Quantcast

Central Virginia Times

Thursday, October 3, 2024

Charlottesville city's only university spent $29,729,988 on football teams in 2023

Webp vcqwkli4infspc052u1h5yuznfmd

James E. Ryan, President | University of Virginia-Main Campus Ohio State University-Lima Campus

James E. Ryan, President | University of Virginia-Main Campus Ohio State University-Lima Campus

Charlottesville city's institution invested $29,729,988 on their football teams in 2023, a decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 23.6% of all money invested on sport teams at University of Virginia-Main Campus during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Charlottesville city have grown 77.7% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Football Team's Expenditures in Charlottesville city in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$29,729,98823.6%
2022$30,632,86125.3%
2021$23,757,59922.8%
2020$27,576,88626.5%
2019$26,280,85524.1%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS