712
Schools
$7,575,618
Avg Annual Expense
117
Avg Participants
$0
Avg Coach Salary
Top Football Programs by Expense
| Rank | School | State | Gender | Participants | Total Expenses | Total Revenues | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The University of Alabama | AL | Men | 142 | $112,230,118 | N/A | Elite |
| #2 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | Men | 143 | $82,167,511 | N/A | Elite |
| #3 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | OH | Men | 120 | $78,586,384 | N/A | Elite |
| #4 | University of Miami | FL | Men | 126 | $78,100,431 | N/A | Elite |
| #5 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | Men | 123 | $75,962,361 | N/A | Elite |
| #6 | University of Southern California | CA | Men | 113 | $74,868,267 | N/A | Elite |
| #7 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | MI | Men | 152 | $72,291,729 | N/A | Elite |
| #8 | University of Georgia | GA | Men | 133 | $68,931,272 | N/A | Elite |
| #9 | University of Notre Dame | IN | Men | 124 | $68,796,341 | N/A | Elite |
| #10 | Clemson University | SC | Men | 136 | $67,787,017 | N/A | Elite |
| #11 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | Men | 126 | $65,814,050 | N/A | Elite |
| #12 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | Men | 133 | $61,952,063 | N/A | Elite |
| #13 | The University of Texas at Austin | TX | Men | 121 | $61,775,571 | N/A | Elite |
| #14 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | PA | Men | 128 | $61,584,152 | N/A | Elite |
| #15 | Indiana University-Bloomington | IN | Men | 126 | $61,330,602 | N/A | Elite |
| #16 | Florida State University | FL | Men | 125 | $61,092,937 | N/A | Elite |
| #17 | Auburn University | AL | Men | 120 | $60,089,633 | N/A | Elite |
| #18 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | Men | 117 | $58,303,320 | N/A | Elite |
| #19 | University of Mississippi | MS | Men | 127 | $57,122,596 | N/A | Elite |
| #20 | University of Arkansas | AR | Men | 125 | $57,117,597 | N/A | Elite |
| #21 | Michigan State University | MI | Men | 116 | $57,039,591 | N/A | Elite |
| #22 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | Men | 126 | $56,987,228 | N/A | Elite |
| #23 | University of Iowa | IA | Men | 129 | $55,519,658 | N/A | Elite |
| #24 | Texas Christian University | TX | Men | 151 | $54,129,228 | N/A | Elite |
| #25 | University of Oregon | OR | Men | 129 | $53,914,776 | N/A | Elite |
| #26 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | NE | Men | 142 | $52,429,432 | N/A | Elite |
| #27 | University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | Men | 121 | $52,195,922 | N/A | Elite |
| #28 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | SC | Men | 117 | $47,559,965 | N/A | Elite |
| #29 | University of Kentucky | KY | Men | 121 | $46,617,232 | N/A | Elite |
| #30 | University of California-Los Angeles | CA | Men | 127 | $45,783,508 | N/A | Elite |
| #31 | University of Florida | FL | Men | 124 | $45,681,605 | N/A | Elite |
| #32 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | MN | Men | 116 | $45,200,853 | N/A | Elite |
| #33 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | Men | 121 | $45,082,235 | N/A | Elite |
| #34 | Duke University | NC | Men | 117 | $44,119,045 | N/A | Elite |
| #35 | Syracuse University | NY | Men | 138 | $43,995,922 | N/A | Elite |
| #36 | Vanderbilt University | TN | Men | 117 | $43,613,902 | N/A | Elite |
| #37 | University of Utah | UT | Men | 127 | $43,371,848 | N/A | Elite |
| #38 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | Men | 117 | $42,593,983 | N/A | Elite |
| #39 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | Men | 124 | $42,297,448 | N/A | Elite |
| #40 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | Men | 125 | $40,162,578 | N/A | Elite |
| #41 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | Men | 127 | $40,068,730 | N/A | Elite |
| #42 | Northwestern University | IL | Men | 103 | $39,114,872 | N/A | Elite |
| #43 | Baylor University | TX | Men | 111 | $38,996,269 | N/A | Elite |
| #44 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | Men | 120 | $38,984,930 | N/A | Elite |
| #45 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VA | Men | 126 | $38,930,135 | N/A | Elite |
| #46 | University of Colorado Boulder | CO | Men | 121 | $38,459,488 | N/A | Elite |
| #47 | Boston College | MA | Men | 131 | $38,139,875 | N/A | Elite |
| #48 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | GA | Men | 125 | $37,704,644 | N/A | Elite |
| #49 | University of Louisville | KY | Men | 115 | $37,682,973 | N/A | Elite |
| #50 | University of Arizona | AZ | Men | 113 | $37,131,453 | N/A | Elite |
| State | Schools | Avg Expense | Avg Participants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 51 | $4,205,614 | 114 | View |
| Texas | 42 | $11,600,837 | 125 | View |
| Ohio | 36 | $5,579,631 | 120 | View |
| California | 31 | $9,121,740 | 93 | View |
| New York | 30 | $4,203,681 | 113 | View |
| Massachusetts | 28 | $2,953,502 | 104 | View |
| Illinois | 28 | $4,498,211 | 113 | View |
| North Carolina | 27 | $9,138,660 | 124 | View |
| Iowa | 23 | $4,943,082 | 120 | View |
| Michigan | 22 | $8,640,349 | 126 | View |
| Minnesota | 20 | $3,235,067 | 99 | View |
| Virginia | 20 | $8,426,327 | 120 | View |
| Missouri | 19 | $5,108,045 | 112 | View |
| Indiana | 19 | $10,101,571 | 123 | View |
| Georgia | 18 | $8,949,075 | 121 | View |
| Wisconsin | 17 | $3,070,236 | 112 | View |
| Florida | 17 | $17,605,079 | 116 | View |
| Tennessee | 17 | $10,699,352 | 118 | View |
| Kentucky | 16 | $7,930,292 | 123 | View |
| Alabama | 14 | $18,150,869 | 128 | View |
| South Carolina | 13 | $13,099,445 | 131 | View |
| Kansas | 13 | $5,766,677 | 135 | View |
| Oklahoma | 13 | $9,998,163 | 125 | View |
| Oregon | 11 | $8,420,780 | 116 | View |
| West Virginia | 11 | $4,751,981 | 114 | View |
| Arkansas | 11 | $7,718,143 | 123 | View |
| Louisiana | 11 | $11,565,774 | 121 | View |
| Connecticut | 10 | $4,219,845 | 115 | View |
| Nebraska | 9 | $7,303,022 | 131 | View |
| South Dakota | 9 | $2,737,292 | 121 | View |
| Mississippi | 9 | $12,622,835 | 112 | View |
| Maryland | 9 | $5,918,193 | 110 | View |
| New Jersey | 9 | $8,530,766 | 112 | View |
| Colorado | 9 | $8,267,649 | 130 | View |
| North Dakota | 8 | $2,596,415 | 113 | View |
| Washington | 7 | $15,258,595 | 113 | View |
| Utah | 7 | $15,813,484 | 109 | View |
| Montana | 6 | $4,030,792 | 126 | View |
| Maine | 6 | $1,589,334 | 106 | View |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $2,416,758 | 94 | View |
| New Mexico | 5 | $6,145,894 | 125 | View |
| Rhode Island | 4 | $4,197,713 | 123 | View |
| Arizona | 4 | $21,549,717 | 124 | View |
| Idaho | 4 | $8,655,941 | 116 | View |
| Washington D.C. | 4 | $2,609,339 | 96 | View |
| Vermont | 3 | $604,548 | 101 | View |
| Delaware | 2 | $6,514,790 | 103 | View |
| Nevada | 2 | $16,476,080 | 114 | View |
| Hawaii | 1 | $13,876,434 | 122 | View |
| Wyoming | 1 | $15,712,482 | 116 | View |
Gender Equity
| Gender | Schools | Avg Expense | Avg Salary | Avg Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 712 | $7,575,618 | $0 | 117 |
| Women | 0 | N/A | $0 | N/A |
| Division | Schools | Avg Expense |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division III with football | 207 | $611,938 |
| NCAA Division II with football | 146 | $1,837,305 |
| NCAA Division I-FBS | 129 | $32,351,685 |
| NCAA Division I-FCS | 128 | $5,176,611 |
| NAIA Division I | 47 | $2,013,498 |
| NAIA Division II | 27 | $1,711,427 |
| CCCAA | 13 | $320,815 |
| NJCAA Division I | 5 | $1,086,764 |
| Other | 5 | $1,448,421 |
| NWAC | 2 | $1,770,829 |
| NCAA Division II without football | 1 | $147,516 |
| NCCAA Division II | 1 | $591,292 |
| NJCAA Division II | 1 | $979,135 |