michigan University
$3.02M · $3,022,501
California State University, East Bay
$2.98M · $2,978,900
East Stroudsburg University of
$2.93M · $2,925,450
Winthrop
$2.85M · $2,845,958
Northern Kentucky University
$2.77M · $2,765,104
West Texas A&M University
$2.76M · $2,755,708
Alabama A&M
$2.74M · $2,743,017
California State University, Los Angeles
$2.74M · $2,739,020
Milwaukee
$2.72M · $2,718,601
Northwestern State
$2.70M · $2,702,551
Eastern Illinois
$2.70M · $2,700,161
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$2.69M · $2,692,296
Western Illinois
$2.65M · $2,652,643
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$2.64M · $2,637,578
University of Central Missouri
$2.61M · $2,607,218
Northwest Missouri State
$2.59M · $2,594,523
California State University, Chico
$2.58M · $2,579,732
University of West Florida
$2.57M · $2,574,112
Ferris State
$2.57M · $2,573,049
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$2.53M · $2,533,720
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$2.52M · $2,520,226
California State Polytechnic University,
$2.43M · $2,429,912
California State University San Marcos
$2.41M · $2,412,138
Frostburg State
$2.41M · $2,406,145
Sonoma State University
$2.35M · $2,349,322
South Carolina State University
$2.34M · $2,339,232
Nebraska-Kearney
$2.30M · $2,296,163
Missouri Western State University
$2.29M · $2,294,027
Angelo State
$2.28M · $2,283,001
Morehead State
$2.27M · $2,269,136
Longwood
$2.22M · $2,218,928
University of West Georgia
$2.22M · $2,218,875
University of Texas Permian Basin
$2.20M · $2,198,542
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$2.19M · $2,194,672
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$2.15M · $2,154,283
Michigan Tech
$2.05M · $2,054,091
California State University, Monterey Bay
$2.02M · $2,024,493
Minnesota State Moorhead
$2.00M · $2,001,800
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$1.96M · $1,960,555
Purdue Fort Wayne
$1.93M · $1,927,540
Western Washington University
$1.87M · $1,865,182
Emporia State University
$1.84M · $1,835,371
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$1.79M · $1,793,653
Midwestern State University
$1.76M · $1,759,387
Central Washington
$1.74M · $1,739,859
Western Colorado University
$1.62M · $1,623,053
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
$1.62M · $1,620,464
Truman State
$1.61M · $1,610,095
Eastern New Mexico University
$1.52M · $1,517,769
Fort Lewis College
$1.50M · $1,496,653
Francis Marion University
$1.44M · $1,438,457
West Liberty University
$1.44M · $1,435,488
New Mexico Highlands University
$1.43M · $1,427,582
Southeastern Oklahoma State
$1.42M · $1,420,553
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$1.40M · $1,401,171
Texas A&M International University
$1.32M · $1,322,287
Coppin State University
$1.32M · $1,318,484
Northeastern State University
$1.25M · $1,252,982
University of Minnesota, Crookston
$1.24M · $1,236,839
Chicago State University
$1.23M · $1,231,299
Columbus State University
$1.21M · $1,206,003
Montana State University Billings
$1.19M · $1,193,077
University of North Georgia
$1.19M · $1,192,466
Texas Woman's University
$1.15M · $1,151,109
Lake Superior State University
$1.14M · $1,144,478
Bowie State University
$1.14M · $1,139,645
Purdue University Northwest
$1.11M · $1,113,918
University of the District of Columbia
$1.08M · $1,083,357
West Virginia State University
$1.08M · $1,080,144
Fort Valley State
$1.06M · $1,063,495
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$943K · $943,018
Augusta University
$909K · $909,203
Albany State University (Georgia)
$905K · $905,379
Winston-Salem State University
$848K · $848,270
Georgia College
$802K · $802,275
Savannah State University
$769K · $768,794
Cameron University
$698K · $698,172
Queens College (New York)
$463K · $462,512
College of Staten Island
$321K · $321,092
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.