Utah: Brigham Young University’s football budget decreases in 2024

Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education
Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education
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Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, allocated $35,188,112 to its football teams in 2024, marking a 0.3% decline compared to the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

In 2024, football expenditures accounted for 30.4% of the total athletics budget at Brigham Young University.

Since 2010, the average spending on sports at Brigham Young University has increased by 226.3%.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

College athletics has entered a new era of athlete compensation after a federal settlement allowed schools to directly share revenue with players for the first time. The agreement also requires the NCAA to pay $2.8 billion in back damages over 10 years to athletes who competed from 2016 to the present.

In 2022, after years of legal and legislative pressure, athletes also gained the right to profit from their names, images and likenesses through state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Football Teams’ Expenditures of Brigham Young University in Last 5 Years

Year Football teams’ expenditure % from grand total sport team expenditures
2020 $18,851,350 25.4%
2021 $18,902,527 29.2%
2022 $23,785,324 29.8%
2023 $35,308,693 33.2%
2024 $35,188,112 30.4%

Information in this story was obtained from the U.S. Department of Education. The source data can be found here.



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