Analysis: Which college swimming & diving program grossed the most in the U.S.

Analysis: Which college swimming & diving program grossed the most in the U.S.

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Ohio Northern University | The University of Texas at Austin | Cleveland State University | San Jose State University | University of Delaware | Texas Christian University | University of the Cumberlands - Northern Kentucky | University of Miami | Union College | Erie Community College | University of the Incarnate Word | Mt San Antonio College | Azusa Pacific University | Washington & Jefferson College | Williams College | St. Catherine University | Lindenwood University | Grand Valley State University | State University of New York Cortland | Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) - Moorhead | Loras College | The College of New Jersey | University of LA Verne | University of Indianapolis | University of Southern California | Bryant University | Bates College | Pace University-New York | Northern Arizona University | University of Nevada-Reno | Berry College | Clark University | Miami University-Oxford | Georgia Southern University | Babson College | Cornell University | University of Northern Iowa | Lake Forest College | Brown University | Northeastern University | University of North Dakota | Amherst College | Iowa Lakes Community College | Brigham Young University (BYU) | Olivet Nazarene University | Colorado College | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | Oberlin College | Yale University | University of Richmond | Le Moyne College | University of Pennsylvania, Penn | Loyola University Maryland | University of Northern Colorado | Stanford University | Carleton College | Niagara University | Wright State University-Main | SUNY College at Potsdam | Boston College | University of South Dakota | University of Evansville | Colorado Mesa University | Harvard University | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Bethany College | Boston University | Nazareth College | Hartwick College | University of West Florida | Drexel University | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Augsburg University | Northern Michigan University | Birmingham Southern College | South Dakota State University | Canisius University | New York University | Arizona State University-Tempe | Florida Atlantic University | Manchester University | Liberty University | Ohio University-Main | Wagner College | University of Wyoming | Seton Hall University | Grand Canyon University | College of the Holy Cross | University of Maine | SUNY College at Brockport | West Virginia University | University of Iowa | The University of Findlay | Skidmore College | Bowdoin College | Centre College | Los Angeles Valley College | Fashion Institute of Technology | Drury University | Brenau University | Ithaca College | St. Francis College | St. Bonaventure University | Wesleyan University | Maryville University of Saint Louis | California Baptist University | University of Akron | Concordia University Irvine | Trinity College | La Salle University | University of Connecticut | University of Vermont | Old Dominion University | Marist College | Boise State University | University of San Diego | Lehigh University | Western Illinois University | Alma College | Wayland Baptist University at Plainview | Central Connecticut State University | Oakland University | University of Idaho | Mount St. Mary's University | State University of New York at Oswego | Georgetown University | Colorado State University - Pueblo | Genesee Community College | SUNY Buffalo State | Rider University | University of Chicago | University of Notre Dame | Illinois State University | Trinity University | Tiffin University | Hobart And William Smith Colleges | University at Buffalo the State University of New York | Catholic University Athletics | Chatham University | Ball State University | Colby College | University Illinois of Chicago | Indian River State College | Marshall University | Ursuline College | University of North Texas | University of Nevada Las Vegas | Montclair State University | University of Nebraska at Omaha | University of Toledo | Denison University | Howard University | Bard College | Long Beach City College | Towson University | Princeton University | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | University Of Wisconsin Milwaukee | Washington University | SUNY At Fredonia | James Madison University | Western Connecticut State University | University Of Hawaii At Manoa | Vassar College | Grossmont College | Florida International University | University Of New Mexico-Main | George Mason University | Pepperdine University | Iowa State University | Malone University | University Of Cincinnati-Main | State University Of New York At Geneseo | University Of Rhode Island | The College of Saint Rose - Albany, NY | Dartmouth College | Fairfield University | Wayne State University | Lincoln College | American River College | Youngstown State University | Florida Gulf Coast University | Brandeis University | Colgate University | University of Rochester | George Washington University | Pennsylvania Western University Clarion | University Of Wisconsin-Green Bay | Emory University | Sewanee-The University Of The South | American University | The University of Arizona | Minnesota State University-Mankato | Oklahoma Baptist University | Duke University | Depauw University | East Carolina University | Eastern Michigan University | Drew University | Saginaw Valley State University

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Grand Canyon University, Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona top the list of highest grossing women's college swimming and diving programs in the state in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Nationwide Top 200 Women's Swimming & Diving Programs by Revenue

Rank
State
School
Total Undergraduates
Athletes (#)
Revenue
Revenue Per Athlete
1
NV
University of Nevada-Reno
15,390
21
$850,453
$40,498
2
NC
East Carolina University
19,698
26
$990,943
$38,113
3
TX
The University of Texas at Austin
37,026
28
$997,633
$35,630
4
VA
University of Richmond
2,998
24
$851,366
$35,474
5
MA
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
21,340
25
$883,403
$35,336
6
AZ
Grand Canyon University
14,542
21
$719,716
$34,272
7
OH
Ohio University-Main Campus
17,794
28
$954,566
$34,092
8
VA
Liberty University
27,100
29
$979,545
$33,777
9
PA
Lehigh University
4,990
26
$859,709
$33,066
10
MA
Northeastern University
13,345
29
$951,712
$32,818
11
DC
George Washington University
10,343
24
$749,525
$31,230
12
AZ
Northern Arizona University
21,490
26
$810,789
$31,184
13
NY
University at Buffalo
18,732
26
$785,888
$30,226
14
VA
Old Dominion University
15,173
24
$708,744
$29,531
15
VA
James Madison University
18,467
33
$967,956
$29,332
16
NM
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
15,732
21
$605,513
$28,834
17
CA
San Jose State University
21,569
31
$889,179
$28,683
18
UT
Brigham Young University-Provo
28,012
34
$974,285
$28,655
19
NJ
Seton Hall University
5,484
22
$622,235
$28,283
20
CA
University of San Diego
5,433
22
$619,495
$28,159
21
TX
University of North Texas
25,486
30
$802,452
$26,748
22
OH
University of Akron Main Campus
13,367
31
$819,947
$26,450
23
OH
The University of Findlay
2,561
25
$657,466
$26,299
24
OH
University of Toledo
12,810
26
$681,063
$26,195
25
NJ
Rider University
3,632
17
$435,707
$25,630
26
CO
University of Northern Colorado
8,242
20
$511,559
$25,578
27
FL
Florida International University
25,920
30
$764,845
$25,495
28
WV
Marshall University
7,917
30
$739,943
$24,665
29
OH
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
21,445
29
$705,513
$24,328
30
OH
Miami University-Oxford
16,109
39
$942,224
$24,160
31
RI
University of Rhode Island
12,422
28
$667,141
$23,826
32
MI
Oakland University
12,917
27
$637,501
$23,611
33
MO
Drury University
2,349
21
$485,807
$23,134
34
OH
Youngstown State University
8,618
23
$521,561
$22,677
35
TX
Texas Christian University
8,591
33
$735,115
$22,276
36
NV
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
18,237
30
$659,204
$21,973
37
IN
University of Evansville
2,015
23
$496,231
$21,575
38
CT
Central Connecticut State University
7,529
28
$597,216
$21,329
39
CA
Azusa Pacific University
5,259
26
$551,989
$21,230
40
CA
California Baptist University
5,878
27
$560,846
$20,772
41
FL
Florida Gulf Coast University
10,809
38
$789,301
$20,771
42
NY
Wagner College
1,762
25
$509,223
$20,369
43
CT
University of Connecticut
18,538
35
$702,148
$20,061
44
IN
Ball State University
15,018
26
$519,645
$19,986
45
ND
University of North Dakota
8,787
30
$597,276
$19,909
46
TX
University of The Incarnate Word
4,488
33
$647,592
$19,624
47
IL
Illinois State University
17,420
33
$647,549
$19,623
48
OH
Tiffin University
1,748
10
$194,535
$19,454
49
PA
La Salle University
3,174
21
$400,621
$19,077
50
ID
University of Idaho
7,248
38
$724,895
$19,076
51
MI
Eastern Michigan University
12,714
36
$664,073
$18,446
52
PA
Drexel University
13,258
28
$510,357
$18,227
53
IL
University of Illinois at Chicago
16,408
21
$380,397
$18,114
54
VT
University of Vermont
9,940
38
$680,930
$17,919
55
AZ
University of Arizona
29,049
30
$530,369
$17,679
56
NY
St Bonaventure University
1,589
26
$455,298
$17,511
57
DE
University of Delaware
17,736
27
$468,755
$17,361
58
OH
Wright State University-Main Campus
9,582
16
$275,168
$17,198
59
MI
Northern Michigan University
6,254
28
$480,468
$17,160
60
DC
Howard University
5,553
16
$273,675
$17,105
61
SD
University of South Dakota
4,922
30
$511,034
$17,034
62
GA
Georgia Southern University
15,912
27
$459,450
$17,017
63
NY
Colgate University
2,864
23
$389,908
$16,953
64
RI
Bryant University
3,399
23
$380,741
$16,554
65
IN
University of Indianapolis
3,589
29
$478,775
$16,509
66
GA
Brenau University
1,038
15
$244,650
$16,310
67
WI
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
17,373
36
$582,382
$16,177
68
OH
Ursuline College
463
5
$80,775
$16,155
69
MD
Towson University
16,827
33
$529,239
$16,038
70
OH
Cleveland State University
9,148
29
$450,657
$15,540
71
WI
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
4,042
25
$383,014
$15,321
72
NY
Pace University-New York
7,654
18
$272,213
$15,123
73
WY
University of Wyoming
8,099
41
$610,632
$14,893
74
CT
Yale University
5,468
35
$518,389
$14,811
75
MI
Wayne State University
11,953
31
$458,124
$14,778
76
MA
Boston University
16,199
24
$345,182
$14,383
77
NY
Marist College
4,964
25
$358,682
$14,347
78
ME
Bates College
1,780
19
$272,175
$14,325
79
MI
Grand Valley State University
19,666
26
$363,906
$13,996
80
WI
University of Wisconsin-Madison
28,201
29
$404,187
$13,937
81
CT
Western Connecticut State University
4,116
10
$138,464
$13,846
82
IL
Lincoln College
727
10
$137,896
$13,790
83
NJ
Princeton University
5,236
44
$602,695
$13,698
84
IA
University of Northern Iowa
9,119
32
$431,959
$13,499
85
OK
Oklahoma Baptist University
1,852
30
$392,997
$13,100
86
SD
South Dakota State University
8,442
30
$386,197
$12,873
87
MD
Loyola University Maryland
4,030
35
$447,706
$12,792
88
MA
Harvard University
6,931
36
$452,771
$12,577
89
NE
University of Nebraska at Omaha
9,820
36
$447,886
$12,441
90
NY
Niagara University
2,913
20
$248,267
$12,413
91
ME
University of Maine
8,082
30
$372,296
$12,410
92
MO
Maryville University of Saint Louis
2,147
12
$146,828
$12,236
93
IL
Olivet Nazarene University
3,019
22
$266,182
$12,099
94
VA
George Mason University
19,024
19
$229,103
$12,058
95
CO
Colorado State University-Pueblo
3,391
18
$208,359
$11,576
96
IA
Iowa Lakes Community College
987
5
$57,719
$11,544
97
NY
St Francis College
2,339
18
$205,383
$11,410
98
FL
The University of West Florida
6,997
29
$329,193
$11,351
99
FL
Florida Atlantic University
15,715
30
$337,222
$11,241
100
FL
Indian River State College
5,143
16
$179,798
$11,237
101
NY
The College of Saint Rose
2,510
19
$212,842
$11,202
102
NY
Cornell University
14,461
30
$334,820
$11,161
103
OH
Malone University
1,135
17
$185,462
$10,910
104
ME
Bowdoin College
1,798
24
$260,274
$10,845
105
NH
Dartmouth College
4,230
27
$282,621
$10,467
106
PA
Clarion University
3,567
27
$282,211
$10,452
107
MO
Lindenwood University
6,755
46
$478,150
$10,395
108
RI
Brown University
6,556
31
$321,321
$10,365
109
NY
Hobart William Smith Colleges
2,232
17
$170,557
$10,033
110
MD
Mount St Mary's University
1,627
30
$299,888
$9,996
111
CA
Concordia University-Irvine
1,772
32
$318,821
$9,963
112
NJ
The College of New Jersey
6,419
14
$134,759
$9,626
113
MA
College of the Holy Cross
2,689
29
$278,336
$9,598
114
IN
University of Notre Dame
8,480
29
$273,836
$9,443
115
NJ
Montclair State University
14,857
12
$107,823
$8,985
116
CT
Fairfield University
3,802
24
$215,501
$8,979
117
OH
Denison University
2,259
34
$302,391
$8,894
118
MN
Minnesota State University Moorhead
4,235
45
$398,451
$8,854
119
MI
Saginaw Valley State University
6,750
25
$218,889
$8,756
120
FL
The University of Miami
10,102
21
$180,097
$8,576
121
AZ
Arizona State University-Tempe
38,761
23
$195,064
$8,481
122
IA
Iowa State University
28,791
30
$250,842
$8,361
123
ID
Boise State University
12,350
27
$225,300
$8,344
124
TX
Trinity University
2,244
16
$133,158
$8,322
125
MA
Brandeis University
3,591
14
$115,988
$8,285
126
PA
Chatham University
706
12
$98,763
$8,230
127
KY
University of the Cumberlands
1,738
18
$147,842
$8,213
128
MN
Augsburg University
2,062
11
$90,226
$8,202
129
NY
New York University
24,702
46
$377,054
$8,197
130
TX
Wayland Baptist University
1,073
22
$178,840
$8,129
131
DC
American University
6,981
15
$121,498
$8,100
132
WV
West Virginia University
20,524
25
$202,041
$8,082
133
NY
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
6,197
21
$169,627
$8,077
134
MN
St Catherine University
2,033
17
$137,044
$8,061
135
CA
Los Angeles Valley College
4,069
12
$96,467
$8,039
136
CA
Grossmont College
6,026
12
$93,568
$7,797
137
NY
Canisius College
2,453
23
$178,328
$7,753
138
MN
Minnesota State University-Mankato
10,870
35
$267,130
$7,632
139
NY
Union College
2,114
15
$114,111
$7,607
140
NY
Vassar College
2,390
16
$120,660
$7,541
141
MA
Babson College
2,283
13
$97,759
$7,520
142
CT
Wesleyan University
2,912
21
$155,305
$7,395
143
IN
Manchester University
1,247
10
$73,083
$7,308
144
CA
Pepperdine University
3,220
38
$275,475
$7,249
145
IL
Western Illinois University
7,482
19
$136,743
$7,197
146
WV
Bethany College
631
6
$43,060
$7,177
147
CA
Long Beach City College
8,994
10
$70,312
$7,031
148
CA
Stanford University
7,032
28
$188,994
$6,750
149
NY
SUNY at Fredonia
4,253
15
$95,610
$6,374
150
IA
University of Iowa
20,690
31
$197,075
$6,357
151
MN
Carleton College
2,045
27
$169,968
$6,295
152
CO
Colorado Mesa University
7,252
30
$186,459
$6,215
153
DC
Georgetown University
6,874
33
$205,074
$6,214
154
ME
Colby College
1,879
24
$148,986
$6,208
155
PA
University of Pennsylvania
10,231
43
$266,201
$6,191
156
AL
Birmingham Southern College
1,282
16
$98,957
$6,185
157
NY
Skidmore College
2,637
14
$85,119
$6,080
158
NJ
Drew University
1,382
12
$72,621
$6,052
159
CO
Colorado College
2,084
20
$117,740
$5,887
160
CA
American River College
6,254
13
$76,464
$5,882
161
NY
SUNY College at Geneseo
5,369
25
$144,427
$5,777
162
GA
Berry College
2,046
20
$115,281
$5,764
163
NY
Nazareth College
2,039
20
$114,429
$5,721
164
NY
Ithaca College
6,099
42
$240,038
$5,715
165
IN
DePauw University
2,178
25
$142,696
$5,708
166
NY
Le Moyne College
2,531
22
$125,253
$5,693
167
NY
SUNY College at Potsdam
3,320
11
$62,532
$5,685
168
IL
Lake Forest College
1,502
12
$67,358
$5,613
169
OH
Oberlin College
2,869
14
$77,613
$5,544
170
IL
The University of Chicago
5,956
33
$182,657
$5,535
171
OH
Ohio Northern University
2,047
18
$99,025
$5,501
172
NY
SUNY Buffalo State
7,590
10
$54,372
$5,437
173
NY
Erie Community College
7,383
7
$37,881
$5,412
174
CT
Trinity College
2,132
18
$97,111
$5,395
175
PA
Washington & Jefferson College
1,369
16
$86,079
$5,380
176
DC
Catholic University Athletics
3,088
26
$139,286
$5,357
177
NC
Duke University
6,449
32
$170,978
$5,343
178
TN
Sewanee-The University of the South
1,713
19
$101,060
$5,319
179
MA
Amherst College
1,846
29
$152,557
$5,261
180
NJ
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
33,939
25
$131,485
$5,259
181
MA
Williams College
2,044
32
$167,588
$5,237
182
NY
Hartwick College
1,362
24
$124,772
$5,199
183
NY
SUNY College at Oswego
6,868
21
$107,574
$5,123
184
NY
University of Rochester
6,138
25
$127,958
$5,118
185
NY
Fashion Institute of Technology
7,355
10
$50,021
$5,002
186
NY
Bard College
1,867
11
$54,699
$4,973
187
CA
Mt San Antonio College
9,984
19
$94,461
$4,972
188
IA
Loras College
1,400
9
$44,453
$4,939
189
CA
University of Southern California
18,070
31
$152,681
$4,925
190
NY
SUNY College at Brockport
6,375
13
$63,598
$4,892
191
MI
Alma College
1,383
14
$67,534
$4,824
192
MA
Boston College
9,486
51
$244,370
$4,792
193
MA
Clark University
2,219
14
$66,458
$4,747
194
NY
Genesee Community College
2,313
6
$28,397
$4,733
195
MO
Washington University in St Louis
6,863
34
$160,523
$4,721
196
GA
Emory University
6,639
39
$183,610
$4,708
197
NY
State University of New York- Cortland
6,187
26
$120,180
$4,622
198
HI
University of Hawaii at Manoa
10,676
27
$123,892
$4,589
199
CA
University of La Verne
3,812
17
$77,735
$4,573
200
KY
Centre College
1,420
20
$90,524
$4,526

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