Analysis: Which college baseball program grossed the most in the U.S.

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California State University, Fresno | Cumberland University | Texas Wesleyan University | Western Kentucky University | The University of Texas at Austin | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Wake Forest University | San Jose State University | University of Delaware | Texas Christian University | Wofford College | The University of Miami | Campbell University | University of the Incarnate Word | Southeastern Louisiana University | Lincoln Memorial University | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | University of South Alabama | Suny University At Albany | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Hofstra University | Rice University | Furman University | University of Virginia-Main Campus | University of the Pacific | Austin Peay State University | University of Southern California | University of Mississippi | Bryant University | Liu Brooklyn | Villanova University | University of Houston | Bradley University | Indiana State University | St. John's University-New York | University of Central Florida | Auburn University | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | University of Nevada-Reno | Gulf Coast State College | Miami University-Oxford | Stony Brook University | Milligan University | Georgia Southern University | Canisius College | Chipola College | Middle Tennessee State University | Texas State University | Northeastern University | Troy University | McNeese State University | University of Arkansas | Texas Tech University | Murray State University | Abilene Christian University | Creighton University | Lipscomb University | Loyola Marymount University | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | Oklahoma City University | Stanford University | Morehead State University | Tulane University of Louisiana | Wright State University-Main Campus | Louisiana Tech University | Saint Joseph's University | Boston College | University of Evansville | Harvard University | University of North Georgia | Stephen F Austin State University | University of Southern Mississippi | Washington State University | University of Portland | Seattle University | University of San Francisco | Mississippi State University | Samford University | William Carey University | Fordham University | Arizona State University-Tempe | Florida Atlantic University | Belmont University | Kent State University At Kent | University of Missouri-Columbia | University of South Carolina-Upstate | Liberty University | Ohio University-Main Campus | Wagner College | San Diego State University | Seton Hall University | Grand Canyon University | University of Maine | University of Arizona | Brigham Young University-Provo | West Virginia University | University of Iowa | Kennesaw State University | Florida State University | Clemson University | Gonzaga University | Academy of Art University | Campbellsville University | University of Central Arkansas | Jacksonville State University | Sam Houston State University | Jacksonville University | California Baptist University | University of Illinois at Chicago | The University of Texas at Arlington | Bethune-Cookman University | Longwood University | La Salle University | University of Connecticut | Gardner-Webb University | Old Dominion University | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | University of North Florida | Lamar University | Oral Roberts University | Marist College | Dallas Baptist University | University of San Diego | Manhattan College | Florida Southern College | University of Memphis | Elon University | Utah Valley University | University of Florida | Sacred Heart University | Winthrop University | Central Connecticut State University | Oakland University | Appalachian State University | Tennessee Technological University | Georgetown University | Northern Kentucky University | Nicholls State University | College of William and Mary | Wichita State University | Butler University | Grambling State University | Vanderbilt University | Illinois State University | Northern Illinois University | University at Buffalo the State University of New York | Valparaiso University | Davidson College | Ball State University | Saint Louis University | Western Michigan University | Marshall University | University of Nevada Las Vegas | Blue Mountain College | Santa Clara University | University of Toledo | University Of Oregon | Lewis-Clark State College | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Houston Christian University | Lafayette College | James Madison University | University Of Hawaii At Manoa | Baylor University | University Of New Mexico-Main Campus | University Of Mobile | Coastal Carolina University | New Jersey Institute Of Technology | Pepperdine University | University Of California, Riverside | Central Michigan University | University Of Cincinnati-Main Campus | Eastern Kentucky University | George Mason University | University Of Rhode Island | Fairfield University | Radford University | Florida Gulf Coast University | Mercer University | Oregon State University | George Washington University | High Point University | University Of New Orleans | University Of Alabama At Birmingham | Virginia Commonwealth University | Duke University | Miami Dade College | East Carolina University | Eastern Michigan University | Menlo College | Stetson University | Hope International University | Monmouth University | Quinnipiac University

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Butler University, University of Evansville and Ball State University top the list of highest grossing college baseball programs nationwide in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Top 200 Baseball Programs by Revenue

Rank
State
School
Total Undergraduates
Athletes (#)
Revenue
Revenue Per Athlete
1
TN
Vanderbilt University
6,808
33
$5,888,446
$178,438
2
FL
Florida State University
29,051
38
$5,964,646
$156,964
3
TX
The University of Texas at Austin
37,026
37
$5,671,295
$153,278
4
MS
University of Mississippi
17,649
34
$4,979,550
$146,457
5
TX
Texas Christian University
8,591
33
$4,360,191
$132,127
6
OR
Oregon State University
18,395
36
$3,955,661
$109,879
7
MS
Mississippi State University
16,134
33
$3,591,201
$108,824
8
VA
University of Virginia-Main Campus
15,420
35
$3,546,486
$101,328
9
AR
University of Arkansas
19,774
40
$4,050,636
$101,266
10
TX
Baylor University
14,087
37
$3,214,301
$86,873
11
TX
Rice University
3,824
40
$3,119,362
$77,984
12
MO
University of Missouri-Columbia
24,060
36
$2,688,562
$74,682
13
LA
Tulane University of Louisiana
6,487
34
$2,331,945
$68,587
14
NC
East Carolina University
19,698
35
$2,397,558
$68,502
15
WV
West Virginia University
20,524
36
$2,402,944
$66,748
16
MA
Boston College
9,486
35
$2,196,419
$62,755
17
SC
Coastal Carolina University
8,828
45
$2,794,969
$62,110
18
NC
Wake Forest University
4,899
35
$2,158,789
$61,680
19
WA
Gonzaga University
5,029
35
$2,142,059
$61,202
20
TX
University of Houston
25,399
36
$2,159,462
$59,985
21
TX
Dallas Baptist University
2,374
34
$2,029,130
$59,680
22
CA
University of Southern California
18,070
35
$2,029,310
$57,980
23
UT
Brigham Young University-Provo
28,012
35
$1,969,855
$56,282
24
FL
The University of Miami
10,102
35
$1,927,197
$55,063
25
SC
Clemson University
17,849
36
$1,937,703
$53,825
26
CA
University of San Francisco
6,413
34
$1,810,849
$53,260
27
NE
Creighton University
3,970
35
$1,799,541
$51,415
28
LA
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
12,859
38
$1,801,904
$47,419
29
CA
Santa Clara University
5,333
37
$1,751,148
$47,328
30
CA
California State University-Fresno
18,828
37
$1,746,844
$47,212
31
CA
Pepperdine University
3,220
36
$1,684,559
$46,793
32
CA
San Diego State University
26,530
34
$1,570,739
$46,198
33
TN
Lipscomb University
2,651
31
$1,398,834
$45,124
34
FL
Stetson University
3,017
36
$1,623,877
$45,108
35
NC
Duke University
6,449
38
$1,712,102
$45,055
36
TX
Texas Tech University
26,588
35
$1,554,631
$44,418
37
VA
Radford University
8,091
35
$1,546,503
$44,186
38
OK
Oral Roberts University
2,601
34
$1,466,704
$43,138
39
OR
University of Portland
3,708
35
$1,504,142
$42,975
40
HI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
10,676
39
$1,675,586
$42,964
41
DC
George Washington University
10,343
34
$1,459,841
$42,937
42
CA
University of San Diego
5,433
36
$1,543,727
$42,881
43
FL
University of Florida
30,583
31
$1,323,053
$42,679
44
NV
University of Nevada-Reno
15,390
35
$1,493,239
$42,664
45
AL
University of South Alabama
9,596
35
$1,477,257
$42,207
46
AZ
Grand Canyon University
14,542
32
$1,347,360
$42,105
47
VA
Liberty University
27,100
46
$1,923,345
$41,812
48
NY
St John's University-New York
11,468
35
$1,462,548
$41,787
49
KS
Wichita State University
8,566
45
$1,874,757
$41,661
50
CA
University of The Pacific
3,375
41
$1,678,623
$40,942
51
MS
University of Southern Mississippi
10,242
37
$1,496,202
$40,438
52
NM
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
15,732
37
$1,489,207
$40,249
53
CT
University of Connecticut
18,538
35
$1,407,122
$40,203
54
WA
Seattle University
4,463
34
$1,360,289
$40,009
55
NJ
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
33,939
35
$1,397,838
$39,938
56
NY
Stony Brook University
15,729
33
$1,312,180
$39,763
57
MI
Central Michigan University
17,077
35
$1,377,632
$39,361
58
MA
Northeastern University
13,345
37
$1,455,381
$39,335
59
NY
Hofstra University
6,462
32
$1,251,470
$39,108
60
VA
Old Dominion University
15,173
37
$1,445,813
$39,076
61
CA
Loyola Marymount University
5,987
38
$1,477,794
$38,889
62
NE
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
19,381
41
$1,586,242
$38,689
63
AZ
Arizona State University-Tempe
38,761
34
$1,308,098
$38,473
64
TX
Sam Houston State University
14,497
35
$1,328,380
$37,954
65
NJ
Seton Hall University
5,484
35
$1,317,799
$37,651
66
NV
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
18,237
35
$1,286,333
$36,752
67
TN
University of Memphis
12,372
35
$1,273,995
$36,400
68
SC
College of Charleston
9,470
35
$1,269,115
$36,260
69
VA
James Madison University
18,467
40
$1,448,667
$36,217
70
PA
Saint Joseph's University
4,649
34
$1,223,869
$35,996
71
OH
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
21,445
38
$1,361,457
$35,828
72
DC
Georgetown University
6,874
30
$1,071,377
$35,713
73
WA
Washington State University
21,534
25
$880,196
$35,208
74
CA
San Jose State University
21,569
35
$1,231,567
$35,188
75
RI
Bryant University
3,399
31
$1,075,779
$34,703
76
GA
Mercer University
4,012
35
$1,211,712
$34,620
77
NY
University at Buffalo
18,732
32
$1,103,357
$34,480
78
TN
Austin Peay State University
6,935
38
$1,304,945
$34,341
79
NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
6,197
37
$1,268,506
$34,284
80
TX
Lamar University
6,161
33
$1,127,622
$34,170
81
AZ
University of Arizona
29,049
35
$1,180,946
$33,741
82
NC
Elon University
5,854
37
$1,243,365
$33,604
83
VA
Virginia Commonwealth University
20,050
36
$1,207,227
$33,534
84
TX
Texas State University
28,180
35
$1,168,606
$33,389
85
IL
Bradley University
4,278
36
$1,197,127
$33,254
86
AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham
8,941
36
$1,195,193
$33,200
87
MO
Saint Louis University
6,672
35
$1,154,778
$32,994
88
NY
Fordham University
8,725
42
$1,381,269
$32,887
89
FL
University of Central Florida
38,228
34
$1,115,767
$32,817
90
MI
Eastern Michigan University
12,714
35
$1,145,636
$32,732
91
FL
Jacksonville University
2,113
32
$1,044,100
$32,628
92
OH
Miami University-Oxford
16,109
35
$1,135,212
$32,435
93
VA
College of William and Mary
6,206
36
$1,162,590
$32,294
94
OH
Ohio University-Main Campus
17,794
35
$1,123,420
$32,098
95
NC
Campbell University
3,734
39
$1,239,964
$31,794
96
OH
Kent State University at Kent
19,034
37
$1,162,108
$31,408
97
LA
Louisiana Tech University
7,434
34
$1,067,519
$31,398
98
TN
Belmont University
5,925
31
$963,101
$31,068
99
DE
University of Delaware
17,736
34
$1,055,245
$31,037
100
IN
Butler University
4,171
35
$1,079,377
$30,839
101
KY
Northern Kentucky University
9,119
37
$1,136,526
$30,717
102
IN
University of Evansville
2,015
33
$1,008,407
$30,558
103
CT
Quinnipiac University
6,784
32
$967,445
$30,233
104
CA
Menlo College
760
33
$993,188
$30,097
105
IN
Ball State University
15,018
37
$1,110,590
$30,016
106
RI
University of Rhode Island
12,422
33
$983,842
$29,813
107
AL
Samford University
3,204
36
$1,060,994
$29,472
108
TX
The University of Texas at Arlington
16,663
34
$1,000,854
$29,437
109
KY
Western Kentucky University
12,967
43
$1,257,367
$29,241
110
WV
Marshall University
7,917
35
$1,020,054
$29,144
111
NY
LIU Brooklyn
3,749
26
$754,393
$29,015
112
IA
University of Iowa
20,690
40
$1,156,272
$28,907
113
CA
California Baptist University
5,878
37
$1,066,047
$28,812
114
VA
University of Richmond
2,998
33
$948,005
$28,727
115
GA
Georgia State University
19,062
37
$1,060,429
$28,660
116
SC
Winthrop University
4,537
33
$942,986
$28,575
117
SC
Furman University
2,691
46
$1,312,672
$28,536
118
CA
University of California-Riverside
19,533
34
$970,070
$28,531
119
GA
Georgia Southern University
15,912
35
$984,175
$28,119
120
FL
Florida Gulf Coast University
10,809
35
$982,120
$28,061
121
IL
University of Illinois at Chicago
16,408
35
$980,248
$28,007
122
CA
Hope International University
726
31
$864,724
$27,894
123
FL
Florida International University
25,920
35
$971,234
$27,750
124
PA
Villanova University
6,469
35
$969,643
$27,704
125
OH
Wright State University-Main Campus
9,582
33
$913,983
$27,696
126
FL
Bethune-Cookman University
3,583
35
$964,811
$27,566
127
ME
University of Maine
8,082
31
$850,581
$27,438
128
NY
Manhattan College
3,444
34
$930,738
$27,375
129
IN
Indiana State University
9,347
36
$980,270
$27,230
130
NY
Marist College
4,964
32
$867,934
$27,123
131
VA
Longwood University
3,951
32
$865,872
$27,059
132
NC
Appalachian State University
15,450
35
$944,540
$26,987
133
CT
Sacred Heart University
4,793
27
$728,090
$26,966
134
AL
Auburn University
20,260
33
$884,192
$26,794
135
VA
George Mason University
19,024
34
$909,827
$26,760
136
MI
Western Michigan University
14,999
33
$873,099
$26,458
137
SC
Wofford College
1,664
35
$924,912
$26,426
138
OH
University of Toledo
12,810
34
$889,102
$26,150
139
NC
High Point University
4,476
38
$993,348
$26,141
140
NJ
Monmouth University
4,484
37
$965,915
$26,106
141
OR
University of Oregon
18,309
39
$1,012,030
$25,949
142
TN
Cumberland University
1,265
36
$930,832
$25,856
143
TN
Middle Tennessee State University
15,985
39
$1,008,009
$25,846
144
WI
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
17,373
36
$930,107
$25,836
145
KY
Campbellsville University
1,997
26
$668,384
$25,707
146
NJ
New Jersey Institute of Technology
6,152
31
$794,514
$25,629
147
GA
Kennesaw State University
24,171
39
$993,292
$25,469
148
TX
Abilene Christian University
3,550
35
$891,207
$25,463
149
TX
Houston Baptist University
2,160
33
$830,034
$25,153
150
IN
Valparaiso University
3,196
34
$854,524
$25,133
151
CA
Academy of Art University
4,813
24
$594,979
$24,791
152
IL
Northern Illinois University
12,323
35
$861,772
$24,622
153
TX
University of The Incarnate Word
4,488
39
$953,206
$24,441
154
TX
Stephen F Austin State University
9,571
35
$850,954
$24,313
155
AL
Troy University
9,329
35
$845,414
$24,155
156
MA
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
9,906
35
$843,882
$24,111
157
FL
Miami Dade College
20,594
24
$574,221
$23,926
158
NY
Wagner College
1,762
29
$687,518
$23,708
159
LA
Southeastern Louisiana University
9,010
37
$873,416
$23,606
160
FL
Florida Atlantic University
15,715
35
$816,954
$23,342
161
LA
Grambling State University
3,597
32
$738,961
$23,093
162
NC
Davidson College
1,791
36
$829,098
$23,031
163
NJ
Rider University
3,632
31
$712,698
$22,990
164
CA
Stanford University
7,032
36
$825,265
$22,924
165
TX
Texas Wesleyan University
1,487
33
$749,170
$22,702
166
OK
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
18,218
37
$839,800
$22,697
167
UT
Utah Valley University
16,975
39
$882,328
$22,624
168
KY
Morehead State University
5,792
34
$765,390
$22,511
169
MI
Oakland University
12,917
30
$674,281
$22,476
170
LA
McNeese State University
5,444
36
$806,410
$22,400
171
OK
Oklahoma City University
1,621
27
$603,212
$22,341
172
TN
Tennessee Technological University
8,386
35
$775,277
$22,151
173
KY
Eastern Kentucky University
11,002
40
$876,520
$21,913
174
SC
University of South Carolina-Upstate
4,403
32
$700,559
$21,892
175
FL
Florida Southern College
2,323
37
$806,482
$21,797
176
IL
Illinois State University
17,420
41
$893,216
$21,786
177
TN
Milligan College
762
26
$563,479
$21,672
178
AL
University of Mobile
1,241
25
$539,889
$21,596
179
MS
William Carey University
1,630
29
$625,343
$21,564
180
FL
Chipola College
910
26
$557,731
$21,451
181
FL
University of North Florida
9,629
34
$726,834
$21,377
182
LA
University of Louisiana at Monroe
5,149
33
$697,013
$21,122
183
NC
Gardner-Webb University
1,908
35
$737,928
$21,084
184
ID
Lewis-Clark State College
2,263
45
$926,121
$20,580
185
AR
University of Central Arkansas
7,956
34
$698,027
$20,530
186
MS
Blue Mountain College
495
27
$554,262
$20,528
187
PA
Lafayette College
2,505
34
$690,050
$20,296
188
LA
University of New Orleans
4,644
33
$669,660
$20,293
189
AL
Jacksonville State University
5,392
39
$790,811
$20,277
190
CT
Central Connecticut State University
7,529
35
$706,107
$20,174
191
FL
Gulf Coast State College
1,714
22
$442,090
$20,095
192
LA
Nicholls State University
4,585
39
$779,954
$19,999
193
MA
Harvard University
6,931
29
$578,907
$19,962
194
KY
Murray State University
6,916
35
$693,393
$19,811
195
NY
Canisius College
2,453
37
$732,702
$19,803
196
CT
Fairfield University
3,802
39
$771,647
$19,786
197
GA
University of North Georgia
12,349
33
$644,268
$19,523
198
PA
La Salle University
3,174
33
$643,820
$19,510
199
TN
Lincoln Memorial University
1,189
42
$818,604
$19,491
200
NY
University at Albany
12,387
33
$642,023
$19,455

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