How much does Kansas 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. Kansas 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.
Kansas
Updated April 8, 2026
Where does your school rank? Kansas ranks #37 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Kansas: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Kansas football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Kansas is $37,107,691. FY2025 football spending for Kansas is $34,516,494. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Kansas pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Lance Leipold's pay at Kansas is $6,300,000 as of December 1, 2023. The buyout is $22,930,000 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.