How much does Indiana pay players (revenue share / NIL budget)?
The House revenue-share cap is $20.5M in 2025–26 and $21.58M ($21,583,913) in 2026–27. Indiana hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
College athletics money, from public records
Public Cap
What can your team actually afford?
Power 4 football · revenue sharing · what they can spend · NIL on file.
Indiana
Updated August 27, 2026
Where does your school rank? Indiana ranks #26 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Indiana: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Indiana football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Indiana is $80,906,601. FY2025 football spending for Indiana is $50,207,544. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Indiana pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Curt Cignetti's pay at Indiana is $12,025,000 as of March 2, 2026. The buyout is $56,700,000 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.