EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern University spends the most sports-related student aid per athlete of any school in NCAA Division I, according to data submitted to the federal government. The university divides more than $19 million in athletically related student aid among the 478 students who participate in varsity sports. Northwestern is the only school in the country to spend more than $40,000 per participating undergraduate student, according to most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Education.