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
Rank | School | Total Undergraduates | Sports Total Participation | Total Sports Revenue | Revenue per Athlete |
1 | Boise State University | 12,350 | 393 | $36,348,138 | $92,489 |
2 | University of Idaho | 7,248 | 317 | $21,650,195 | $68,297 |
3 | Idaho State University | 6,498 | 263 | $13,121,736 | $49,893 |
4 | College of Southern Idaho | 1,944 | 110 | $3,695,128 | $33,592 |
5 | Lewis-Clark State College | 2,263 | 197 | $4,020,268 | $20,407 |
6 | Northwest Nazarene University | 1,123 | 241 | $4,815,160 | $19,980 |
7 | North Idaho College | 2,092 | 159 | $2,060,650 | $12,960 |
8 | The College of Idaho | 918 | 332 | $4,208,119 | $12,675 |