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Best D1 Women'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 353 D1 women's Basketball programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across D1 women's Basketball programs is $745,536, with average recruiting spend around $27,862. 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
353
Avg. Op. Budget
$745,536
Avg. Recruiting
$27,862
Avg. Revenue
$2,499,135
Top programs
Showing 10 of 353 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Operating Budget
$4,095,980
Recruiting
$72,738
Revenue
$6,484,596
2
2. University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Operating Budget
$3,642,598
Recruiting
$34,158
Revenue
$11,864,670
3
3. Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Operating Budget
$3,621,944
Recruiting
$76,638
Revenue
$9,340,066
4
4. University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Operating Budget
$3,251,605
Recruiting
$43,043
Revenue
$7,859,747
5
5. Baylor University
Waco, TX
Operating Budget
$2,885,668
Recruiting
$94,378
Revenue
$8,155,007
6
6. Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Operating Budget
$2,514,440
Recruiting
$170,594
Revenue
$8,375,585
7
7. University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
Operating Budget
$2,451,498
Recruiting
$63,318
Revenue
$1,711,768
8
8. University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Operating Budget
$2,370,109
Recruiting
$42,127
Revenue
$4,337,331
9
9. Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station, TX
Operating Budget
$2,350,938
Recruiting
$83,200
Revenue
$1,222,021
10
10. Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Operating Budget
$2,318,634
Recruiting
$122,951
Revenue
$2,068,598
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