How much does Virginia 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. Virginia 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.
Virginia
Updated June 10, 2026
Where does your school rank? Virginia ranks #46 of 68 in annual capacity.
Common questions
Virginia: NIL budget, collective payout, football revenue, and head coach salary.
How much does Virginia football make and spend?
FY2025 football revenue for Virginia is $51,441,991. FY2025 football spending for Virginia is $33,611,796. Revenue is what the program brought in. Spending is what it paid out. They are not added together.
What does Virginia pay its coach, and what's the buyout?
Tony Elliott's pay at Virginia is $5,400,000 as of March 16, 2026. The buyout is $11,175,000 as of December 1, 2025. Source: USA TODAY coaches salary database, buyout as of Dec. 1, 2025.