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

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Concordia University-Ann Arbor | Paine College | Doane University | Millsaps College | San Jose City College | Lane College | Bethel University | Bloomfield College | St. Andrews University | The Evergreen State College | Stevenson University | Antelope Valley College | Nyack College | San Jose State University | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | Carson-Newman University | Belmont Abbey College | The College of Saint Scholastica | Rhodes College | College of the Redwoods | Georgetown College | Humboldt State University | Trinity Christian College | Prairie View A & M University | Montana State University-Billings | Williams College | Lincoln Memorial University | Southwestern Christian University | Multnomah University | Mount Mercy University | East Los Angeles College | University of South Alabama | Suny University At Albany | California State University East Bay | Roxbury Community College | University of the Pacific | University of LA Verne | Winona State University | University of Southern California | Liu Brooklyn | Saint John Fisher College | Earlham College | Langston University | Bergen Community College | Cuyamaca College | Paradise Valley Community College | Aquinas College | Saint Ambrose University | Gallaudet University | Fisk University | Treasure Valley Community College | California State University Chico | Williams Baptist College | Muskegon Community College | Pratt Community College | University of Redlands | East Tennessee State University | Dominican College of Blauvelt | Chapman University | Rogue Community College | Lees-Mcrae College | Dordt College | Lansing Community College | University of Central Oklahoma | Robert Morris University Illinois | Coahoma Community College | Bakersfield College | North Central University | Albany State University | Cedarville University | Southern Oregon University | Oklahoma Christian University | Claflin University | Shaw University | Soka University of America | Loyola University Maryland | California Lutheran University | Bethany College | Niagara University | Virginia University of Lynchburg | Clackamas Community College | Florida Institute of Technology | York College | College of Marin | Cerritos College | University of Tulsa | University of Southern Mississippi | Graceland University-Lamoni | Bethel College-North Newton | Santa Monica College | Monroe College | Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Huntington University | Northern Michigan University | College of Dupage | Cornerstone University | William Carey University | Coker University | Millikin University | Cuesta College | University of Wyoming | College of the Siskiyous | Desales University | Green Mountain College | Transylvania University | Gonzaga University | Fashion Institute of Technology | Drury University | Brenau University (ga.) | Fresno City College | Jacksonville State University | Maryville University of Saint Louis | California Baptist University | Judson University | Wiley College | Missouri Valley College | Bethune-Cookman University | Rhode Island College | Columbia-Greene Community College | Huston-Tillotson University | Chabot College | Harcum College | Adelphi University | Whittier College | East Texas Baptist University | Golden West College | Lourdes University | Texas College | University of San Diego | Bemidji State University | Pomona College | Union County College | Grinnell College | University of Maryland College Park | Willamette University | Holy Family University | Washington And Lee University | Fresno Pacific University | Saint Francis University | Riverside City College | Central Christian College of Kansas | Sonoma State University | Bob Jones University | Fullerton College | Southwestern College | University of West Georgia | San Francisco State University | Dickinson State University | University of Alaska Anchorage | Tabor College | University of Nevada Las Vegas | Miles College | Howard University | Savannah State University | Lewis & Clark College | Friends University | Arkansas Baptist College | Spokane Falls Community College | Lewis-Clark State College | Northwest Christian University | Long Beach City College | Whitworth University | Caldwell University | Prince George's Community College | George Fox University | The College Of Saint Rose | Vassar College | Pima Community College | St. Lawrence University | Salve Regina University | Alcorn State University | University Of Mobile | Biola University | Rust College | Texas Southern University | Texas Lutheran University | Yuba College | Northwest Kansas Technical College | Mt Hood Community College | Holyoke Community College | Oregon Institute Of Technology | American River College | Madonna University | Northern Essex Community College | Lane Community College | Mercer University | Taylor University | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Upper Iowa University | William Penn University | University Of New Orleans | Truett McConnell University | Felician University | University Of Tennessee At Martin | Southwestern Christian College | Laney College | Hope International University

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Paradise Valley Community College tops the list of highest grossing college outdoor track 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 Outdoor Track Programs by Revenue

Rank
State
School
Total Undergraduates
Athletes (#)
Revenue
Revenue Per Athlete
1
AK
University of Alaska Anchorage
6,560
48
$945,933
$19,707
2
NY
LIU Brooklyn
3,749
47
$890,945
$18,956
3
PA
Harcum College
1,078
12
$166,315
$13,860
4
NC
St Andrews University
612
16
$219,888
$13,743
5
CA
Fresno Pacific University
2,074
69
$927,658
$13,444
6
GA
Truett McConnell University
692
20
$265,150
$13,258
7
FL
Bethune-Cookman University
3,583
67
$872,222
$13,018
8
MO
Missouri Valley College
1,329
34
$431,624
$12,695
9
OK
University of Tulsa
3,248
69
$836,044
$12,117
10
TX
Southwestern Christian College
137
20
$242,320
$12,116
11
TX
Texas College
920
16
$193,534
$12,096
12
IA
William Penn University
1,111
34
$391,579
$11,517
13
MD
University of Maryland-College Park
26,174
27
$309,827
$11,475
14
OK
Langston University
1,835
22
$251,977
$11,454
15
NV
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
18,237
38
$432,158
$11,373
16
TX
Wiley College
1,152
31
$342,846
$11,060
17
NY
University at Albany
12,387
90
$936,609
$10,407
18
IL
Judson University
786
26
$261,056
$10,041
19
OH
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
1,708
30
$288,000
$9,600
20
PA
Saint Francis University
1,540
73
$693,683
$9,503
21
NY
Niagara University
2,913
28
$263,578
$9,414
22
MS
University of Southern Mississippi
10,242
27
$252,529
$9,353
23
TX
Texas Southern University
5,776
42
$392,390
$9,343
24
VA
Virginia University of Lynchburg
261
24
$222,423
$9,268
25
MS
Rust College
872
26
$217,040
$8,348
26
MI
Northern Michigan University
6,254
36
$293,008
$8,139
27
MO
Maryville University of Saint Louis
2,147
47
$380,318
$8,092
28
CA
University of The Pacific
3,375
23
$177,202
$7,704
29
OK
Southwestern Christian University
636
20
$153,807
$7,690
30
CA
San Jose State University
21,569
32
$242,275
$7,571
31
GA
Brenau University
1,038
28
$210,545
$7,519
32
TN
Carson-Newman University
1,710
77
$575,708
$7,477
33
CA
Hope International University
726
7
$51,738
$7,391
34
MS
Coahoma Community College
1,569
22
$160,755
$7,307
35
OR
Oregon Institute of Technology
2,357
62
$450,688
$7,269
36
NY
Dominican College of Blauvelt
1,330
20
$144,600
$7,230
37
NJ
Bloomfield College
1,768
70
$485,203
$6,931
38
AL
University of Mobile
1,241
31
$214,341
$6,914
39
TN
Bethel University
3,474
30
$206,911
$6,897
40
CA
East Los Angeles College
7,761
13
$88,372
$6,798
41
MS
Millsaps College
787
17
$114,765
$6,751
42
KS
Bethel College-North Newton
441
21
$140,743
$6,702
43
IN
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
2,618
91
$608,950
$6,692
44
IA
Dordt College
1,367
87
$573,189
$6,588
45
DC
Howard University
5,553
65
$427,302
$6,574
46
WY
University of Wyoming
8,099
72
$464,048
$6,445
47
AL
Jacksonville State University
5,392
31
$197,720
$6,378
48
TN
Fisk University
706
9
$55,226
$6,136
49
AL
University of South Alabama
9,596
87
$533,653
$6,134
50
CA
University of San Diego
5,433
28
$166,031
$5,930
51
NY
Nyack College
1,178
36
$212,258
$5,896
52
NJ
Felician University
1,432
18
$106,054
$5,892
53
KS
Friends University
920
57
$333,970
$5,859
54
IN
Huntington University
871
36
$208,027
$5,779
55
OK
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
634
15
$86,108
$5,741
56
OR
Multnomah University
363
9
$51,632
$5,737
57
OK
Oklahoma Christian University
1,778
62
$350,576
$5,654
58
IN
Taylor University
1,806
67
$378,805
$5,654
59
FL
Florida Institute of Technology
3,281
56
$311,705
$5,566
60
TN
University of Tennessee at Martin
4,943
42
$232,150
$5,527
61
NC
Shaw University
1,604
19
$103,371
$5,441
62
MI
Madonna University
1,340
47
$253,666
$5,397
63
MS
Alcorn State University
2,589
45
$233,175
$5,182
64
KS
Northwest Kansas Technical College
338
21
$108,373
$5,161
65
MA
Northern Essex Community College
2,056
3
$15,410
$5,137
66
OH
Lourdes University
842
28
$141,648
$5,059
67
WA
Gonzaga University
5,029
74
$372,004
$5,027
68
IA
Saint Ambrose University
2,187
81
$403,936
$4,987
69
GA
Savannah State University
4,108
39
$190,403
$4,882
70
MS
William Carey University
1,630
33
$159,741
$4,841
71
KY
Georgetown College
917
54
$259,101
$4,798
72
MI
Concordia University-Ann Arbor
727
45
$214,903
$4,776
73
OR
Willamette University
1,850
47
$223,188
$4,749
74
MI
Cornerstone University
1,363
52
$246,827
$4,747
75
GA
University of West Georgia
8,958
31
$145,332
$4,688
76
TN
East Tennessee State University
9,333
62
$289,890
$4,676
77
NJ
Caldwell University
1,445
53
$241,641
$4,559
78
MI
Muskegon Community College
1,281
22
$99,334
$4,515
79
MN
North Central University
869
3
$12,759
$4,253
80
NC
Lees-McRae College
978
38
$159,484
$4,197
81
OR
Mt Hood Community College
3,120
23
$95,590
$4,156
82
CA
College of Marin
1,288
10
$41,270
$4,127
83
TN
Lane College
1,356
40
$164,305
$4,108
84
KS
Pratt Community College
593
33
$134,348
$4,071
85
LA
University of New Orleans
4,644
43
$174,506
$4,058
86
MA
Roxbury Community College
595
6
$24,253
$4,042
87
NE
York College
372
34
$136,226
$4,007
88
OK
University of Central Oklahoma
10,466
28
$111,297
$3,975
89
CA
California State University-East Bay
11,553
39
$154,082
$3,951
90
MD
Loyola University Maryland
4,030
36
$141,846
$3,940
91
NY
The College of Saint Rose
2,510
27
$105,388
$3,903
92
TX
Prairie View A & M University
6,817
79
$303,885
$3,847
93
TX
Huston-Tillotson University
917
34
$129,942
$3,822
94
VT
Green Mountain College
472
16
$60,721
$3,795
95
OR
Northwest Christian University
421
50
$189,456
$3,789
96
KS
Tabor College
522
33
$123,783
$3,751
97
NJ
Union County College
4,383
11
$41,107
$3,737
98
CA
California State University-Chico
15,165
122
$455,427
$3,733
99
GA
Albany State University
2,187
42
$153,984
$3,666
100
OR
Lane Community College
3,747
58
$210,175
$3,624
101
CA
Whittier College
1,577
38
$137,399
$3,616
102
OR
Treasure Valley Community College
863
21
$75,552
$3,598
103
NE
Doane University-Arts & Sciences
1,038
152
$546,104
$3,593
104
CA
Pomona College
1,547
55
$196,006
$3,564
105
CA
University of Redlands
2,491
54
$190,824
$3,534
106
CA
San Francisco State University
21,273
44
$155,056
$3,524
107
CA
San Jose City College
1,854
11
$38,200
$3,473
108
NY
Monroe College
4,353
41
$142,256
$3,470
109
IN
Earlham College
991
29
$100,160
$3,454
110
CA
Soka University of America
417
33
$113,974
$3,454
111
IL
Robert Morris University Illinois
2,253
47
$160,784
$3,421
112
AR
Arkansas Baptist College
753
10
$34,170
$3,417
113
MN
Bemidji State University
3,400
21
$70,678
$3,366
114
AZ
Paradise Valley Community College
2,185
42
$139,353
$3,318
115
AL
Miles College
1,771
18
$59,533
$3,307
116
KS
Central Christian College of Kansas
791
31
$101,851
$3,286
117
IL
Trinity Christian College
903
41
$134,135
$3,272
118
MA
Williams College
2,044
105
$341,416
$3,252
119
CA
College of the Redwoods
1,782
26
$83,404
$3,208
120
MI
Aquinas College
1,416
109
$347,458
$3,188
121
PA
Desales University
1,854
59
$187,877
$3,184
122
CA
Riverside City College
5,256
98
$311,970
$3,183
123
CA
Merced College
4,433
18
$57,262
$3,181
124
MD
Stevenson University
3,065
62
$196,744
$3,173
125
GA
Paine College
389
34
$107,245
$3,154
126
CA
Chabot College
3,911
35
$110,095
$3,146
127
CA
Humboldt State University
7,485
74
$227,190
$3,070
128
NY
Adelphi University
4,737
62
$189,747
$3,060
129
CA
University of Southern California
18,070
64
$195,223
$3,050
130
CA
Santa Monica College
11,084
55
$167,531
$3,046
131
WA
Spokane Falls Community College
3,763
66
$200,519
$3,038
132
SC
Coker College
953
61
$184,497
$3,025
133
IL
Triton College
3,107
22
$66,111
$3,005
134
IA
Upper Iowa University
2,224
20
$60,000
$3,000
135
TN
Lincoln Memorial University
1,189
31
$92,609
$2,987
136
CA
Biola University
3,947
62
$185,217
$2,987
137
MN
Winona State University
6,620
59
$175,959
$2,982
138
MT
Montana State University-Billings
2,470
57
$169,056
$2,966
139
CA
Bakersfield College
6,363
44
$128,914
$2,930
140
OR
Lewis & Clark College
2,024
35
$101,456
$2,899
141
ND
Dickinson State University
904
46
$132,874
$2,889
142
CA
California Baptist University
5,878
39
$112,161
$2,876
143
OR
Clackamas Community College
2,673
42
$120,377
$2,866
144
MN
The College of Saint Scholastica
2,249
41
$117,060
$2,855
145
ID
Lewis-Clark State College
2,263
53
$150,570
$2,841
146
MD
Prince George's Community College
3,258
10
$28,350
$2,835
147
AZ
Pima Community College
7,476
52
$147,136
$2,830
148
PA
Holy Family University
1,420
35
$98,955
$2,827
149
KS
Bethany College
640
49
$137,283
$2,802
150
NY
Saint John Fisher College
2,601
58
$162,318
$2,799
151
CA
Fullerton College
7,228
37
$103,433
$2,795
152
NC
Belmont Abbey College
1,403
44
$122,909
$2,793
153
AR
Williams Baptist College
423
31
$86,439
$2,788
154
WA
The Evergreen State College
3,456
7
$19,209
$2,744
155
IL
College of Dupage
6,335
15
$40,725
$2,715
156
IA
Graceland University-Lamoni
1,166
80
$217,166
$2,715
157
OH
Cedarville University
3,010
113
$306,316
$2,711
158
CA
Long Beach City College
8,994
58
$154,404
$2,662
159
TX
East Texas Baptist University
1,177
36
$95,560
$2,654
160
TN
Rhodes College
1,974
59
$156,413
$2,651
161
CA
Cuyamaca College
2,097
38
$100,668
$2,649
162
CA
American River College
6,254
62
$163,125
$2,631
163
TX
Texas Lutheran University
1,212
66
$173,381
$2,627
164
IA
Mount Mercy University
1,046
87
$226,531
$2,604
165
CA
Laney College
2,009
6
$15,600
$2,600
166
OR
Southern Oregon University
3,507
63
$162,485
$2,579
167
SC
Bob Jones University
2,314
19
$48,994
$2,579
168
MO
Drury University
2,349
30
$77,154
$2,572
169
CA
Fresno City College
6,797
49
$125,774
$2,567
170
IA
Grinnell College
1,653
68
$168,980
$2,485
171
MA
Holyoke Community College
2,538
5
$12,422
$2,484
172
CA
California Lutheran University
2,765
63
$155,985
$2,476
173
NY
Vassar College
2,390
57
$138,877
$2,436
174
GA
Mercer University
4,012
26
$62,676
$2,411
175
NY
Columbia-Greene Community College
672
2
$4,786
$2,393
176
SC
Claflin University
1,873
40
$92,464
$2,312
177
RI
Rhode Island College
5,562
36
$83,004
$2,306
178
RI
Salve Regina University
1,975
30
$69,161
$2,305
179
CA
Antelope Valley College
4,027
31
$71,093
$2,293
180
CA
Cerritos College
6,706
102
$233,002
$2,284
181
CA
Yuba College
2,234
20
$45,676
$2,284
182
DC
Gallaudet University
1,082
59
$134,662
$2,282
183
CA
Claremont McKenna College
1,343
97
$221,328
$2,282
184
OR
George Fox University
2,474
104
$235,185
$2,261
185
CA
University of La Verne
3,812
60
$135,627
$2,260
186
CA
College of the Siskiyous
795
36
$81,228
$2,256
187
WA
Whitworth University
2,246
68
$153,226
$2,253
188
CA
Southwestern College
7,107
26
$58,349
$2,244
189
NJ
Bergen Community College
7,927
24
$53,858
$2,244
190
NY
St Lawrence University
2,341
89
$198,196
$2,227
191
CA
Sonoma State University
7,793
30
$66,803
$2,227
192
CA
Cuesta College
3,461
31
$68,908
$2,223
193
CA
Golden West College
3,693
32
$70,790
$2,212
194
NY
Fashion Institute of Technology
7,355
22
$48,524
$2,206
195
CA
Chapman University
6,119
38
$82,502
$2,171
196
OR
Rogue Community College
1,725
6
$13,010
$2,168
197
IL
Millikin University
1,796
38
$80,662
$2,123
198
MI
Lansing Community College
4,928
27
$57,196
$2,118
199
KY
Transylvania University
953
31
$65,569
$2,115
200
VA
Washington and Lee University
1,818
61
$128,176
$2,101

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