Big East Schools – NIL & Revenue Sharing – NIL & NCAA Revenue Sharing by School& NIL

Big East Conference Schools 2026-27	Basketball Conference	Football Conference	Athletic Budget ($)

Butler	Big East	Pioneer	36,379,181
Connecticut	Big East	Independent	97,050,998
Creighton	Big East	-	41,012,865
DePaul	Big East	-	47,676,134
Georgetown	Big East	Patriot	58,538,782
Marquette	Big East	-	44,620,329
Providence	Big East	-	58,732,216
Seton Hall	Big East	-	33,011,612
St. John's	Big East	-	77,352,606
Villanova	Big East	Patriot	68,488,700
Xavier	Big East	-	31,800,090

Total Teams	11

Estimated NCAA Revenue Sharing 2026-27: Big East Conference Schools

Based on estimated average operating revenue of around $ 20 million per school, revenue sharing using the 22% NCAA benchmark results in an average of about $ 4.4 million per school. Revenue sharing is optional, schools may pay any amount as long as total payments do not exceed $ 21.3 million, and schools can also opt out of revenue sharing entirely. Revenue sharing does not include any third-party NIL athlete compensation.

EADA Operating Expenses: Big East Schools 2022-25

Per EADA (aka Title IX) reporting, average 2025 athletic department operating costs were $ 54 million for Big East schools, a 21% increase in expenses over a 3-year span:

Athletic Department Expenses 2022-25 *	FY 2025 ($)	FY 2024 ($)	FY 2023 ($)	FY 2022 ($)	3-Year % Increase

Butler	36,379,181	34,050,834	31,474,736	30,540,635	19%
Connecticut	97,050,998	91,528,665	83,120,168	92,529,757	5%
Creighton	41,012,865	37,633,658	35,000,247	30,163,548	36%
DePaul	47,676,134	42,462,377	39,406,538	33,627,815	42%
Georgetown	58,538,782	58,357,795	68,972,755	47,075,217	24%
Marquette	44,620,329	46,585,799	42,574,305	39,362,305	13%
Providence	58,732,216	55,360,053	53,847,077	49,430,230	19%
Seton Hall	33,011,612	30,688,848	29,491,922	28,718,708	15%
St. John's	77,352,606	53,780,439	44,884,577	40,573,584	91%
Villanova	68,488,700	60,998,084	58,703,280	62,676,852	9%
Xavier	31,800,090	34,182,275	32,905,636	38,615,456	-18%
Average per School ($)	54,060,319	49,602,621	47,307,386	44,846,737	21%

* Expenses per Equity in Athletics Act (EADA) annual reporting. EADA differs from NCAA reporting with the primary difference being that EADA reporting does not require disclosure of payments made for athletic facilities debt service and leases. Consequently, EADA reporting typically results in lower annual expenses than NCAA reporting at most schools. See our methodology page for more detail and disclosures.

We didn’t just make this stuff up … see our page on methodology and sources of information. Questions on our data? Contact us at: NIL-NCAA.com Statistics compiled & edited by Patrick O’Rourke CPA, Washington, DC