Estimated NIL Spend
$700K
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Men's Basketball
$500K
Fairleigh Dickinson is a NEC program without football.
Men's basketball received national attention following the historic 2023 upset of Purdue as the second 16-seed to beat a 1-seed in NCAA Tournament history. The Hackensack, New Jersey/NYC metro market gives FDU athletes exceptional commercial NIL access.
2023 upset legacy; NYC/NJ market proximity
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Fairleigh Dickinson ranks #349 nationally in estimated NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) spending for the 2025–26 athletic year, with a combined budget of $700K across all sports. As a FCS program in the NEC, Fairleigh Dickinsoncompetes with the nation's top revenue-sharing and collective-funded programs to attract and retain top recruits, transfer-portal talent, and returning starters.
The Sideline's NIL Tracker compiles Fairleigh Dickinson's reported NIL figures from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry sources. Numbers reflect estimates of Fairleigh Dickinson's 2026 NIL budget allocations including football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, and Olympic sports where applicable. Men's Basketball represents the largest single-sport allocation at $500K.
NIL spending at Fairleigh Dickinson continues to evolve following the House v. NCAA settlement, which permits direct revenue sharing with student-athletes starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Fairleigh Dickinson's figures include both the school's revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals from boosters and alumni networks. For broader context, view our complete NIL Tracker rankings or compare Fairleigh Dickinson directly to other programs on the NIL Compare tool.
Fairleigh Dickinson is estimated to spend $700K on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #349 nationally among Division I programs.
Fairleigh Dickinson competes in the NEC at the FCS level.
Men's Basketball is Fairleigh Dickinson's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $500K in estimated 2026 spending.
Fairleigh Dickinson's $700K NIL budget can be compared against every NEC program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Fairleigh Dickinson's NIL budget combines two sources: the school's direct revenue-share allocation (capped at roughly $20.5M industry-wide following the House settlement) and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors.
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