Financial Information

[GeauxSioux]

I was over at Egriz and saw that someone pulled up some financial information from a USA Today website .... http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ncaa-finances.htm

Pick a year and pick a school and you can get the revenue and expenses.

Can someone in the know explain what exactly "Direct state or other government support" and "Direct Institutional Support" mean. I understand the terms, but how is athletics funded through these vehicles?

UND 2008-2009

• Ticket sales $3,465,362.00 21.57%
  
• Student fees $2,895,691.00 18.03%
  
• Guarantees $344,250.00 2.14%
  
• Contributions $2,608,953.00 16.24%
  
• Compensation and benefits provided by a third party $0.00 0%
  
• Direct state or other government support $0.00 0%
  
• Direct institutional support $3,901,735.00 24.29%
  
• Indirect facilities and administrative support $909,026.00 5.66%
  
• NCAA/conference distributions incl.all tourn. rev. $102,918.00 0.64%
  
• Broadcast, television, radio, and internet rights $102,467.00 0.64%
  
• Program sales, concession, novelty sales, and parking $13,008.00 0.08%
  
• Royalties, licensing, advertisements and sponsorships $616,246.00 3.84%
  
• Sports camp revenues $783,829.00 4.88%
  
• Endowment and investment income $0.00 0%
  
• Other $318,777.00 1.98%
  
• Subtotal operating revenue $16,062,262.00
  

[SooToo]

I was over at Egriz and saw that someone pulled up some financial information from a USA Today website .... http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ncaa-finances.htm

Pick a year and pick a school and you can get the revenue and expenses.

Can someone in the know explain what exactly "Direct state or other government support" and "Direct Institutional Support" mean. I understand the terms, but how is athletics funded through these vehicles?

UND 2008-2009

• Ticket sales $3,465,362.00 21.57%
  
• Student fees $2,895,691.00 18.03%
  
• Guarantees $344,250.00 2.14%
  
• Contributions $2,608,953.00 16.24%
  
• Compensation and benefits provided by a third party $0.00 0%
  
• Direct state or other government support $0.00 0%
  
• Direct institutional support $3,901,735.00 24.29%
  
• Indirect facilities and administrative support $909,026.00 5.66%
  
• NCAA/conference distributions incl.all tourn. rev. $102,918.00 0.64%
  
• Broadcast, television, radio, and internet rights $102,467.00 0.64%
  
• Program sales, concession, novelty sales, and parking $13,008.00 0.08%
  
• Royalties, licensing, advertisements and sponsorships $616,246.00 3.84%
  
• Sports camp revenues $783,829.00 4.88%
  
• Endowment and investment income $0.00 0%
  
• Other $318,777.00 1.98%
  
• Subtotal operating revenue $16,062,262.00
  

Couldn't resist the temptation for some comparison ...

UND vs NDSU:

-- Approximately 100% more ticket revenue

-- 30% more contributions

-- 50% more sports camp revenue

-- 10% less direct institutional support

-- 25% larger total revenues

-- 500% larger "ending balance"

vs SDSU? More than double the contributions and 60% greater revenues.

[GeauxSioux]

Okay, to add to my curiosity, how is that NDSU gets over $1M in "Direct State or other government support" and UND gets $0?

[UND92,96]

From today's weekly chat at the Sioux Falls Argus Leader web site with USD beat writer Mick Garry:

3:58 [Comment From BryanBryan: ]

What is the athletics/football budget disparity between USD, SDSU, UND and NDSU?

Thursday September 30, 2010 3:58 Bryan

3:58 I don't have the numbers in front of me, but I'd ranked them like this: NDSU, UND, SDSU, USD.......UND would be ahead of SDSU because of hockey.

In reality, according to the OPE numbers for the fiscal year ending June 2009 (the most recent numbers available), the schools rank as follows, by revenue produced:

1. UND $15,055,027

2. NDSU $13,039,179

3. SDSU $10,708,255

4. USD $7,162,809