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Best Big Ten Conference Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Total Revenue

Revenue reflects the money a program brings in through athletics operations. Below, we've ranked all 14 Big Ten Conference men's Football programs by total revenue — a measure of the financial scale of each program.

Average total revenue across Big Ten Conference men's Football programs is $91,220,107, with an average operating budget of $7,780,461, and average aid around $35,109 per athlete. Higher revenue programs often have more resources to distribute, though that doesn't always translate directly to athlete aid.

Use this ranking to see which programs operate at a larger financial scale, then read our guide on stacking athletic, academic, and need-based aid.

Programs
14
Avg. Revenue
$91,220,107
Avg. Op. Budget
$7,780,461
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$35,109

Top programs

Showing 14 of 14 programs.

Total Revenue
$149,104,336
Op. Budget
$8,535,332
Aid/Athlete
$41,935
Total Revenue
$126,225,245
Op. Budget
$7,088,684
Aid/Athlete
$26,935
Total Revenue
$120,244,417
Op. Budget
$17,903,596
Aid/Athlete
$31,155
Total Revenue
$111,646,810
Op. Budget
$8,521,902
Aid/Athlete
$29,507
Total Revenue
$106,732,837
Op. Budget
$7,056,460
Aid/Athlete
$30,891
Total Revenue
$91,827,582
Op. Budget
$6,728,604
Aid/Athlete
$27,861
Total Revenue
$90,671,593
Op. Budget
$6,606,955
Aid/Athlete
$34,919
Total Revenue
$87,183,718
Op. Budget
$5,159,869
Aid/Athlete
$36,603
Total Revenue
$74,048,991
Op. Budget
$4,687,158
Aid/Athlete
$57,510
Total Revenue
$68,645,674
Op. Budget
$5,179,547
Aid/Athlete
$34,437
Total Revenue
$65,913,616
Op. Budget
$4,611,133
Aid/Athlete
$36,663
Total Revenue
$61,952,063
Op. Budget
$10,340,635
Aid/Athlete
$42,309
Total Revenue
$61,554,007
Op. Budget
$7,603,839
Aid/Athlete
$27,642
Total Revenue
$61,330,602
Op. Budget
$8,902,737
Aid/Athlete
$33,159

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