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Message: [QUOTE="CCSU97, post: 2665607, member: 7844"] A few of you still need an education in public finance 101. As multiple media and school reports indicate, UCONN athletics is heavily subsidized by the State of Connecticut taxpayers. Almost $30 million a year in direct State funding is in ADDITION to private fundraising, student fees, and ticket and other revenues. All the numbers are out there for you too see, but some of you want to have your own narrative - that's fine. [INDENT][INDENT]The University of Connecticut spent $27.2 million last year subsidizing its sports teams and programs – the third highest amount in the nation among public schools with Division 1 sports teams. Only Rutgers University and James Madison University subsidized athletics more, a [URL='https://chronicle.com/interactives/ncaa-subsidies-main?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elq=6ec7d60b9b064d96861b30acc1f18af0&elqCampaignId=1841&elqaid=6894&elqat=1&elqTrackId=37ea3dec289e45aaa8f12757d89e52c2#id=details_129020']review[/URL] released Monday by the Chronicle for Higher Education found. USA Today routinely [URL='https://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/']ranks[/URL] UConn’s subsidies among the highest in the nation. (Read more about that [URL='https://ctmirror.org/2015/11/16/uconn-ranked-third-for-sports-subsidies/']here[/URL].) The athletic department’s budget has steadily increased over the years, from $17 million in 1995 to $72 million in fiscal 2015. Football has the largest budget ($15 million) followed by men’s basketball ($9 million) and then women’s basketball ($7 million). Just under one-fifth of the department’s budget covers athletic scholarships. [URL="https://ctmirror.org/2017/09/26/the-state-of-uconn-in-16-charts/"]The state of UConn in 16 charts - The CT Mirror[/URL][/INDENT][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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