Metro Atlantic Schools – NIL & Revenue Sharing

Metro Athletic Conference
Schools 2026-27		Basketball
Conference		Football
Conference		Athletic
Budget ($)
CanisiusMetro -13,567,033
FairfieldMetro-30,242,098
IonaMetro-19,346,668
ManhattanMetro-12,204,231
MaristMetroPioneer23,818,446
MerrimackMetroIndependent31,668,878
Mount St. Mary'sMetro-23,218,652
NiagaraMetro-15,430,535
QuinnipiacMetro-31,935,537
RiderMetro-17,018,223
Sacred HeartMetroCoastal43,901,462
Saint Peter'sMetro-8,833,690
SienaMetro-19,863,663
Total Teams13

Estimated NCAA Revenue Sharing 2026-27: Metro Athletic Conference Schools

Based on estimated average operating revenue of around $ 3 million per school, revenue sharing using the 22% NCAA benchmark results in an average of about $ 660,000 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: Metro Athletic Conference Schools 2022-25

Per EADA (aka Title IX) reporting, average 2025 athletic department operating costs were $ 22 million for Metro schools, a 21% increase in expenses over a 3-year span. Schools with football programs are typically going to have significantly higher operating costs:

Athletic Department
Expenses 2022-25 * 		Basketball
Conference		Football
Conference		FY 2025 ($)FY 2024 ($)FY 2023 ($)FY 2022 ($)3-Year %
Increase
CanisiusMetro Atlantic-13,567,03313,102,82313,307,73111,987,82513%
FairfieldMetro Atlantic-30,242,09828,699,63726,430,32024,094,42426%
IonaMetro Atlantic-19,346,66819,953,98418,309,46716,433,06618%
ManhattanMetro Atlantic-12,204,23114,800,41615,307,75115,241,781-20%
MaristMetro AtlanticPioneer23,818,44622,301,26221,541,29819,211,49524%
MerrimackMetro AtlanticIndependent31,668,87830,694,83728,747,01826,284,58820%
Mount St. Mary'sMetro Atlantic-23,218,65219,101,24914,562,34113,762,46469%
NiagaraMetro Atlantic-15,430,53514,959,16414,504,61213,408,92915%
QuinnipiacMetro Atlantic-31,935,53731,702,10130,807,44329,086,45010%
RiderMetro Atlantic-17,018,22316,973,38615,840,15215,520,11710%
Sacred HeartMetro AtlanticCoastal43,901,46241,021,20936,865,16531,970,29937%
Saint Peter'sMetro Atlantic-8,833,6908,546,5027,545,5408,124,8089%
SienaMetro Atlantic-19,863,66319,594,97514,653,79916,305,78722%
Average per School ($)1322,388,39421,650,11919,878,66418,571,69521%

* 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