2012-2017 Comparison Graph

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Total Academic Spending (University-Wide)[i]
Total Football Spending[i]
Amounts reflect CPI inflation-adjusted dollars. A missing or broken line in a graph represents missing data or data not included.

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Total Academic Spending (University-Wide)

Total expenditures for the direct role and mission activities of an institution. It includes functional classifications of expenditures for instruction, research, public service, academic support, student services, institutional support, scholarships and fellowships, and operations and maintenance.

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
FBS Median
+10.39% (percent change in dollars) from 2012-2017
$798,748,610$822,353,759$837,215,110$851,694,885$826,970,267$881,734,111
FCS Median
+2.65% (percent change in dollars) from 2012-2017
$193,357,422$192,780,835$190,737,583$192,467,212$196,512,724$198,477,047
Amounts reflect CPI inflation-adjusted dollars.

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Total Football Spending

Total football operating expenses, including the cost of athletics student aid.

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
FBS Median
+17.09% (percent change in dollars) from 2012-2017
$16,107,968$16,356,307$16,830,997$17,058,735$18,284,750$18,861,297
FCS Median
+20.72% (percent change in dollars) from 2012-2017
$3,414,235$3,566,694$3,762,749$4,096,364$4,074,711$4,121,650
Amounts reflect CPI inflation-adjusted dollars.