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Best Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Operating Budget

A program's operating budget shows how much it spends to run the team day to day — from travel and equipment to coaching staff. Below, we've ranked all 14 Big Ten Conference men's Basketball programs by operating budget.

The average operating budget across Big Ten Conference men's Basketball programs is $2,991,393, with average recruiting spend around $129,276. Programs with larger budgets don't always offer more aid, but they tend to signal a higher level of institutional commitment.

Use this ranking to compare program spending, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.

Programs
14
Avg. Op. Budget
$2,991,393
Avg. Recruiting
$129,276
Avg. Revenue
$19,830,325

Top programs

Showing 14 of 14 programs.

1. Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Operating Budget
$6,321,849
Recruiting
$125,770
Revenue
$30,621,112
2. Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Operating Budget
$3,940,357
Recruiting
$159,044
Revenue
$17,488,029
3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Operating Budget
$3,589,723
Recruiting
$174,075
Revenue
$36,200,666
4. Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
Operating Budget
$2,948,095
Recruiting
$153,220
Revenue
$15,552,016
5. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Operating Budget
$2,855,088
Recruiting
$110,083
Revenue
$18,419,029
6. University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
Operating Budget
$2,851,433
Recruiting
$114,865
Revenue
$15,740,948
7. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Operating Budget
$2,784,405
Recruiting
$97,517
Revenue
$13,860,389
8. Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
Operating Budget
$2,719,703
Recruiting
$99,362
Revenue
$24,494,484
9. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Operating Budget
$2,605,849
Recruiting
$127,622
Revenue
$25,733,455
10. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Operating Budget
$2,574,954
Recruiting
$98,185
Revenue
$14,463,120
11. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Operating Budget
$2,527,330
Recruiting
$170,751
Revenue
$17,306,324
12. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Operating Budget
$2,444,202
Recruiting
$99,752
Revenue
$20,950,125
13. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
Operating Budget
$2,164,488
Recruiting
$131,469
Revenue
$11,850,082
14. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Operating Budget
$1,552,022
Recruiting
$148,148
Revenue
$14,944,776

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