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    Football Bowl Subdivision

    NCAA Division I is subdivided according to a school's level of football classification or sponsorship. Previously known as NCAA Division I-A, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) is the classification for Division I athletic programs with the highest-profile football competition in college athletics.

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    This section provides data for 131 institutions in this subdivision.

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    Football Championship Subdivision

    NCAA Division I is subdivided according to a school's level of football classification or sponsorship. Previously known as NCAA Division I-AA, the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) is the classification of football competition for Division I institutions that choose to compete at a level that requires less financial commitment than the FBS classification.

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    This section provides data for 126 institutions in this subdivision.

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    Division I – No Football Subdivision

    NCAA Division I is subdivided according to a school's level of football classification or sponsorship. Previously known as NCAA Division I-AAA, Division I- No Football includes institutions that do not offer football but compete in Division I in all other sports.

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    This section provides data for 97 institutions in this subdivision.

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Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

These data are intended to explain "Where the Money Goes" and "Where the Money Comes From" in college sports. This database also includes information on academic spending at each institution.

Where The Money

  • Where the Money Goes
  • Where the Money Comes From

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This graph shows the major athletics operating expenses for all institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision
*See COVID Note on 2020 and 2021 data

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Excess Transfers Back [i]
Other Expenses [i]
Medical [i]
Competition Guarantees [i]
Recruiting [i]
Game Expenses and Travel [i]
Facilities and Equipment [i]
Coaches Compensation [i]
Support and Admin Compensation w/Severance [i]
Athletic Student Aid [i]
For quick adjustments to the graph, click on the metric symbol to eliminate the corresponding slice.
Amounts reflect current dollars.

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This graph shows the major operating revenues for all institutions in the Football Bowl Subdivision
*See COVID Note on 2020 and 2021 data

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Other Revenue [i]
Corporate Sponsorship, Advertising, Licensing [i]
Donor Contributions [i]
Competition Guarantees [i]
NCAA/Conference Distributions, Media Rights, and Post-Season Football [i]
Ticket Sales [i]
Institutional/Government Support [i]
Student Fees [i]
For quick adjustments to the graph, click on the metric symbol to eliminate the corresponding slice.
Amounts reflect current dollars.

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Where the Money Goes
(Total Expenses) [i]		Where the Money Comes From
(Total Revenues) [i]
FBS Total$9,689,754,734$10,077,057,974
American Athletic Conference [i]$397,404,448$423,910,145
Atlantic Coast Conference$1,028,003,648$1,071,884,526
Big 12 Conference$1,016,951,340$1,066,493,140
Big Ten Conference$1,927,764,454$2,041,265,014
Conference USA$493,252,353$496,221,144
Mid-American Conference$383,960,195$390,071,196
Mountain West Conference$622,502,108$647,379,606
Pacific-12 Conference$1,163,840,847$1,144,504,032
Southeastern Conference$2,044,850,233$2,168,587,358
Sun Belt Conference$350,102,111$354,635,143
Amounts reflect current dollars. Inflationary adjustments can be made in custom reporting.

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*Note: Each institution is displayed with the FBS conference and/or Division I subdivision in which it was affiliated during the most recent fiscal year included in the spending database.

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The data in this online database are self-reported by institutions on NCAA financial reports and on reports required by the federal government (Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System).

For additional information on finances of college athletics, see what’s available at USA TODAY’s NCAA Athletics Finance Database.

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