All intercollegiate athletic programs lose money, except for a few at universities with successful football programs Students are charged up to several thousand dollars per year to make up the deficit. Compliance with Title IX also adds to the cost.
Websites mentioned in this episode:
Office of Postsecondary Education website under Equity In Athletics:
https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search
Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database website:
https://knightnewhousedata.org/
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02/21/24 • 23 min
Charging U - 6. How Much Do Intercollegiate Athletics Cost Students?
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Episode 6
How Much Do Intercollegiate Athletics Cost Students?
Intercollegiate athletics are entertaining and build loyalty but how much does all this fun cost? We’ll answer this question on today’s episode. I am Larry Bernstein and welcome to Charging U.
Where would this college be without football? Have we got a stadium? Have we got a college? Well, we can’t support both. Tomorrow, we start tearing down the college.”
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