Analysis: Boise State athletes No. 1 in Idaho for economic impact

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Boise State University sports programs brought in $92,489 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the most sports revenue of any school in Idaho that year, according to an Idaho Business Daily analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

The university’s sports programs brought in a total of $36,348,138 in 2016. 

The agency's office of postsecondary education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.

Idaho’s eight schools with money-generating sports programs reported $89,919,394  in sports revenue in 2016.

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Idaho college sports revenue

RankSchoolTotal UndergraduatesSports Total ParticipationTotal Sports RevenueRevenue per Athlete
1Boise State University12,350393$36,348,138$92,489
2University of Idaho7,248317$21,650,195$68,297
3Idaho State University6,498263$13,121,736$49,893
4College of Southern Idaho1,944110$3,695,128$33,592
5Lewis-Clark State College2,263197$4,020,268$20,407
6Northwest Nazarene University1,123241$4,815,160$19,980
7North Idaho College2,092159$2,060,650$12,960
8The College of Idaho918332$4,208,119$12,675
Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education

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