Division I FBS
Big Ten Conference
18 members on the site, as of 2025–26.
See them in ExploreMembers
- Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI
- Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL
- Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN
- Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
- University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · joined 2024–25
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL
- University of IowaIowa City, IA
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI
- University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN
- University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE
- University of OregonEugene, OR · joined 2024–25
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · joined 2024–25
- University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA · joined 2024–25
- University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI
At a glance
The median member against the median of every four-year college on the site, with the range from the lowest member to the highest. Each row has its own scale, starting at zero.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 reporting
54% · 8%–88%
· all 77%fall 2024 · 18 of 18 reporting
68.1K · 17.8K–146.3K
· all 3.6Kfall 2024 · 18 of 18 reporting
33.8K · 9.2K–45.6K
· all 1.6K2023–24 · 18 of 18 reporting
$32,640 · $23,208–$57,793
· all $24,284fall 2024 · 18 of 18 reporting
34% · 12%–66%
· all 25%Entered fall 2018 · 18 of 18 reporting
85% · 67%–95%
· all 55%18 of 18 reporting
19% · 13%–28%
· all 34%
Over time
The median member each year. By default the line follows in every year, so it describes the same colleges throughout; switch to members at the time to see the conference as it was.
Applicants, median member · today's members in every year
Dashed: the median of every four-year college on the site. A year is left out when fewer than 80% of the members report it.
In total (members reporting both years): 18 members received 1.2M applications in fall 2024, against 671.7K in fall 2014; they enrolled 575.9K undergraduates in fall 2024, against 512.4K in fall 2014.
Members compared
Every member on each measure, highest first, so the spread behind each median is visible.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 members
- University of Oregon88%
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln87%
- Michigan State University85%
- University of Iowa84%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities80%
- Indiana University-Bloomington78%
- Ohio State University-Main Campus61%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus61%
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick58%
- Purdue University-Main Campus50%
- University of Wisconsin-Madison45%
- University of Maryland-College Park45%
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign42%
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus39%
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor16%
- University of Southern California10%
- University of California-Los Angeles9%
- Northwestern University8%
Dashed: the median member, 54%.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 members
- University of California-Los Angeles146.3K
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor98.3K
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus88.5K
- University of Southern California82K
- Purdue University-Main Campus78.7K
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign73.7K
- Ohio State University-Main Campus72.8K
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus69.2K
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick68.6K
- Indiana University-Bloomington67.7K
- University of Wisconsin-Madison65.9K
- Michigan State University62.1K
- University of Maryland-College Park60.1K
- Northwestern University49.5K
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities41.5K
- University of Oregon40K
- University of Iowa27.8K
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln17.8K
Dashed: the median member, 68.1K.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 members
- Ohio State University-Main Campus45.6K
- Purdue University-Main Campus44.5K
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus42.3K
- Michigan State University40.9K
- Indiana University-Bloomington37.8K
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick37.8K
- University of Wisconsin-Madison36.9K
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign36.3K
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor34.2K
- University of California-Los Angeles33.5K
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus31.9K
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities31.9K
- University of Maryland-College Park30.8K
- University of Iowa22.3K
- University of Oregon20.5K
- University of Southern California20.4K
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln19.2K
- Northwestern University9.2K
Dashed: the median member, 33.8K.
2023–24 · 18 of 18 members
- University of Southern California$57,793
- Northwestern University$57,229
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$44,836
- University of Oregon$41,468
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$39,461
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus$38,160
- University of Wisconsin-Madison$37,931
- Indiana University-Bloomington$34,459
- University of Maryland-College Park$33,078
- University of California-Los Angeles$32,201
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick$32,165
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities$31,422
- University of Iowa$31,157
- Ohio State University-Main Campus$30,715
- Purdue University-Main Campus$30,537
- Michigan State University$30,087
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign$28,467
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln$23,208
Dashed: the median member, $32,640.
fall 2024 · 18 of 18 members
- Northwestern University66%
- University of Oregon51%
- Purdue University-Main Campus47%
- University of Wisconsin-Madison46%
- University of Iowa45%
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor43%
- Indiana University-Bloomington41%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus40%
- University of Southern California39%
- Ohio State University-Main Campus28%
- University of Maryland-College Park28%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities27%
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus24%
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln22%
- Michigan State University19%
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign14%
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick13%
- University of California-Los Angeles12%
Dashed: the median member, 34%.
Entered fall 2018 · 18 of 18 members
- Northwestern University95%
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor93%
- University of California-Los Angeles93%
- University of Southern California92%
- University of Wisconsin-Madison90%
- University of Maryland-College Park89%
- Ohio State University-Main Campus88%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus86%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities85%
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus85%
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign85%
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick84%
- Purdue University-Main Campus83%
- Michigan State University81%
- Indiana University-Bloomington80%
- University of Iowa75%
- University of Oregon72%
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln67%
Dashed: the median member, 85%.
· 18 of 18 members
- University of California-Los Angeles28%
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick28%
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign23%
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln23%
- University of Southern California22%
- University of Oregon21%
- Ohio State University-Main Campus20%
- Michigan State University20%
- University of Maryland-College Park19%
- Northwestern University19%
- University of Iowa18%
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor18%
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities18%
- Indiana University-Bloomington17%
- University of Wisconsin-Madison16%
- University of Washington-Seattle Campus15%
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus14%
- Purdue University-Main Campus13%
Dashed: the median member, 19%.
Who joined and left
Moves since 2014–15, among the site's colleges, by the school year the college first reported its new conference.
- 2024–25: University of California-Los Angeles, University of Southern California, University of Oregon and University of Washington-Seattle Campus joined from the Pacific-12 Conference
How this was measured
- Members. Colleges that report the Big Ten Conference as their main today. A member playing football elsewhere is listed with its football conference but counted here.
- Medians. Every figure is the median member (counts and costs: the median member's own change), except the totals, which are labeled. A conference needs 8 members on the site, and a year needs 80% of members reporting; costs are .
- Members at the time reads each college's reported conference year by year, from 2014–15; colleges no longer on the site aren't included.
- The universe. The site's four-year colleges, which may not be every member. The page shows how members compare and changed, not why.
Sources:IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2014–15 to 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (admissions section), Fall 2013 to Fall 2013;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (enrollment), Fall 2013 to Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2013–14 to 2023–24;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2014 to Fall 2024;College Scorecard (graduation by entering class), classes entering fall 2013 to fall 2018;inflation: BLS CPI-U, school-year averagesAbout the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Pell Grant recipients:College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)