Who spends the most on total operating expenses
All reported athletics operating expenses for the fiscal year.
Texas
$325.03M · $325,025,506
Alabama
$262.79M · $262,789,471
Texas A&M
$243.67M · $243,670,625
Michigan
$238.31M · $238,309,600
Nebraska
$213.46M · $213,456,031
Kentucky
$196.85M · $196,853,363
Georgia
$194.33M · $194,328,502
Auburn
$191.56M · $191,558,771
Missouri
$183.17M · $183,167,871
Clemson
$181.92M · $181,921,023
Michigan State
$180.46M · $180,456,943
Florida
$179.24M · $179,243,138
Rutgers
$178.26M · $178,263,181
Indiana
$176.66M · $176,658,602
UCLA
$170.90M · $170,897,220
Iowa
$170.44M · $170,440,362
Louisville
$165.17M · $165,168,804
North Carolina
$155.94M · $155,935,513
Arizona
$154.95M · $154,946,982
Arizona State
$144.10M · $144,096,948
Georgia Tech
$141.43M · $141,433,972
Mississippi State
$134.23M · $134,233,239
Oklahoma State
$133.60M · $133,595,316
Maryland
$132.76M · $132,764,504
Texas Tech
$126.71M · $126,712,428
NC State
$124.90M · $124,901,094
San Diego State
$120.53M · $120,525,634
Oregon State
$112.88M · $112,883,911
South Florida
$101.93M · $101,933,843
UConn
$100.97M · $100,969,851
UNLV
$81.40M · $81,404,387
Army
$71.79M · $71,789,594
Memphis
$67.48M · $67,477,527
Boise State
$65.58M · $65,583,926
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$61.89M · $61,892,203
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$59.86M · $59,858,162
Fresno State
$56.66M · $56,660,140
Charlotte
$54.06M · $54,059,797
Nevada
$53.92M · $53,916,557
Wyoming
$53.66M · $53,655,477
Florida Atlantic
$50.21M · $50,213,094
Marshall
$48.96M · $48,960,933
San José State
$47.41M · $47,405,380
Texas State
$47.24M · $47,242,089
VCU
$46.82M · $46,819,173
Florida International
$46.75M · $46,752,549
California Polytechnic State University
$46.66M · $46,657,496
Stony Brook
$42.66M · $42,660,419
UAB
$42.66M · $42,655,845
Buffalo
$42.10M · $42,103,311
Western Michigan
$40.49M · $40,487,397
New Mexico State
$40.21M · $40,211,314
Georgia State
$39.20M · $39,204,432
Georgia Southern
$38.91M · $38,906,466
Eastern Michigan
$37.24M · $37,237,950
George Mason University
$36.87M · $36,869,059
Arkansas State
$36.86M · $36,862,292
North Dakota
$36.85M · $36,845,108
Central Michigan
$36.65M · $36,647,136
William & Mary
$36.58M · $36,584,241
Missouri State
$34.25M · $34,252,090
Kennesaw State
$32.79M · $32,788,461
UC Irvine
$31.03M · $31,027,866
Tarleton State University
$30.83M · $30,831,141
Towson
$30.22M · $30,216,369
South Dakota State
$30.18M · $30,176,582
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$30.17M · $30,165,861
UAlbany
$29.90M · $29,904,503
Maine
$29.67M · $29,672,006
Long Beach State
$29.65M · $29,648,226
Ball State
$29.31M · $29,311,450
Montana State
$28.85M · $28,847,383
Montana
$28.46M · $28,463,281
Stephen F. Austin State University
$27.79M · $27,787,986
Sam Houston
$27.77M · $27,771,267
Austin Peay State University
$27.33M · $27,332,511
University of Nebraska Omaha
$27.24M · $27,243,384
California State University, Fullerton
$26.33M · $26,329,053
Binghamton
$26.30M · $26,304,635
Vermont
$26.01M · $26,013,509
South Dakota
$25.60M · $25,595,544
Eastern Kentucky
$25.20M · $25,201,250
Idaho
$24.98M · $24,977,739
NJIT
$24.89M · $24,889,488
Murray State University
$24.81M · $24,809,220
Grand Valley State University
$24.68M · $24,678,741
University of Massachusetts Lowell
$24.67M · $24,671,047
Lamar
$23.84M · $23,835,722
UIC
$23.46M · $23,459,262
California State University, Northridge
$22.82M · $22,818,177
Chattanooga
$22.57M · $22,565,863
Norfolk State
$22.38M · $22,381,070
The Citadel
$22.38M · $22,381,051
UMBC
$22.04M · $22,042,483
Morgan State
$21.67M · $21,666,098
UC Riverside
$20.94M · $20,939,408
Florida Gulf Coast University
$20.72M · $20,723,966
Eastern Washington
$20.17M · $20,169,466
Indiana State
$20.16M · $20,155,345
University of Northern Iowa
$19.26M · $19,260,424
California State University, Bakersfield
$18.67M · $18,667,097
Northern Kentucky University
$18.58M · $18,582,159
Portland State University
$18.49M · $18,490,681
Oakland
$18.36M · $18,357,410
Eastern Illinois
$18.16M · $18,164,374
Western Carolina
$18.00M · $18,000,249
North Alabama
$17.77M · $17,765,052
Longwood
$17.69M · $17,689,235
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$17.40M · $17,404,162
Alabama A&M
$17.36M · $17,356,185
Northern Michigan University
$15.80M · $15,797,548
Southeast Missouri State University
$15.70M · $15,699,913
North Carolina Central
$15.69M · $15,688,096
Milwaukee
$15.23M · $15,232,975
St. Cloud State University
$15.16M · $15,156,327
Purdue Fort Wayne
$14.83M · $14,832,883
Jackson State
$14.81M · $14,813,068
Winthrop
$14.73M · $14,730,539
Western Illinois
$14.51M · $14,513,239
University of Central Missouri
$14.01M · $14,008,236
Frostburg State
$13.76M · $13,757,766
University of West Florida
$13.61M · $13,612,333
Morehead State
$13.35M · $13,352,195
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$12.83M · $12,833,448
University of West Georgia
$12.78M · $12,778,183
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$12.70M · $12,702,482
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$12.47M · $12,468,508
Northwest Missouri State
$12.20M · $12,203,463
California State University, East Bay
$11.75M · $11,754,592
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$11.74M · $11,739,693
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$11.68M · $11,680,456
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
$10.98M · $10,976,908
UNC Asheville
$10.95M · $10,945,858
Missouri Western State University
$10.38M · $10,376,945
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$10.06M · $10,062,024
Nebraska-Kearney
$10.02M · $10,022,329
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$9.77M · $9,765,010
California State University San Marcos
$9.71M · $9,711,839
Western Colorado University
$9.61M · $9,607,132
University of Texas Permian Basin
$9.33M · $9,331,320
Central Washington
$9.31M · $9,314,786
Alcorn State University
$9.27M · $9,273,867
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$9.10M · $9,098,789
California State Polytechnic University,
$9.04M · $9,038,353
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
$8.95M · $8,949,173
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$8.92M · $8,918,105
Glenville State
$8.69M · $8,694,823
Western Washington University
$8.19M · $8,194,485
California State University, Los Angeles
$8.16M · $8,155,330
Minnesota State Moorhead
$8.05M · $8,054,512
California State University, Chico
$7.94M · $7,939,104
Valdosta State University
$7.87M · $7,872,374
Chicago State University
$7.83M · $7,832,053
Sonoma State University
$7.61M · $7,606,781
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$7.57M · $7,565,930
University of North Georgia
$7.26M · $7,262,970
Texas A&M International University
$6.83M · $6,833,262
California State University, Monterey Bay
$6.78M · $6,776,827
Coppin State University
$6.12M · $6,124,986
University of Missouri–St. Louis
$6.10M · $6,099,282
Truman State
$5.93M · $5,926,867
Augusta University
$5.86M · $5,856,557
Montana State University Billings
$5.66M · $5,660,566
Fort Valley State
$5.29M · $5,293,740
Texas Woman's University
$5.13M · $5,133,310
University of Illinois Springfield
$4.90M · $4,903,083
University of the District of Columbia
$4.85M · $4,845,056
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$4.07M · $4,074,699
Savannah State University
$2.86M · $2,859,535
College of Staten Island
$2.29M · $2,285,033
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.