Arizona ranks 32nd in revenue generated by college athletics

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Arizona State University sees the most revenue from athletics in Arizona with $92.1 million, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. | Adobe Stock

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Arizona ranks 32nd across the country for revenue from college athletics, according to data obtained from the U.S. Department of Education.

According to data gathered by the Higher Education Tribune on revenue generated from college athletics from both public and private schools at all levels, with 6 schools, Arizona sees approximately $219 million in revenue. Arizona State University brings in the most revenue in the state, with $92.1 million. If broken down per capita, Arizona sees $33 per person in revenue.

Texas has the highest total revenue from college athletics at approximately $1.15 billion, while Washington, D.C., ranks highest per capita with $155 of revenue per person in the population.

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Top Athletic Revenue by State

The table below shows how much in revenue each state sees from college athletics, according to U.S. Department of Education.

State # of schoolsTotal RevenueTop School (Revenue)
Texas67$1,148,456,207Univ. of Texas ($182,104,126)
California79$1,082,932,418Stanford Univ. ($112,036,255)
Pennsylvania98$790,745,870Penn State Univ. ($132,306,528)
New York107$731,852,458Syracuse Univ. ($82,676,041)
Florida25$728,608,326Univ. of Florida ($134,033,664)
North Carolina48$700,958,483Duke Univ. ($91,971,836)
Ohio56$631,531,521Ohio State Univ. ($169,904,847)
Virginia36$551,447,275Univ. of Virginia ($100,632,835)
Indiana40$525,937,061Univ. of Notre Dame ($134,211,095)
Alabama26$519,463,405Univ. of Alabama ($164,005,589)
Michigan35$500,970,036Univ. of Michigan ($146,219,589)
Tennessee33$499,674,723Univ. of Tennessee ($135,949,847)
Illinois51$468,796,083Univ. of Illinois ($78,395,389)
South Carolina32$443,098,894Univ. of South Carolina ($122,331,092)
Georgia42$409,579,956Univ. of Georgia ($123,841,268)
Oklahoma25$400,919,708Univ. of Oklahoma ($150,371,578)
Kentucky26$390,716,181Univ. of Kentucky ($124,006,908)
Massachusetts53$388,420,441Boston College ($71,314,082)
Louisiana21$338,502,309Louisiana State ($141,456,764)
Missouri37$333,043,125Univ. of Missouri ($91,573,174)
Iowa27$327,727,025Univ. of Iowa ($117,002,340)
Kansas24$297,552,674Univ. of Kansas ($94,697,418)
Washington17$276,069,248Univ. of Washington ($107,154,560)
Connecticut19$274,123,061Univ. of Connecticut ($79,267,924)
Oregon18$259,026,921Univ. of Oregon ($92,375,046)
Mississippi14$254,871,408Ole Miss ($98,377,760)
New Jersey28$254,394,039Rutgers Univ. ($78,845,894)
Wisconsin30$252,475,332Univ. of Wisconsin ($130,045,544)
Colorado16$236,175,589Univ. of Colorado ($77,276,890)
Arkansas19$226,806,581Univ. of Arkansas ($127,316,374)
Minnesota29$219,070,053Univ. of Minnesota ($107,705,479)
Arizona6$219,041,539Arizona State ($92,146,148)
Maryland20$217,913,969Univ. of Maryland ($94,101,697)
Utah8$211,519,726Univ. of Utah ($703,464,405)
Nebraska14$211,422,825Univ. of Nebraska ($109,967,175)
West Virginia18$188,609,309Univ. of West Virginia ($91,412,352)
Rhode Island8$105,165,854Providence College ($30,751,094)
D.C.8$104,132,542Georgetown Univ. ($37,745,393)
New Hampshire11$88,887,496Univ. of New Hampshire ($29,173,087)
Idaho6$81,912,376Idaho State ($36,099,264)
New Mexico7$75,139,554Univ. of New Mexico ($35,338,508)
North Dakota8$70,746,588North Dakota State ($25,278,776)
Nevada3$70,115,732Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas ($39,010,843)
Montana9$68,488,192Univ. of Montana ($20,231,317)
South Dakota11$65,726,181South Dakota St. ($14,370,734)
Hawaii5$59,531,792Univ. of Hawaii ($41,997,257)
Maine14$54,717,727Univ. of Maine ($18,817,295)
Delaware5$53,413,634Univ. of Delaware ($30,851,418)
Vermont11$37,774,791Univ. of Vermont ($17,874,475)
Wyoming1$35,450,681Univ. of Wyoming ($35,450,681)
Alaska2$19,504,634Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage ($12,962,142)
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Per Capita Athletic Revenue by State

The table below shows how much revenue per capita each state sees from college athletics, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

State Total RevenuePopulationRevenue Per Person
D.C.$104,132,542672,228$155
Nebraska$211,422,8251,881,503$112
Alabama$519,463,4054,849,377$107
Iowa$327,727,0253,107,126$105
Oklahoma$400,919,7083,878,051$103
Kansas$297,552,6742,904,021$102
West Virginia$188,609,3091,850,326$102
Rhode Island$105,165,8541,055,173$100
North Dakota$70,746,588739,482$96
South Carolina$443,098,8944,832,482$92
Kentucky$390,716,1814,413,457$89
Mississippi$254,871,4082,984,926$85
Indiana$525,937,0616,596,855$80
South Dakota$65,726,181853,175$77
Tennessee$499,674,7236,549,352$76
Connecticut$274,123,0613,596,677$76
Arkansas$226,806,5812,994,079$76
Louisiana$338,502,3094,649,676$73
Utah$211,519,7262,942,902$72
North Carolina$700,958,4839,943,964$70
New Hampshire$88,887,4961,326,813$67
Montana$68,488,1921,023,579$67
Virginia$551,447,2758,326,289$66
Oregon$259,026,9213,970,239$65
Pennsylvania$790,745,87012,787,209$62
Wyoming$35,450,681584,153$61
Vermont$37,774,791626,011$60
Massachusetts$388,420,4416,745,408$58
Delaware$53,413,634935,614$57
Missouri$333,043,1256,063,589$55
Ohio$631,531,52111,594,163$54
Michigan$500,970,0369,909,877$51
Idaho$81,912,3761,634,464$50
Colorado$236,175,5895,355,856$44
Wisconsin$252,475,3325,757,564$44
Texas$1,148,456,20726,956,958$43
Hawaii$59,531,7921,419,561$42
Maine$54,717,7271,330,089$41
Georgia$409,579,95610,097,343$41
Minnesota$219,070,0535,457,173$40
Washington$276,069,2487,061,530$39
New York$731,852,45819,746,227$37
Florida$728,608,32619,893,297$37
Maryland$217,913,9695,976,407$36
Illinois$468,796,08312,880,580$36
New Mexico$75,139,5542,085,572$36
Arizona$219,041,5396,731,484$33
New Jersey$254,394,0398,938,175$28
California$1,082,932,41838,802,500$28
Alaska$19,504,634737,732$26
Nevada$70,115,7322,839,099$25

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Total Revenue by School in Arizona

The table below shows how much in revenue each school in the state sees from college athletics, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

SchoolTotal Revenue
Arizona State University-Tempe$92,146,148
University of Arizona$81,279,425
Grand Canyon University$21,845,776
Northern Arizona University$16,685,634
Arizona Christian University$3,647,681
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott$3,436,875

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