Wagner is a NEC program with FCS football.
Men's basketball receives primary NIL investment. The Staten Island/NYC market gives Wagner athletes exceptional commercial NIL access.
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The Sideline Staff·NIL Desk
Estimated NIL Spend
$700K
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Men's Basketball
$500K
Wagner is a NEC program with FCS football.
Men's basketball receives primary NIL investment. The Staten Island/NYC market gives Wagner athletes exceptional commercial NIL access.
NYC/Staten Island market gives exceptional commercial NIL
NEC FCS level NIL
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Wagner ranks #354 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, Wagnercompetes 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 Wagner's reported NIL figures from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry sources. Numbers reflect estimates of Wagner'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 Wagner continues to evolve following the House v. NCAA settlement, which permits direct revenue sharing with student-athletes starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Wagner'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 Wagner directly to other programs on the NIL Compare tool.
Wagner is estimated to spend $700K on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #354 nationally among Division I programs.
Wagner competes in the NEC at the FCS level.
Men's Basketball is Wagner's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $500K in estimated 2026 spending.
Wagner's $700K NIL budget can be compared against every NEC program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Wagner'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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