Division I conferences
The members of the four largest conferences, Southeastern Conference, Big Ten Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 Conference, reported $11.7 billion of athletics revenue for 2024–25, more than the $9.3 billion of the other 28 conferences’ members together. The list holds 32 all-sports conferences and their 362 full members, as each conference’s own site listed them on September 26, 2026. 359 of those colleges reported to the Department of Education for 2024–25; each conference below is ranked by their reported athletics revenue, added together.
The four largest conferences' members reported $11.7 billion of athletics revenue in 2024–25, more than the $9.3 billion of the other 28 together
Athletics revenue reported for 2024–25 by the full members of each Division I conference, added together, as each conference listed its members for 2026–27. The members’ own figures, not the conference’s finances.
Source: The Education Department’s athletics disclosures
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The figures
| Conference | Revenue | Full members | Revenue per member |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | $3.4 billion | 16 | $215.5 million |
| Big Ten Conference | $3.4 billion | 18 | $187.3 million |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.8 billion | 17 | $161.8 million |
| Big 12 Conference | $2.1 billion | 16 | $133.2 million |
| American Conference | $821.5 million | 13 | $63.2 million |
| Pac-12 Conference | $634.6 million | 9 | $70.5 million |
| Big East Conference | $595.2 million | 11 | $54.1 million |
| Sun Belt Conference | $574.1 million | 14 | $41.0 million |
| Mid-American Conference | $478.9 million | 12 | $39.9 million |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | $473.1 million | 14 | $33.8 million |
| Mountain West Conference | $451.3 million | 10 | $50.1 million |
| Ivy League | $415.9 million | 8 | $52.0 million |
| Conference USA | $415.4 million | 10 | $41.5 million |
| Coastal Athletic Association | $401.7 million | 13 | $30.9 million |
| Big West Conference | $372.4 million | 12 | $31.0 million |
| West Coast Conference | $345.0 million | 10 | $34.5 million |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | $291.5 million | 13 | $22.4 million |
| Patriot League | $279.3 million | 10 | $34.9 million |
| Southern Conference | $268.0 million | 11 | $24.4 million |
| Big Sky Conference | $262.0 million | 11 | $23.8 million |
| Missouri Valley Conference | $242.8 million | 11 | $22.1 million |
| America East Conference | $239.1 million | 9 | $26.6 million |
| Southland Conference | $227.1 million | 12 | $18.9 million |
| The Summit League | $216.7 million | 8 | $27.1 million |
| Horizon League | $211.7 million | 12 | $17.6 million |
| Northeast Conference | $174.9 million | 9 | $19.4 million |
| ASUN Conference | $169.9 million | 8 | $21.2 million |
| United Athletic Conference | $159.9 million | 7 | $22.8 million |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | $153.9 million | 12 | $12.8 million |
| Big South Conference | $152.0 million | 9 | $16.9 million |
| Ohio Valley Conference | $141.2 million | 9 | $15.7 million |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | $135.4 million | 8 | $16.9 million |
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Every conference, by its members’ reported revenue
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| Rank | Conference | Revenue per member |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Conference | $215.5 million$215,464,048 |
| 2 | Big Ten Conference | $187.3 million$187,343,369 |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference | $161.8 million$161,837,221 |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference | $133.2 million$133,194,501 |
| 5 | American Conference | $63.2 million$63,188,481 |
| 6 | Pac-12 Conference | $70.5 million$70,508,374 |
| 7 | Big East Conference | $54.1 million$54,112,097 |
| 8 | Sun Belt Conference | $41.0 million$41,008,367 |
| 9 | Mid-American Conference | $39.9 million$39,911,046 |
| 10 | Atlantic 10 Conference | $33.8 million$33,791,026 |
| 11 | Mountain West Conference | $50.1 million$50,141,125 |
| 12 | Ivy League | $52.0 million$51,983,700 |
| 13 | Conference USA | $41.5 million$41,540,902 |
| 14 | Coastal Athletic Association | $30.9 million$30,902,810 |
| 15 | Big West Conference | $31.0 million$31,032,393 |
| 16 | West Coast Conference | $34.5 million$34,503,037 |
| 17 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | $22.4 million$22,419,258 |
| 18 | Patriot League | $34.9 million$34,913,594 |
| 19 | Southern Conference | $24.4 million$24,364,640 |
| 20 | Big Sky Conference | $23.8 million$23,813,645 |
| 21 | Missouri Valley Conference | $22.1 million$22,077,239 |
| 22 | America East Conference | $26.6 million$26,564,699 |
| 23 | Southland Conference | $18.9 million$18,928,272 |
| 24 | The Summit League | $27.1 million$27,087,824 |
| 25 | Horizon League | $17.6 million$17,639,938 |
| 26 | Northeast Conference | $19.4 million$19,430,367 |
| 27 | ASUN Conference | $21.2 million$21,236,675 |
| 28 | United Athletic Conference | $22.8 million$22,839,001 |
| 29 | Southwestern Athletic Conference | $12.8 million$12,827,404 |
| 30 | Big South Conference | $16.9 million$16,884,543 |
| 31 | Ohio Valley Conference | $15.7 million$15,692,933 |
| 32 | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | $16.9 million$16,923,608 |
The divisions, and the country’s totals: Sports. How the figures are made: the method.
Sources
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data — every college athletics program, by institution — Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 27, 2026
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