COLLEGE ATHLETICS

College football is now in full swing.  It's a great time of the year.  I think it would be good to see how the dollars and cents of college athletics falls out.  Penn State University has a pretty typical big time college sports program.  Here is their profit and loss statement for all sports programs for fiscal year 2025.  Yes, + means profit and - means loss.

1.   Football   +$57,593,000.00

2.   Mens basketball    +$172,000.00

3.   Mens fencing    -$498,000.00

4.   Womens fencing   -$543,000.00

5.   Womens golf    -$562,000.00

6.   Mens golf   -$569,000.00

7.   Mens tennis   -$760,000.00

8.   Womens tennis   -$813,000.00

9.   Mens gymnastics   -$934,000.00

10. Field hockey   -$1,118,000.00

11. Mens volleyball   -$1,143,000.00

12. Womens swimming/diving   -$1,171,000.00

13. Mens swimming/diving   -$1,184,000.00

14. Womens gymnastcs   -$1,471,000.00

15. Mens lacrosse   -$1,548,000.00

16. Womens lacrosse   -$1,565,000.00

17. Mens soccer   -$1,565,000.00

18. Wrestling   -$1,673,000.00

19. Mens track/XC   -$1,687,000.00

20. Womens track/XC   -$1,788,000.00

21. Softball   -$1,864,000.00

22. Womens soccer   -$2,184,000.00

23. Womens ice hockey   -$2,243,000.00

24. Mens ice hockey   -$2,386,000.00

25. Womens volleyball   -$2,610,000.00

26. Baseball   -$3,015,000.00

27. Womens basketball   -$4,739,000.00

Athletic department total   +$223,679.00