Originally Posted by indigo
Originally Posted by master of none
What message does that give? College is for athletes?
Yes, in terms of sport event ticket sales college athletics may be seen as a profit center whereas academics may be seen as a cost center for that institution. Economics.

NCAA Div I Finances

Methodology

Basically, state and school support are listed in the Revenues column, and also in the Subsidy column, so if the subsidy is greater than profits, sports are a loss generator, not an income generator.

By this rubric, only 23 of the 228 reporting Division I schools generate income from their sports programs. The overall economic impact is a $2B loss.

Last edited by Dude; 01/07/14 10:06 AM. Reason: ETA "reporting, because some schools (like privates) do not have to report their finances to the NCAA.