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Big Ten schools receive record $1.37 billion from 2024-25 fiscal year
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Big Ten’s reign pays off with record $1.37 billion distribution to schools
May 1, 2026, 9:18 p.m. ETIt's good to be the king.The Big Ten has won three straight football national titles, claimed the women's basketball championship and finally broke its 26-year drought in men's basketball.The good news keeps coming.On May 1, the conference announced a $1.37 billion distribution to its 18 member schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 ($72 million per school, though Washington and Oregon will earn reduced shares as the conference's newest additions). It's the largest distribution in league history and a $490 million increase from last fiscal year."The distributions provide meaningful support to institutions in their continued effort to provide broad-based athletic opportunities to more than 14,000 Big Ten student-athletes," a league-issued statement read.This reflects the first full year of the Big Ten’s new TV deal, plus added shares for Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon's appearance in the expanded 2024-25 College Football Playoff.The men's and women's basketball NCAA tournaments are likely expanding to 76 teams and the Big Ten is pushing for a 24-team CFP, so don't expect the financial spigot to turn off any time soon.
Big Ten schools receive record $1.37 billion from 2024-25 fiscal year
The Big Ten surpassed its previous high mark for revenue by $540 million. Luke Hales / Getty ImagesMay 1, 2026Updated 7:22 pm EDTThe Big Ten generated nearly $1.47 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year and distributed $1.37 billion to its 18 members, the league announced Friday.Revenue surged $540 million above the conference’s previous high, and the league disbursed $490 million more to its schools in fiscal 2025 than in the previous year. The total distribution was $340 million higher than what the Southeastern Conference ($1.03 billion) announced in February. For perspective, the Big 12 reported $460 million in overall revenue in its most recent available tax return.The league’s 55 percent revenue increase stemmed from several factors. It marked the league’s first 18-member season, its first full year under the Big Ten’s media rights agreement — which brought in more than $1 billion — and coincided with the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff. Four Big Ten teams qualified, two advanced to the semifinals, and Ohio State won the tournament.Sixteen of the league’s schools are fully vested members and received full shares, but their total amounts varied by CFP participation. Ohio State secured $91.55 million, Penn State earned $88.9 million, and Indiana
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