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

Central Connecticut	NEC	NEC	16,112,139
Chicago State	Independent	NEC	16,112,139
Duquesne	NEC	Atlantic 10	29,780,242
Fairleigh Dickinson	-	NEC	16,970,448
Le Moyne	-	NEC	12,176,876
Long Island	NEC	NEC	45,931,608
Mercyhurst	NEC	NEC	19,266,526
New Haven	NEC	NEC	12,782,981
Robert Morris	NEC	Horizon	21,223,070
Stonehill	NEC	NEC	20,977,828
Wagner	NEC	NEC	21,416,316

Total Teams	8	9

Eight NEC schools have opted out of revenue sharing (institutional NIL). However this does not preclude NEC athletes from receiving third-party NIL compensation.

EADA Operating Expenses: NEC Football Schools 2022-25

Per EADA (aka Title IX) reporting, average 2025 athletic department operating costs were $ 23 million for NEC football schools, a 25% increase in expenses over a 3-year span:

Athletic Department Annual Expenses *	Football Conference	Basketball Conference	FY 2025 ($)	FY 2024 ($)	FY 2023 ($)	FY 2022 ($)	3-year % Increase

Central Connecticut	NEC	NEC	16,112,139	15,396,494	16,873,996	16,043,570	0%
Duquesne	NEC	Atlantic 10	29,780,242	28,802,065	26,560,156	24,476,457	22%
Long Island	NEC	NEC	45,931,608	46,592,675	42,527,621	35,913,518	28%
Mercyhurst	NEC	NEC	19,266,526	17,122,705	16,551,819	17,233,457	12%
New Haven	NEC	NEC	12,782,981	11,769,900	10,928,629	9,902,891	29%
Robert Morris	NEC	Horizon League	21,223,070	21,120,272	17,641,388	17,107,726	24%
Stonehill	NEC	NEC	20,977,828	17,026,091	12,196,426	9,824,209	114%
Wagner	NEC	NEC	21,416,316	22,415,885	22,026,021	19,962,200	7%

Average ($)	8		23,436,339	22,530,761	20,663,257	18,808,004	25%

EADA Operating Expenses: NEC Basketball Schools 2022-25

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

Central Connecticut	NEC	NEC	16,112,139	15,396,494	16,873,996	16,043,570	0%
Chicago State	NEC	Independent	8,751,784	8,264,373	8,291,183	7,617,375	15%
Fairleigh Dickinson	NEC	-	16,970,448	16,474,199	16,092,347	14,598,530	16%
Le Moyne	NEC	-	12,176,876	10,598,729	8,645,462	8,649,104	41%
Long Island	NEC	NEC	45,931,608	46,592,675	42,527,621	35,913,518	28%
Mercyhurst	NEC	NEC	19,266,526	17,122,705	16,551,819	17,233,457	12%
New Haven	NEC	NEC	12,782,981	11,769,900	10,928,629	9,902,891	29%
Stonehill	NEC	NEC	20,977,828	17,026,091	12,196,426	9,824,209	114%
Wagner	NEC	NEC	21,416,316	22,415,885	22,026,021	19,962,200	7%
Average per School ($)	9		19,376,278	18,406,783	17,125,945	15,527,206	25%

* 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