Who spends the most on coaches compensation
Salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid to coaches by the institution and by affiliated entities.
Alabama
$65.28M · $65,284,700
Texas
$47.43M · $47,426,981
Kentucky
$42.99M · $42,992,529
Michigan
$41.35M · $41,345,688
Texas A&M
$40.85M · $40,849,381
Georgia
$40.71M · $40,710,703
Rutgers
$38.69M · $38,689,373
Iowa
$37.34M · $37,338,275
Michigan State
$36.25M · $36,248,526
Auburn
$34.89M · $34,890,488
Florida
$34.25M · $34,248,254
Clemson
$33.36M · $33,364,351
Indiana
$32.53M · $32,534,337
UCLA
$32.21M · $32,209,647
Louisville
$31.54M · $31,541,287
North Carolina
$30.82M · $30,815,616
Missouri
$30.74M · $30,740,122
Maryland
$30.24M · $30,240,004
NC State
$30.14M · $30,140,158
Nebraska
$29.13M · $29,129,340
Arizona State
$28.15M · $28,149,909
Oklahoma State
$27.81M · $27,805,996
Arizona
$25.78M · $25,779,070
UConn
$24.96M · $24,964,872
Mississippi State
$24.86M · $24,861,142
Texas Tech
$24.31M · $24,309,174
Georgia Tech
$22.82M · $22,821,413
Oregon State
$21.37M · $21,374,805
San Diego State
$17.53M · $17,533,383
San José State
$16.50M · $16,498,277
South Florida
$15.87M · $15,867,831
Memphis
$13.61M · $13,605,406
Army
$13.57M · $13,566,359
UNLV
$12.08M · $12,077,746
Fresno State
$11.57M · $11,569,024
Boise State
$11.36M · $11,362,768
Wyoming
$10.50M · $10,499,402
Nevada
$10.13M · $10,125,381
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$10.08M · $10,079,430
Florida Atlantic
$9.64M · $9,642,787
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$9.62M · $9,616,836
UAB
$9.52M · $9,518,787
Charlotte
$9.39M · $9,391,667
Stony Brook
$9.08M · $9,079,914
California Polytechnic State University
$8.87M · $8,868,177
VCU
$8.13M · $8,131,043
Florida International
$8.04M · $8,038,418
UAlbany
$7.78M · $7,778,201
New Mexico State
$7.57M · $7,569,831
Marshall
$7.49M · $7,487,776
Georgia State
$7.48M · $7,480,505
Buffalo
$7.47M · $7,467,178
Long Beach State
$7.29M · $7,285,675
Towson
$7.24M · $7,241,586
Ball State
$7.23M · $7,232,600
Western Michigan
$7.11M · $7,111,867
Central Michigan
$6.86M · $6,859,686
William & Mary
$6.84M · $6,839,261
Texas State
$6.80M · $6,798,385
UC Irvine
$6.68M · $6,683,732
Georgia Southern
$6.57M · $6,573,707
Eastern Michigan
$6.32M · $6,316,863
George Mason University
$6.30M · $6,302,001
California State University, Fullerton
$6.28M · $6,278,884
Missouri State
$6.26M · $6,264,312
California State University, Northridge
$6.10M · $6,099,235
North Dakota State
$5.98M · $5,983,732
South Dakota State
$5.85M · $5,849,097
Kennesaw State
$5.64M · $5,640,308
Binghamton
$5.61M · $5,606,077
North Dakota
$5.59M · $5,585,711
Montana State
$5.41M · $5,405,681
University of Northern Iowa
$5.34M · $5,341,364
Vermont
$5.32M · $5,322,646
Sam Houston
$5.27M · $5,265,951
Stephen F. Austin State University
$5.12M · $5,124,954
University of Massachusetts Lowell
$5.03M · $5,031,575
Maine
$5.01M · $5,009,281
Chattanooga
$4.97M · $4,968,516
South Dakota
$4.88M · $4,879,247
NJIT
$4.86M · $4,860,030
Eastern Kentucky
$4.80M · $4,804,668
Tarleton State University
$4.75M · $4,749,798
Montana
$4.75M · $4,747,182
UC Riverside
$4.74M · $4,739,117
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$4.71M · $4,714,090
Austin Peay State University
$4.59M · $4,586,864
Murray State University
$4.58M · $4,576,077
Florida Gulf Coast University
$4.46M · $4,457,418
California State University, Bakersfield
$4.46M · $4,456,997
Indiana State
$4.40M · $4,400,385
Lamar
$4.37M · $4,366,341
Eastern Washington
$4.24M · $4,237,323
Grand Valley State University
$4.23M · $4,228,197
Morgan State
$4.14M · $4,135,479
UMBC
$4.13M · $4,125,737
The Citadel
$4.08M · $4,075,859
Norfolk State
$3.94M · $3,941,196
Arkansas State
$3.82M · $3,824,925
Idaho
$3.77M · $3,765,408
Western Carolina
$3.73M · $3,727,664
Southeast Missouri State University
$3.72M · $3,724,747
North Alabama
$3.67M · $3,669,703
UIC
$3.65M · $3,648,227
University of Nebraska Omaha
$3.64M · $3,644,137
St. Cloud State University
$3.64M · $3,635,954
Northern Michigan University
$3.44M · $3,441,636
California State University, East Bay
$3.43M · $3,430,221
Jackson State
$3.38M · $3,384,551
Eastern Illinois
$3.36M · $3,364,880
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$3.35M · $3,354,075
Portland State University
$3.34M · $3,336,668
Oakland
$3.32M · $3,318,248
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$3.25M · $3,252,657
North Carolina Central
$3.23M · $3,227,801
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$3.17M · $3,168,685
Frostburg State
$3.14M · $3,136,242
Northern Kentucky University
$3.07M · $3,069,404
Winthrop
$3.05M · $3,053,582
Western Illinois
$3.02M · $3,018,563
Alcorn State University
$2.93M · $2,929,538
California State University, Los Angeles
$2.91M · $2,908,528
Milwaukee
$2.88M · $2,879,198
Longwood
$2.79M · $2,793,111
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$2.79M · $2,791,071
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$2.78M · $2,779,056
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$2.76M · $2,763,680
University of Central Missouri
$2.76M · $2,758,619
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$2.76M · $2,756,841
California State University, Chico
$2.74M · $2,736,310
California State University San Marcos
$2.65M · $2,646,855
California State Polytechnic University,
$2.64M · $2,641,649
University of West Florida
$2.62M · $2,615,136
Northwest Missouri State
$2.60M · $2,604,257
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
$2.60M · $2,597,357
University of West Georgia
$2.58M · $2,580,820
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$2.56M · $2,562,276
Missouri Western State University
$2.51M · $2,507,368
Sonoma State University
$2.50M · $2,498,977
Morehead State
$2.42M · $2,415,501
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$2.39M · $2,392,950
Purdue Fort Wayne
$2.39M · $2,391,510
Nebraska-Kearney
$2.38M · $2,384,270
California State University, Monterey Bay
$2.33M · $2,327,167
Alabama A&M
$2.15M · $2,151,427
Minnesota State Moorhead
$2.12M · $2,124,891
University of Texas Permian Basin
$2.09M · $2,090,583
UNC Asheville
$2.08M · $2,081,180
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$2.06M · $2,063,011
Western Washington University
$2.03M · $2,033,447
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
$1.93M · $1,928,613
Central Washington
$1.89M · $1,885,737
University of North Georgia
$1.70M · $1,700,810
Truman State
$1.67M · $1,673,142
Western Colorado University
$1.66M · $1,658,801
Valdosta State University
$1.60M · $1,596,210
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$1.53M · $1,533,223
Savannah State University
$1.49M · $1,492,919
University of Missouri–St. Louis
$1.43M · $1,428,297
Texas A&M International University
$1.40M · $1,400,362
Coppin State University
$1.35M · $1,345,670
Augusta University
$1.27M · $1,268,173
Chicago State University
$1.22M · $1,216,751
Texas Woman's University
$1.21M · $1,211,291
Fort Valley State
$1.21M · $1,211,095
Montana State University Billings
$1.21M · $1,206,838
University of the District of Columbia
$1.07M · $1,068,375
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$974K · $973,843
Glenville State
$903K · $903,343
University of Illinois Springfield
$822K · $822,410
College of Staten Island
$347K · $347,359
Bowie State University
$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.