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Best North Carolina Men's Football 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 35 North Carolina men's Football programs by operating budget.
The average operating budget across North Carolina men's Football programs is $1,111,484, with average recruiting spend around $175,118. 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
35
Avg. Op. Budget
$1,111,484
Avg. Recruiting
$175,118
Avg. Revenue
$9,992,379
Top programs
Showing 10 of 35 programs.
Rank
Program
Op. Budget
Recruiting
Revenue
1
1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Operating Budget
$7,743,163
Recruiting
$703,547
Revenue
$66,848,688
2
Operating Budget
$5,498,704
Recruiting
$1,014,389
Revenue
$77,855,260
3
3. Duke University
Durham, NC
Operating Budget
$5,218,699
Recruiting
$1,196,591
Revenue
$68,359,472
4
4. Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Operating Budget
$3,488,313
Recruiting
$680,628
Revenue
$32,478,209
5
5. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Operating Budget
$2,917,310
Recruiting
$527,921
Revenue
$14,487,211
6
6. Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Operating Budget
$2,735,849
Recruiting
$326,153
Revenue
$12,186,327
7
7. East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Operating Budget
$2,382,979
Recruiting
$576,764
Revenue
$15,325,528
8
8. North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
Operating Budget
$1,201,938
Recruiting
$19,616
Revenue
$4,552,255
9
9. Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
Operating Budget
$1,051,281
Recruiting
$156,374
Revenue
$5,754,026
10
10. North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
Operating Budget
$755,711
Recruiting
$148,847
Revenue
$4,661,127
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