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Best 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 1,788 men's Basketball programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across men's Basketball programs is $290,731, with average recruiting spend around $14,214. 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
1,788
Avg. Op. Budget
$290,731
Avg. Recruiting
$14,214
Avg. Revenue
$1,498,204
Top programs
Showing 10 of 1,788 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Operating Budget
$6,757,345
Recruiting
$187,872
Revenue
$25,030,332
2
2. Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Operating Budget
$6,321,849
Recruiting
$125,770
Revenue
$30,621,112
3
3. Duke University
Durham, NC
Operating Budget
$5,995,324
Recruiting
$163,636
Revenue
$44,791,570
4
4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Operating Budget
$5,844,387
Recruiting
$77,556
Revenue
$32,044,259
5
5. University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Operating Budget
$5,398,405
Recruiting
$53,859
Revenue
$18,905,636
6
6. University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Operating Budget
$4,832,532
Recruiting
$206,877
Revenue
$16,316,532
7
7. University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Operating Budget
$4,637,403
Recruiting
$158,362
Revenue
$19,499,957
8
8. Baylor University
Waco, TX
Operating Budget
$4,280,872
Recruiting
$153,619
Revenue
$16,264,752
9
9. Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Operating Budget
$4,150,790
Recruiting
$17,055
Revenue
$16,412,916
10
10. Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
Operating Budget
$3,940,357
Recruiting
$159,044
Revenue
$17,488,029
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