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(The Center Square) – A contemporary document confirmed that Division I college sports activities in Colorado operated at a $51.5 million deficit with soccer and males’s basketball at University of Colorado, Boulder being the one techniques to show a benefit.
Colorado State, Fort Collins; University of Colorado, Boulder and University of Northern Colorado generated $124.7 million in self-supporting earnings – reminiscent of price ticket gross sales, media rights, distributions and contributions – whilst incurring $172 million in bills.
Boulder’s soccer staff confronted $25.5 million in bills and generated $48 million in earnings resulting in a $22 million benefit, in keeping with the report from the Colorado Office of the State Auditor. The college’s males’s basketball staff confronted $7.9 million in bills whilst additionally producing $9.9 million in earnings resulting in a $1.1 million surplus.
Financial assist for scholar athletes at Division I faculties – Colorado State, Fort Collins; University of Colorado, Boulder and University of Northern Colorado – reached $36,739,000 in 2022. There are 65% of scholar athletes who gained monetary assist with a mean award totaling $40,600. There are 1,392 scholar athletes throughout those 3 establishments.
Boulder boasts the perfect moderate overall price at $50,818 adopted via Colorado State University, Fort Collins at $39,097 and University of Northern Colorado at $31,778.
Division II faculties in Colorado face a bigger deficit of $53.8 million as the colleges had $71.2 million in bills after bringing in $17 million in earnings.
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