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College football earned $43 million for Maryland schools in 2016

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Morgan State University football brought in $39,637 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the third highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a Baltimore City Wire analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

The university’s football program brought in a total of nearly $3.8 million in 2016. 

The U.S. Department of Education’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.

Maryland's nine schools with football programs reported $42,786,315 in revenue in 2016.

Maryland college football revenue

SchoolDivisionEnrollmentFootball Total ParticipationFootball RevenueRevenue Per Athlete
University of Maryland-College ParkNCAA Division I-FBS26,174111$29,973,008$270,027
Towson UniversityNCAA Division I-FCS16,82795$4,544,506$47,837
Morgan State UniversityNCAA Division I-FCS5,73896$3,805,156$39,637
Bowie State UniversityNCAA Division II with football3,93171$1,042,400$14,682
Johns Hopkins UniversityOther5,58987$805,498$9,259
McDaniel CollegeNCAA Division III with football1,523105$614,543$5,853
Salisbury UniversityNCAA Division III with football7,236119$672,500$5,651
Frostburg State UniversityNCAA Division III with football4,087125$675,586$5,405
Stevenson UniversityNCAA Division III with football3,065131$653,118$4,986
Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education

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