North Dakota State NIL Spending — $7M Est. 2026
Estimated NIL Spend
$7M
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Football
$5.5M
North Dakota State is the FCS's most decorated program with a collective that punches above its classification.
Football is estimated at $4-5M for the 2025-26 cycle. The Bison's sustained national success drives donor investment that few FCS programs can match.
The $7M figure above combines two sources permitted under the House v. NCAA settlement: North Dakota State's direct revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors. We compile it from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry valuations, with Football the largest single-sport allocation at $5.5M.
North Dakota State is estimated to spend $7M on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #126 nationally among Division I programs.
North Dakota State competes in the Summit League at the Lower-Tier level.
Football is North Dakota State's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $5.5M in estimated 2026 spending.
North Dakota State's $7M NIL budget can be compared against every Summit League program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
North Dakota State'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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