College Athletics: Most Programs Spend More Than They Generate in Revenue
What GAO Found Intercollegiate athletics at four-year colleges in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are organized into divisions, subdivisions, and conferences. Division I (DI) colleges compete at the highest level and can offer students full athletics scholarships. Division II (DII) colleges typically offer partial athletics scholarships. In both divisions, expenses for most athletic programs were greater than the revenue they generated, according to GAO’s analysis of NCAA dat
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Published: 5 August 2026
Source: US GAO Reports
Category: Policy
Topics: Children & education
Retrieved: 6 August 2026
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