Who spends the most on team travel
Air and ground transportation, lodging, and meals for competition — the line charter flights are paid from.
Michigan
$16.52M · $16,523,956
Texas
$14.27M · $14,271,883
North Carolina
$12.55M · $12,546,300
Iowa
$12.34M · $12,344,083
Florida State
$11.69M · $11,690,540
Oklahoma
$11.50M · $11,495,019
Rutgers
$11.44M · $11,436,251
UConn
$11.43M · $11,430,410
Indiana
$10.05M · $10,053,950
Clemson
$9.80M · $9,802,282
Maryland
$9.69M · $9,688,739
Oklahoma State
$9.44M · $9,435,109
Alabama
$9.39M · $9,385,521
Nebraska
$9.20M · $9,203,425
Georgia
$9.08M · $9,084,124
Michigan State
$9.08M · $9,075,768
UCLA
$9.03M · $9,029,999
NC State
$8.52M · $8,516,982
Missouri
$8.20M · $8,200,422
Arizona State
$7.81M · $7,814,371
Georgia Tech
$7.56M · $7,561,295
Purdue
$6.87M · $6,869,470
Mississippi State
$6.64M · $6,642,918
South Florida
$6.52M · $6,522,240
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$6.26M · $6,257,657
San Diego State
$6.08M · $6,078,891
Marshall
$5.40M · $5,401,409
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$4.98M · $4,982,801
Nevada
$4.83M · $4,826,367
Middle Tennessee
$4.79M · $4,791,520
Boise State
$4.69M · $4,686,161
East Carolina
$4.60M · $4,595,830
Charlotte
$4.28M · $4,276,723
Utah State
$4.21M · $4,206,256
Fresno State
$4.06M · $4,056,047
VCU
$3.95M · $3,947,080
UAB
$3.89M · $3,886,665
George Mason University
$3.77M · $3,766,004
Florida Atlantic
$3.70M · $3,704,150
Texas State
$3.68M · $3,679,173
North Dakota State
$3.62M · $3,619,731
New Mexico State
$3.50M · $3,497,735
Arkansas State
$3.48M · $3,475,759
Buffalo
$3.40M · $3,397,606
Rhode Island
$3.39M · $3,391,001
Missouri State
$3.35M · $3,354,780
Florida International
$3.35M · $3,348,945
North Carolina A&T State University
$3.32M · $3,322,094
California Polytechnic State University
$3.29M · $3,289,845
South Dakota State
$3.11M · $3,108,999
Stephen F. Austin State University
$3.02M · $3,023,329
Kennesaw State
$2.95M · $2,954,157
Ball State
$2.82M · $2,819,069
Maine
$2.80M · $2,803,608
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$2.79M · $2,789,730
Tarleton State University
$2.74M · $2,743,341
Idaho
$2.73M · $2,727,804
Stony Brook
$2.72M · $2,723,033
Alabama A&M
$2.68M · $2,678,709
Eastern Michigan
$2.65M · $2,652,618
Vermont
$2.62M · $2,624,513
Central Michigan
$2.62M · $2,615,017
Western Michigan
$2.60M · $2,604,507
New Hampshire
$2.60M · $2,596,591
Indiana State
$2.56M · $2,562,995
Northern Illinois
$2.56M · $2,562,679
Jackson State
$2.55M · $2,554,309
Towson
$2.55M · $2,549,417
Georgia State
$2.51M · $2,506,965
UC Santa Barbara
$2.45M · $2,450,025
Morgan State
$2.42M · $2,416,703
College of Charleston (South Carolina)
$2.40M · $2,399,703
Montana
$2.39M · $2,389,461
Southern Utah University
$2.37M · $2,371,853
William & Mary
$2.35M · $2,352,209
Sam Houston
$2.33M · $2,334,860
University of Nebraska Omaha
$2.33M · $2,331,387
Illinois State University
$2.29M · $2,294,950
Portland State University
$2.29M · $2,288,245
Florida Gulf Coast University
$2.16M · $2,158,044
Northern Michigan University
$2.10M · $2,102,305
Weber State University
$2.10M · $2,096,286
Austin Peay State University
$2.04M · $2,036,555
Eastern Kentucky
$1.95M · $1,950,945
UC Irvine
$1.94M · $1,943,836
University of North Carolina Wilmington
$1.94M · $1,942,422
Grand Valley State University
$1.87M · $1,870,122
UAlbany
$1.86M · $1,856,826
UIC
$1.83M · $1,829,552
Murray State University
$1.81M · $1,811,299
California State University, Northridge
$1.81M · $1,808,821
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$1.75M · $1,749,661
The University of North Carolina at
$1.69M · $1,691,962
Minnesota Duluth
$1.69M · $1,688,284
California State University, Bakersfield
$1.67M · $1,670,615
Oakland
$1.67M · $1,667,980
California State University, Fullerton
$1.59M · $1,589,160
St. Cloud State University
$1.53M · $1,534,478
University of Texas Permian Basin
$1.51M · $1,510,811
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$1.51M · $1,508,789
UC Riverside
$1.44M · $1,442,883
Northern Kentucky University
$1.44M · $1,441,914
Western Illinois
$1.43M · $1,431,157
Michigan Tech
$1.39M · $1,386,899
Milwaukee
$1.38M · $1,379,522
Eastern Illinois
$1.36M · $1,364,462
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$1.35M · $1,353,885
Morehead State
$1.35M · $1,350,675
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$1.32M · $1,324,396
South Carolina State University
$1.32M · $1,316,986
Longwood
$1.31M · $1,311,422
West Texas A&M University
$1.31M · $1,306,515
Lamar
$1.31M · $1,305,886
Purdue Fort Wayne
$1.28M · $1,284,983
Binghamton
$1.28M · $1,280,778
Chicago State University
$1.27M · $1,274,033
Central Washington
$1.27M · $1,271,578
Western Carolina
$1.24M · $1,242,369
NJIT
$1.22M · $1,221,558
University of West Florida
$1.20M · $1,204,564
Nebraska-Kearney
$1.09M · $1,093,773
Texas A&M International University
$1.09M · $1,092,787
Northwestern State
$1.08M · $1,075,401
California State University, Monterey Bay
$1.07M · $1,067,446
University of Central Missouri
$1.04M · $1,040,368
Ferris State
$1.03M · $1,032,601
Western Washington University
$1.02M · $1,024,530
Angelo State
$995K · $994,545
Montana State University Billings
$983K · $982,599
Winthrop
$970K · $969,784
University of Minnesota, Crookston
$930K · $929,868
Frostburg State
$928K · $927,646
Northwest Missouri State
$900K · $899,777
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$889K · $888,723
California State University San Marcos
$885K · $885,140
Eastern New Mexico University
$878K · $878,343
Emporia State University
$872K · $872,015
University of West Georgia
$871K · $871,315
East Stroudsburg University of
$867K · $866,770
Sonoma State University
$847K · $847,167
Central Connecticut
$847K · $847,146
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$846K · $846,468
Fort Lewis College
$842K · $841,780
California State University, Los Angeles
$828K · $828,396
California State University, East Bay
$827K · $826,534
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$771K · $771,151
Missouri Western State University
$770K · $769,736
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
$766K · $765,773
California State Polytechnic University,
$757K · $757,046
University of North Georgia
$727K · $727,353
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$686K · $685,882
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$685K · $684,651
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$680K · $680,334
Southeastern Oklahoma State
$660K · $660,448
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$653K · $652,797
Midwestern State University
$621K · $621,258
Truman State
$613K · $612,956
Western Colorado University
$595K · $595,285
Minnesota State Moorhead
$588K · $588,096
Northeastern State University
$577K · $576,812
University of the District of Columbia
$567K · $567,304
Purdue University Northwest
$560K · $559,559
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$547K · $546,916
Lake Superior State University
$547K · $546,699
Coppin State University
$545K · $544,940
West Liberty University
$494K · $494,129
Winston-Salem State University
$468K · $467,783
New Mexico Highlands University
$464K · $464,407
Texas Woman's University
$447K · $447,153
Cameron University
$440K · $439,767
Augusta University
$427K · $427,481
Fort Valley State
$378K · $378,134
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$371K · $370,892
Bowie State University
$363K · $363,466
Columbus State University
$339K · $338,648
Georgia College
$303K · $302,521
Savannah State University
$261K · $261,476
College of Staten Island
$250K · $249,830
Queens College (New York)
$206K · $205,801
West Virginia State University
$191K · $191,335
Albany State University (Georgia)
$191K · $190,592
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.