Pamela Lau President of Parkland College | highered.aspeninstitute.org
Pamela Lau President of Parkland College | highered.aspeninstitute.org
This represents 25.9% of all money invested on sport teams at the two colleges in the county during 2023.
The average sports expenses at Champaign County have grown 158.6% since 2010.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign stood out as the university in Champaign County which received the most football funding during 2023. The institution received $35,167,388 — or 100% of all the money destined to football teams.
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.
| Year | Football Team's Expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $35,167,388 | 25.9% |
| 2022 | $29,035,738 | 25.3% |
| 2021 | $21,381,418 | 24.7% |
| 2020 | $26,687,666 | 25.7% |
| 2019 | $23,418,953 | 23.1% |
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