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NJ.com had a very informative piece on athletics subsidies by sport at Rutgers for 2014/2015. According to the article, Rutgers spent $70.5 mill. of which $11.3 mill. was scholarships, $10.9 million was coaching salaries, $1.2 mill. was recruiting, $5.7 mill. was travel, and $3.7 mill. was game expenses.
The total numbers by sport don't add up to the total Rutgers athletics budget, but the breakdown of revenues, expenses, and subsidies by sport is a good proxy for how sports perform at most universities. Obviously, every school's finances are different as women's basketball is a money maker at UConn. I thought this breakdown would be useful when discussing UConn's athletic budget.
The subsidies are broken out into 2 categories: Institutional Direct Support and Student Fees. At Rutgers, only football and men's basketball make money and all other sports are subsidized. Here is the breakout and the NJ.com link:
Men's Sports
Football: Revenues: $26.7 mill., Expenses: $18.7 mill., Profit: $8 mill.
Basketball: Revs: $5.9 mill., Exp: 5.0 mill., Profit: $900k
Golf: Revs: $68k, Exp: $342k, Direct Institutional Support: $164k, Student Fees: $110k
Wrestling: Revs: $539k, Exp: $946k, Direct Inst. Support: $117k, Student Fees: $290k
Soccer: Revs: $253k, Exp: $974k, Direct Inst. Support: $474k, Student Fees: $246k
T&F/X-Country: Revs: $89k, Exp: $906k, Direct Inst. Support: $546k, Student Fees: $271k
Lacrosse: Revs: $279k, Exp: $1.1 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $560k, Student Fees: $267k
Baseball: Revs: $132k, Exp: $1.2 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $495k, Student Fees: $459k
Women's Sports
Basketball: Revs: $1.6 mill, Exp: $4.2 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $1.0 mill, Student Fees: $1.6 mill
Rowing: Revs: $81k, Exp: $911k, Direct Inst. Support: $570k, Student Fees: $260k
Lacrosse: Revs: $162k, Exp: 1.0 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $610k, Student Fees: $228k
Softball: Revs: $132k, Exp: $1.1 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $641k, Student Fees: $308k
Swimming/Diving: Revs: $163k, Exp: $1.1 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $774k, Student Fees: $191k
Golf: Revs: $54k, Exp: $388k, Direct Inst. Support: $244k, Student Fees: $90k
Tennis: Revs: $87k, Exp: $528k, Direct Inst. Support: $363k, Student Fees: $79k
Gymnastics: Revs: $290k, Exp: $774k, Direct Inst. Support: $258k, Student Fees: $684k
T&F/X-Country: Revs: $40k, Exp: $1.1 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $763k, Student Fees: $249k
Soccer: Revs: $237k, Exp: $1.3 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $769k, Student Fees: $296k
Volleyball: Revs: $60k, Exp: $1.3 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $873k, Student Fees: $404k
How much does Rutgers spend on each athletics team?
The total numbers by sport don't add up to the total Rutgers athletics budget, but the breakdown of revenues, expenses, and subsidies by sport is a good proxy for how sports perform at most universities. Obviously, every school's finances are different as women's basketball is a money maker at UConn. I thought this breakdown would be useful when discussing UConn's athletic budget.
The subsidies are broken out into 2 categories: Institutional Direct Support and Student Fees. At Rutgers, only football and men's basketball make money and all other sports are subsidized. Here is the breakout and the NJ.com link:
Men's Sports
Football: Revenues: $26.7 mill., Expenses: $18.7 mill., Profit: $8 mill.
Basketball: Revs: $5.9 mill., Exp: 5.0 mill., Profit: $900k
Golf: Revs: $68k, Exp: $342k, Direct Institutional Support: $164k, Student Fees: $110k
Wrestling: Revs: $539k, Exp: $946k, Direct Inst. Support: $117k, Student Fees: $290k
Soccer: Revs: $253k, Exp: $974k, Direct Inst. Support: $474k, Student Fees: $246k
T&F/X-Country: Revs: $89k, Exp: $906k, Direct Inst. Support: $546k, Student Fees: $271k
Lacrosse: Revs: $279k, Exp: $1.1 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $560k, Student Fees: $267k
Baseball: Revs: $132k, Exp: $1.2 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $495k, Student Fees: $459k
Women's Sports
Basketball: Revs: $1.6 mill, Exp: $4.2 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $1.0 mill, Student Fees: $1.6 mill
Rowing: Revs: $81k, Exp: $911k, Direct Inst. Support: $570k, Student Fees: $260k
Lacrosse: Revs: $162k, Exp: 1.0 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $610k, Student Fees: $228k
Softball: Revs: $132k, Exp: $1.1 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $641k, Student Fees: $308k
Swimming/Diving: Revs: $163k, Exp: $1.1 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $774k, Student Fees: $191k
Golf: Revs: $54k, Exp: $388k, Direct Inst. Support: $244k, Student Fees: $90k
Tennis: Revs: $87k, Exp: $528k, Direct Inst. Support: $363k, Student Fees: $79k
Gymnastics: Revs: $290k, Exp: $774k, Direct Inst. Support: $258k, Student Fees: $684k
T&F/X-Country: Revs: $40k, Exp: $1.1 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $763k, Student Fees: $249k
Soccer: Revs: $237k, Exp: $1.3 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $769k, Student Fees: $296k
Volleyball: Revs: $60k, Exp: $1.3 mill, Direct Inst. Support: $873k, Student Fees: $404k
How much does Rutgers spend on each athletics team?