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North Dakota State football money

In 2024-25, North Dakota State football brought in $8.4 million and spent $8.4 million, the 14th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $597,000 for each of its 14 wins. 130 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $4.0 million2012: expenses $4.0 million’122013: revenue $4.4 million2013: expenses $4.4 million2014: revenue $4.6 million2014: expenses $4.6 million’142015: revenue $4.6 million2015: expenses $4.6 million2016: revenue $5.7 million2016: expenses $5.3 million’162017: revenue $5.7 million2017: expenses $5.7 million2018: revenue $6.0 million2018: expenses $6.0 million’182019: revenue $5.9 million2019: expenses $5.9 million2020: revenue $5.1 million2020: expenses $5.1 million’202021: revenue $6.1 million2021: expenses $6.1 million2022: revenue $6.4 million2022: expenses $6.4 million’222023: revenue $6.5 million2023: expenses $6.5 million2024: revenue $8.4 million2024: expenses $8.4 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $8.4M)

Beside the Missouri Valley Football Conference, 2024-25

1st of 11 in revenue
  1. North Dakota State$8.4M / $8.4M
  2. North Dakota$6.9M / $6.9M
  3. Missouri State$6.6M / $6.6M
  4. South Dakota$6.0M / $6.0M
  5. South Dakota State$5.9M / $5.9M
  6. Murray State$5.5M / $4.0M
  7. Illinois State$5.1M / $5.1M
  8. Southern Illinois$5.0M / $5.0M
  9. Youngstown State$5.0M / $5.0M
  10. Indiana State$4.8M / $4.8M
  11. Northern Iowa$4.7M / $4.7M

Each member’s football revenue (the thick bar) and expenses (the thin one under it) that year, as the schools reported them; schools count revenue differently.

Against the Mountain West

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. UNLV

    $24.7M in 24–⁠25

  2. Wyoming

    $16.6M in 24–⁠25

  3. Nevada

    $13.6M in 24–⁠25

  4. Northern Illinois

    $13.2M in 24–⁠25

  5. UTEP

    $13.1M in 24–⁠25

  6. Hawai’i

    $12.1M in 24–⁠25

  7. San José State

    $11.9M in 24–⁠25

  8. North Dakota State

    $8.4M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $24.7M), for the programs in the Mountain West this season, most revenue first; North Dakota State in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$8.4M$8.4M14–⁠2$0.6M14 of 12213010
2023-24$6.5M$6.5M11–⁠4$0.6M29 of 12012510
2022-23$6.4M$6.4M12–⁠3$0.5M25 of 12212910
2021-22$6.1M$6.1M14–⁠1$0.4M21 of 11911910
2020-21$5.1M$5.1M7–⁠3$0.7M22 of 10112710
2019-20$5.9M$5.9M16–⁠0$0.4M19 of 11711710
2018-19$6.0M$6.0M15–⁠0$0.4M15 of 11512210
2017-18$5.7M$5.7M14–⁠1$0.4M15 of 11312310
2016-17$5.7M$5.3M12–⁠2$0.4M14 of 11311310
2015-16$4.6M$4.6M13–⁠2$0.4M21 of 11311310
2014-15$4.6M$4.6M15–⁠1$0.3M21 of 11211710
2013-14$4.4M$4.4M13–⁠0$0.3M19 of 11212110
2012-13$4.0M$4.0M11–⁠1$0.4M23 of 11411710

As North Dakota State University-Main Campus reports them to the US Department of Education under the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (ope.ed.gov/athletics). Schools count revenue differently (some include institutional support), so compare with care. “Spent a win” is the year’s football expenses over that season’s wins. Rank is football revenue among programs in the same division that season. Browse every school’s in the data.