Who spends the most on total operating expenses
All reported athletics operating expenses for the fiscal year.
Texas
$232.32M · $232,323,521
Michigan
$225.55M · $225,548,280
Alabama
$212.03M · $212,030,188
Oklahoma
$198.98M · $198,975,224
Nebraska
$190.87M · $190,870,384
Georgia
$186.60M · $186,604,238
Michigan State
$181.85M · $181,850,581
Clemson
$174.28M · $174,276,658
Florida State
$172.13M · $172,130,700
Iowa
$160.30M · $160,302,475
Rutgers
$153.52M · $153,523,767
UCLA
$141.96M · $141,964,728
Arizona State
$141.72M · $141,717,696
Missouri
$141.56M · $141,558,286
Indiana
$139.09M · $139,087,323
North Carolina
$139.08M · $139,079,504
Georgia Tech
$132.27M · $132,273,817
Maryland
$121.16M · $121,160,348
Oklahoma State
$121.00M · $121,003,194
Mississippi State
$120.96M · $120,959,663
Purdue
$119.77M · $119,773,814
NC State
$118.65M · $118,653,089
San Diego State
$96.61M · $96,611,742
UConn
$90.72M · $90,718,903
South Florida
$70.72M · $70,722,257
East Carolina
$63.53M · $63,529,648
Boise State
$58.26M · $58,257,005
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$57.65M · $57,649,039
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$52.70M · $52,696,666
Fresno State
$51.74M · $51,738,485
Utah State
$51.39M · $51,389,553
Charlotte
$50.73M · $50,725,276
Nevada
$49.51M · $49,509,846
Florida International
$45.27M · $45,274,382
Marshall
$45.06M · $45,062,854
VCU
$44.51M · $44,510,670
Texas State
$43.59M · $43,589,707
Florida Atlantic
$42.64M · $42,642,154
UAB
$42.21M · $42,207,368
Western Michigan
$41.24M · $41,235,356
Middle Tennessee
$40.86M · $40,864,916
Buffalo
$40.43M · $40,433,875
California Polytechnic State University
$40.18M · $40,179,472
Stony Brook
$39.72M · $39,715,866
New Hampshire
$37.34M · $37,336,141
New Mexico State
$37.15M · $37,150,572
Georgia State
$36.80M · $36,803,758
Central Michigan
$35.74M · $35,740,893
Eastern Michigan
$35.65M · $35,651,282
Rhode Island
$35.30M · $35,300,671
William & Mary
$34.75M · $34,748,570
George Mason University
$33.07M · $33,072,057
Arkansas State
$32.84M · $32,840,538
North Dakota State
$31.87M · $31,870,398
Missouri State
$31.08M · $31,079,541
Kennesaw State
$30.53M · $30,528,540
Binghamton
$30.50M · $30,502,892
Ball State
$30.48M · $30,482,485
Towson
$29.89M · $29,887,831
Illinois State University
$29.82M · $29,816,533
UAlbany
$28.12M · $28,115,282
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$28.08M · $28,083,073
South Dakota State
$27.71M · $27,708,923
UC Santa Barbara
$27.57M · $27,565,625
UC Irvine
$27.24M · $27,235,734
Maine
$26.71M · $26,711,485
Northern Illinois
$26.41M · $26,413,529
College of Charleston (South Carolina)
$25.67M · $25,666,717
University of Nebraska Omaha
$25.09M · $25,091,616
Montana
$24.99M · $24,991,223
Stephen F. Austin State University
$24.95M · $24,950,275
Vermont
$24.87M · $24,871,372
Sam Houston
$23.60M · $23,602,671
California State University, Fullerton
$23.31M · $23,314,883
Austin Peay State University
$23.31M · $23,308,091
Idaho
$23.14M · $23,141,396
Eastern Kentucky
$23.09M · $23,088,926
NJIT
$22.39M · $22,393,663
Murray State University
$22.37M · $22,368,019
Grand Valley State University
$22.36M · $22,357,795
Lamar
$21.29M · $21,287,614
Tarleton State University
$20.91M · $20,907,474
California State University, Northridge
$20.76M · $20,760,583
UIC
$20.52M · $20,517,244
UC Riverside
$19.73M · $19,729,360
Morgan State
$19.47M · $19,470,158
The University of North Carolina at
$19.34M · $19,339,542
Florida Gulf Coast University
$19.09M · $19,089,427
Indiana State
$18.97M · $18,970,523
Portland State University
$18.49M · $18,490,680
California State University, Bakersfield
$18.31M · $18,307,266
West Texas A&M University
$17.83M · $17,833,739
Weber State University
$17.80M · $17,796,506
Oakland
$17.65M · $17,648,496
Western Carolina
$17.26M · $17,256,411
University of North Carolina Wilmington
$17.25M · $17,252,853
Northwestern State
$17.19M · $17,193,311
Southern Utah University
$17.17M · $17,171,726
Northern Kentucky University
$16.97M · $16,965,577
Central Connecticut
$16.87M · $16,873,996
Alabama A&M
$16.40M · $16,399,257
North Carolina A&T State University
$15.63M · $15,630,667
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$15.23M · $15,225,070
Eastern Illinois
$15.16M · $15,157,806
Northern Michigan University
$15.08M · $15,084,176
Milwaukee
$15.07M · $15,073,604
Longwood
$14.67M · $14,665,447
St. Cloud State University
$14.16M · $14,163,034
Jackson State
$14.10M · $14,097,149
University of Central Missouri
$13.47M · $13,470,954
Purdue Fort Wayne
$13.43M · $13,426,305
Minnesota Duluth
$13.39M · $13,390,086
Morehead State
$12.86M · $12,858,995
Western Illinois
$12.64M · $12,643,915
Winthrop
$12.64M · $12,638,298
Michigan Tech
$12.56M · $12,555,092
University of West Florida
$12.08M · $12,082,015
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$12.00M · $12,003,424
South Carolina State University
$11.99M · $11,990,596
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$11.90M · $11,900,073
Ferris State
$11.87M · $11,869,093
Northwest Missouri State
$11.72M · $11,724,151
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$11.62M · $11,616,208
Frostburg State
$11.49M · $11,494,364
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$11.29M · $11,286,865
University of Texas Permian Basin
$11.18M · $11,178,709
University of West Georgia
$10.98M · $10,977,761
East Stroudsburg University of
$10.71M · $10,705,816
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$10.63M · $10,632,303
California State University, East Bay
$10.44M · $10,443,829
Missouri Western State University
$10.14M · $10,142,837
California State Polytechnic University,
$9.79M · $9,794,272
Nebraska-Kearney
$9.46M · $9,461,653
California State University San Marcos
$9.39M · $9,387,427
Emporia State University
$9.35M · $9,351,441
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$8.86M · $8,859,670
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$8.83M · $8,831,444
Central Washington
$8.70M · $8,701,257
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$8.65M · $8,651,905
Chicago State University
$8.38M · $8,380,971
California State University, Chico
$8.04M · $8,038,069
Angelo State
$7.99M · $7,985,923
Western Colorado University
$7.85M · $7,854,438
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$7.67M · $7,672,923
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$7.67M · $7,671,719
Sonoma State University
$7.67M · $7,665,321
California State University, Los Angeles
$7.62M · $7,623,353
Western Washington University
$7.62M · $7,620,402
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$7.55M · $7,549,318
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
$7.50M · $7,495,366
Texas A&M International University
$7.42M · $7,418,166
Fort Lewis College
$7.37M · $7,369,987
Minnesota State Moorhead
$7.29M · $7,288,731
Montana State University Billings
$7.14M · $7,137,106
Eastern New Mexico University
$7.02M · $7,016,941
Midwestern State University
$6.74M · $6,744,568
New Mexico Highlands University
$6.69M · $6,692,356
Northeastern State University
$6.58M · $6,575,134
California State University, Monterey Bay
$6.37M · $6,374,458
West Liberty University
$6.32M · $6,322,049
Purdue University Northwest
$6.21M · $6,206,662
University of North Georgia
$6.11M · $6,109,076
Coppin State University
$6.06M · $6,061,292
Southeastern Oklahoma State
$5.97M · $5,972,774
Winston-Salem State University
$5.81M · $5,813,755
Truman State
$5.71M · $5,710,971
Georgia College
$5.26M · $5,258,543
Texas Woman's University
$5.25M · $5,251,571
University of Minnesota, Crookston
$5.19M · $5,189,997
Augusta University
$5.04M · $5,037,383
Queens College (New York)
$5.01M · $5,005,662
Fort Valley State
$4.98M · $4,980,338
Lake Superior State University
$4.92M · $4,915,741
West Virginia State University
$4.72M · $4,718,379
University of the District of Columbia
$4.69M · $4,686,267
Cameron University
$4.47M · $4,470,056
Columbus State University
$4.19M · $4,185,130
Bowie State University
$4.07M · $4,065,072
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$4.00M · $4,001,607
Albany State University (Georgia)
$3.43M · $3,430,234
Savannah State University
$2.52M · $2,521,686
College of Staten Island
$2.11M · $2,109,023
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.