# Athletic training & sports medicine staff in the Big Ten

Big Ten athletic departments list 549 athletic-training and sports-medicine staff positions across 18 of the 18 covered schools as of 3 Nov 2026 — 8% of the conference's 6,872 tracked positions, an average of 30.5 per department that has the function. University of California, Los Angeles has the most (47). In the last 90 days Whistle detected 7 hires, 6 departures and 7 title changes in these roles.

_Data as of 3 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 18 covered Big Ten schools, re-read on a rolling schedule; roles classified from published titles; changes from successive reads.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/athletic-training_

## Athletic training & sports medicine in the Big Ten at a glance

- **Conference:** [Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten) — NCAA Division I
- **Schools covered:** 18
- **Schools with athletic training & sports medicine staff:** 18 (100%)
- **Athletic training & sports medicine positions:** 549 (8% of 6,872 tracked positions)
- **Average per department with the function:** 30.5
- **Changes, last 90 days:** 7 hires · 6 departures · 7 title changes

## How many athletic-training and sports-medicine staff does each Big Ten school have?

One row per covered department. "Positions" counts current (non-departed) staff whose classified role or published title places them in athletic training & sports medicine; changes are non-baseline hires, departures and title changes in those positions over the last 90 days, with same-day directory re-reads excluded.

| School | Division | Athletic training & sports medicine positions | All tracked positions | Hires (90d) | Departures (90d) | Title changes (90d) |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [University of California, Los Angeles](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ucla) | Division I | 47 | 373 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Maryland](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/maryland) | Division I | 40 | 358 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [University of Minnesota](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/minnesota) | Division I | 40 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Pennsylvania State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/pennstate) | Division I | 37 | 476 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| [Indiana University Bloomington](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/indiana) | Division I | 34 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Rutgers University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/rutgers) | Division I | 34 | 382 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Michigan](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/michigan) | Division I | 33 | 496 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Michigan State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/michiganstate) | Division I | 32 | 302 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| [University of Southern California](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/usc) | Division I | 32 | 330 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Northwestern University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/northwestern) | Division I | 31 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/nebraska) | Division I | 27 | 397 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| [University of Washington](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/washington) | Division I | 27 | 389 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Purdue University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/purdue) | Division I | 26 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/illinois) | Division I | 25 | 383 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Wisconsin–Madison](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/wisconsin) | Division I | 24 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Iowa](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/iowa) | Division I | 21 | 302 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [The Ohio State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ohiostate) | Division I | 20 | 634 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [University of Oregon](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/oregon) | Division I | 19 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Who sells to athletic-training and sports-medicine staff?

Athletic training & sports medicine is the buying group for electronic medical records, injury-tracking and concussion tools, treatment and recovery equipment, insurance and telehealth providers. Typical titles in this group: Head Athletic Trainer; Director of Sports Medicine; Assistant Athletic Trainer, Football. Whistle customers filter these positions by conference, school, state and sport, see each person's name, title and contact details where the directory publishes them, and get an alert when one of the positions changes hands.

## Other staff functions in the Big Ten

- [Ticketing in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/ticketing) — 152 positions at 18 schools
- [Marketing & fan experience in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/marketing) — 148 positions at 18 schools
- [Communications & media relations in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/communications) — 181 positions at 17 schools
- [Compliance in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/compliance) — 97 positions at 18 schools
- [Development & fundraising in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/development) — 271 positions at 18 schools
- [Facilities & event operations in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/facilities-event-ops) — 387 positions at 18 schools
- [Video & analytics in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/video) — 201 positions at 18 schools
- [Strength & conditioning in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/strength-conditioning) — 250 positions at 18 schools
- [NIL & brand in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/nil) — 50 positions at 15 schools
- [Equipment in the Big Ten](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-ten/roles/equipment) — 139 positions at 18 schools

## Athletic training & sports medicine in other conferences

- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the ACC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/acc/roles/athletic-training) — 18 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Lone Star](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star/roles/athletic-training) — 18 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Pennsylvania State Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pennsylvania-state-athletic/roles/athletic-training) — 17 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec/roles/athletic-training) — 16 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Big 12](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-12/roles/athletic-training) — 15 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas/roles/athletic-training) — 15 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Great Lakes Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-valley/roles/athletic-training) — 15 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate/roles/athletic-training) — 15 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic/roles/athletic-training) — 15 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Atlantic 10](https://gowhistle.io/directory/atlantic-10/roles/athletic-training) — 14 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the Big Sky](https://gowhistle.io/directory/big-sky/roles/athletic-training) — 14 schools
- [Athletic training & sports medicine in the CAA](https://gowhistle.io/directory/caa/roles/athletic-training) — 14 schools

## Method

Positions are counted from each person's published job title, classified into Whistle's role vocabulary (shared/staff-roles.ts); this group is the "athletic_trainer" role.

Change counts compare successive reads of each school's official directory; a school's first extraction and any day on which 25% or more of a roster appears or disappears at once (a re-read, not turnover) are excluded. This page is published when at least 3 covered Big Ten schools have the function and they list at least 10 positions between them; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes.

## Frequently asked questions

**How many athletic-training and sports-medicine staff work in the Big Ten?**

549 current positions across 18 covered Big Ten athletic departments as of 3 Nov 2026; University of California, Los Angeles lists the most (47).

**Which Big Ten school has the largest athletic training & sports medicine staff?**

University of California, Los Angeles, with 47 athletic-training and sports-medicine staff positions out of 373 tracked positions.

**How much turnover is there in Big Ten athletic training & sports medicine roles?**

20 changes in the last 90 days: 7 hires, 6 departures, 7 title changes, after excluding first reads and same-day re-reads.

**Where does this staff data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

Selling to athletic-training and sports-medicine staff in the Big Ten? [Whistle](https://gowhistle.io/pricing) lists every one of these 549 positions with name and title, emails and phones where the directory publishes them, and an alert when one changes. Or [buy the conference as a one-time dataset](https://gowhistle.io/data).

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