ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten joined the Southeastern Conference in crossing the $1 billion mark in total revenue for the 2024-25 fiscal year, marking a significant uptick in payouts to its member schools.
The Midwest-based league with coast-to-coast membership reported roughly $1.47 billion in total revenue in its federal tax filing for the term running from July 2024 to June 2025, which covered the first year of westward expansion that brought in Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington from the Pac-12. That was up from the previous total of roughly $928.1 million in 2023-24, an increase of roughly 58%.
And for Big Ten schools, that meant a healthy increase in payouts from the league office, driven largely by the conference’s lucrative TV deal with CBS, Fox and NBC.
The league distributed an average of nearly $79.9 million to schools that received a full share, up from roughly $63.1 million for 2023-24. Those payouts were highlighted by Ohio State, the College Football Playoff champion for the 2024 season, receiving roughly $91.6 million, followed by fellow CFP teams Penn State (roughly $88.9 million) and Indiana ($81.0 million).
Oregon and Washington received reduced shares as part of their deal that secured a spot in the Big Ten to follow UCLA and USC. Oregon received $48.4 million, while Washington received $46.7 million.