Notre Dame (independent in football)
1 member (2026 football membership). FY2025 = 2024-25. Click a column header to sort; the subtly shaded cell is the highest in its column.
Notre Dame
Markets
What this means: how many people live around each campus and how big its home TV market is. TV market rank: 1 = largest in the U.S.
| School | City | Metro population | TV market | TV market rank | TV homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame (CDP), IN | 324,538 | South Bend-Elkhart, IN | #100 | 331,800 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 (city, metro); Nielsen 2024-25 DMA estimates. Source links for every cell are on the school pages.
Revenue & spending (FY2025)
What this means: what each athletic department took in and spent, and how much of its revenue comes from football.
| School | Revenue | Spending | Football revenue | Football share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | $289.6M | $244.7M | $195.7M | 68% |
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, Equity in Athletics (EADA), FY2025 = 2024-25 (ope.ed.gov/athletics). Football share = football revenue ÷ total revenue (calc).
Wealth & pay
What this means: university endowments and fundraising (not athletics money), plus the head football coach’s pay where a private school’s tax filing shows it. † = system-wide or combined endowment.
| School | Endowment | Annual giving | Football coach pay (Form 990) |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Notre Dame | $20.09B | not available | $8.1M |
Source: NACUBO-Commonfund FY2025 endowments; each school’s own fundraising report (measures and years differ, so not strictly comparable); IRS Form 990 via ProPublica (FY2025/TY2024). Source links are on the school pages.
Over time
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, Equity in Athletics (EADA), FY2007–FY2025 (ope.ed.gov/athletics). Sums of member schools (calc).
Show the numbers
| Year | Revenue | Football revenue |
|---|---|---|
| FY2007 | $83.6M | $63.7M |
| FY2008 | $83.4M | $59.8M |
| FY2009 | $81.1M | $56.9M |
| FY2010 | $90.9M | $64.2M |
| FY2011 | $94.5M | $68.8M |
| FY2012 | $97.1M | $69.0M |
| FY2013 | $108.5M | $78.3M |
| FY2014 | $114.8M | $80.6M |
| FY2015 | $121.3M | $86.1M |
| FY2016 | $134.2M | $98.5M |
| FY2017 | $132.4M | $96.8M |
| FY2018 | $149.5M | $107.4M |
| FY2019 | $169.5M | $115.5M |
| FY2020 | $165.7M | $97.9M |
| FY2021 | $128.7M | $83.7M |
| FY2022 | $215.3M | $136.7M |
| FY2023 | $224.2M | $141.1M |
| FY2024 | $234.7M | $150.2M |
| FY2025 | $289.6M | $195.7M |
League notes
Athletic budgets (FY2025)
- Notre Dame (independent): $289.6M EADA revenue (third, behind Texas and Ohio State), 68% from football.
Notre Dame is independent in football and an ACC member in other sports. It was not part of the conference market study; its city, metro, TV market and endowment were added from the same primary sources (Census, Nielsen 2024-25, NACUBO FY2025). No fundraising total was found, so annual giving is not available.
EADA = U.S. Dept. of Education; Knight-Newhouse = NCAA financial reports, public schools only; Form 990 = IRS filings of private schools. Never combine EADA, Knight-Newhouse and 990 figures. Sources for every cell are on the school pages.