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Best Big Ten Conference Men's Golf 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 Golf programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across Big Ten Conference men's Golf programs is $235,106, with average recruiting spend around $81,054. 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
$235,106
Avg. Recruiting
$81,054
Avg. Revenue
$521,986
Top programs
Showing 14 of 14 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Operating Budget
$492,841
Recruiting
$104,445
Revenue
$1,053,403
2
2. Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Operating Budget
$407,125
Recruiting
$68,065
Revenue
$1,232,497
3
3. Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Operating Budget
$286,342
Recruiting
$63,119
Revenue
$594,374
4
4. Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
Operating Budget
$284,152
Recruiting
$79,489
Revenue
$1,067,995
5
5. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
Operating Budget
$262,344
Recruiting
$98,765
Revenue
$290,051
6
6. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Operating Budget
$238,055
Recruiting
$60,948
Revenue
$190,408
7
7. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Operating Budget
$222,149
Recruiting
$59,851
Revenue
$153,380
8
8. University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
Operating Budget
$200,693
Recruiting
$67,273
Revenue
$126,784
9
9. Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Operating Budget
$196,880
Recruiting
$112,266
Revenue
$212,578
10
10. Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
Operating Budget
$183,845
Recruiting
$72,103
Revenue
$1,063,320
11
11. University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Operating Budget
$153,348
Recruiting
$110,486
Revenue
$103,648
12
12. University of Maryland-College Park
College Park, MD
Operating Budget
$146,623
Recruiting
$68,919
Revenue
$216,985
13
13. Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Operating Budget
$113,882
Recruiting
$81,381
Revenue
$827,656
14
14. Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
Operating Budget
$103,205
Recruiting
$87,646
Revenue
$174,728
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