Who spends the most on recruiting
Transportation, lodging, and meals for prospective student-athletes and for staff on official and unofficial visits.
Georgia
$7.46M · $7,455,849
Oklahoma
$5.64M · $5,643,818
Texas
$4.90M · $4,902,436
Clemson
$4.84M · $4,844,188
Michigan
$4.84M · $4,839,530
Alabama
$4.01M · $4,008,851
Rutgers
$3.85M · $3,847,229
Michigan State
$3.05M · $3,049,373
North Carolina
$3.03M · $3,032,020
Nebraska
$2.91M · $2,909,156
Georgia Tech
$2.81M · $2,811,581
Missouri
$2.78M · $2,783,303
Maryland
$2.68M · $2,677,607
Indiana
$2.51M · $2,506,957
NC State
$2.50M · $2,498,577
UConn
$2.29M · $2,291,443
Florida State
$2.26M · $2,255,200
Iowa
$2.24M · $2,240,883
Purdue
$2.23M · $2,233,531
South Florida
$2.18M · $2,184,041
UCLA
$2.09M · $2,086,373
Arizona State
$1.84M · $1,836,485
Mississippi State
$1.82M · $1,823,145
Oklahoma State
$1.58M · $1,581,507
Marshall
$1.32M · $1,321,700
Charlotte
$1.28M · $1,283,544
East Carolina
$1.13M · $1,131,201
Boise State
$966K · $966,361
Utah State
$943K · $942,638
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$940K · $940,196
San Diego State
$927K · $927,347
Texas State
$889K · $888,668
Eastern Michigan
$879K · $878,901
UAB
$873K · $873,249
Arkansas State
$847K · $846,637
Nevada
$838K · $837,729
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$827K · $826,516
Buffalo
$803K · $803,422
Fresno State
$760K · $760,229
Central Michigan
$743K · $743,135
Florida Atlantic
$739K · $738,960
Stephen F. Austin State University
$678K · $678,479
New Mexico State
$669K · $669,321
Middle Tennessee
$666K · $665,667
California Polytechnic State University
$620K · $619,948
Georgia State
$611K · $611,163
Missouri State
$601K · $600,687
Florida International
$565K · $564,890
Western Michigan
$538K · $538,111
Rhode Island
$538K · $537,823
Towson
$514K · $514,171
Idaho
$502K · $502,231
William & Mary
$497K · $496,697
VCU
$490K · $489,576
Northern Illinois
$469K · $468,634
North Dakota State
$463K · $462,624
George Mason University
$462K · $462,051
Illinois State University
$436K · $436,293
Stony Brook
$434K · $434,388
Montana
$434K · $433,659
Tarleton State University
$431K · $431,448
Maine
$431K · $431,140
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$425K · $424,759
Ball State
$376K · $376,241
Indiana State
$355K · $355,093
South Dakota State
$354K · $354,377
Murray State University
$352K · $351,930
UC Santa Barbara
$344K · $343,798
Vermont
$336K · $335,836
Sam Houston
$331K · $330,797
Kennesaw State
$324K · $323,789
University of North Carolina Wilmington
$316K · $316,492
Austin Peay State University
$311K · $310,721
College of Charleston (South Carolina)
$305K · $304,650
UAlbany
$298K · $298,131
UIC
$290K · $290,134
Lamar
$284K · $284,264
Weber State University
$277K · $277,010
Southern Utah University
$276K · $276,463
Grand Valley State University
$274K · $274,232
Portland State University
$273K · $273,376
Eastern Kentucky
$267K · $267,293
California State University, Bakersfield
$265K · $265,350
Western Carolina
$261K · $260,865
Florida Gulf Coast University
$260K · $259,851
University of Nebraska Omaha
$253K · $253,265
Minnesota Duluth
$252K · $251,975
The University of North Carolina at
$246K · $246,254
Purdue Fort Wayne
$240K · $239,796
University of Texas Permian Basin
$238K · $237,570
North Carolina A&T State University
$234K · $233,827
St. Cloud State University
$230K · $229,617
New Hampshire
$214K · $214,379
UC Irvine
$214K · $214,343
Binghamton
$208K · $208,266
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$207K · $206,779
Northern Michigan University
$204K · $204,109
Oakland
$201K · $201,368
NJIT
$201K · $201,242
Northwestern State
$201K · $200,843
University of Central Missouri
$200K · $199,994
Northern Kentucky University
$187K · $186,991
Morehead State
$186K · $185,622
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$179K · $179,279
Angelo State
$176K · $175,556
California State University, Fullerton
$175K · $174,895
Western Illinois
$175K · $174,724
Milwaukee
$167K · $167,396
California State University, Northridge
$165K · $165,040
Longwood
$163K · $163,055
UC Riverside
$162K · $162,383
Eastern Illinois
$161K · $160,683
Winthrop
$158K · $158,464
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
$148K · $147,844
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$143K · $142,908
Michigan Tech
$142K · $141,876
Western Colorado University
$129K · $128,659
Texas A&M International University
$126K · $126,106
Northwest Missouri State
$121K · $120,677
West Texas A&M University
$118K · $117,862
Morgan State
$113K · $112,902
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$108K · $107,706
Nebraska-Kearney
$104K · $103,630
Emporia State University
$102K · $102,162
Midwestern State University
$98K · $97,939
Fort Lewis College
$95K · $94,524
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$94K · $94,195
University of West Florida
$94K · $93,678
South Carolina State University
$92K · $92,102
Ferris State
$86K · $85,995
Central Washington
$83K · $82,778
Frostburg State
$72K · $71,804
Missouri Western State University
$71K · $70,866
West Virginia State University
$68K · $68,062
California State University, East Bay
$67K · $66,742
Minnesota State Moorhead
$66K · $66,099
Central Connecticut
$65K · $65,186
Truman State
$59K · $58,970
Lake Superior State University
$57K · $56,686
East Stroudsburg University of
$56K · $56,477
Northeastern State University
$56K · $55,950
University of Minnesota, Crookston
$53K · $52,512
University of West Georgia
$51K · $51,424
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$50K · $49,684
Western Washington University
$49K · $49,080
Eastern New Mexico University
$48K · $47,930
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$47K · $46,678
California State University, Monterey Bay
$47K · $46,545
California State University, Chico
$46K · $46,414
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$46K · $46,207
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$45K · $45,100
New Mexico Highlands University
$40K · $39,930
Sonoma State University
$39K · $38,999
Francis Marion University
$39K · $38,940
Columbus State University
$39K · $38,868
Montana State University Billings
$39K · $38,623
Purdue University Northwest
$38K · $38,428
Southeastern Oklahoma State
$36K · $35,772
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$36K · $35,649
Texas Woman's University
$34K · $34,462
Jackson State
$33K · $33,321
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$33K · $33,030
California State Polytechnic University,
$31K · $30,983
California State University, Los Angeles
$30K · $29,996
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$27K · $27,352
Augusta University
$25K · $25,441
Georgia College
$25K · $24,752
College of Staten Island
$24K · $24,013
Albany State University (Georgia)
$23K · $22,877
Coppin State University
$21K · $21,355
Cameron University
$17K · $16,917
University of North Georgia
$16K · $16,409
West Liberty University
$16K · $16,392
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$10K · $9,638
California State University San Marcos
$8K · $7,594
Alabama A&M
$7K · $6,519
Fort Valley State
$6K · $6,490
Winston-Salem State University
$5K · $5,382
Chicago State University
$2K · $1,765
Queens College (New York)
$2K · $1,582
Savannah State University
$2K · $1,511
University of the District of Columbia
$1K · $1,261
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.