How much does Iowa 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. Iowa hasn't released how much of that it has actually paid out.
College athletics money, from public records
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What can your team actually afford?
Power 4 football · revenue sharing · what they can spend · NIL on file.
Iowa
Updated August 20, 2026
Where does your school rank? Iowa ranks #21 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Iowa: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Iowa football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Iowa is $105,190,203. FY2025 football spending for Iowa is $50,894,414. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Iowa pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Kirk Ferentz's pay at Iowa is $7,175,000 as of October 8, 2025. The buyout is $25,729,167 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.