Problem
The Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) requires colleges and universities that participate in a Title IV (a federal student financial aid program) and have an intercollegiate athletic program to submit an annual report to the Department of Education on athletic participation, staffing, and revenues and expenses, by men's and women's teams. The Department of Education compiles this information and makes it publicly.
Select three Division I schools-one from the Power Five conferences (i.e., Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and Southeastern Conference), one from the Group of Five conferences (i.e., American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and Sun Belt Conference), and one from either the Football Championship Subdivision or Division I non-football schools. You may find a list of the schools divided into these categories each school you choose, locate the following information and answer the corresponding questions below, based on the recent year's data.
A. What are the total athletic revenues and expenses for the school? What is the net income? Does the school break even overall? What are some similarities and differences in revenue, expenses, and net income among the schools?
B. What percentage of the school's athletic revenue comes from government subsidies? What percentage of the school's athletic revenue comes from student fees? Without subsidies from government or student fees, does the school break even? What are some similarities and differences in government subsidies and student fees among the schools?
C. What are the total participants, revenue, expenses, and net income for men's basketball and women's basketball? What are some similarities and differences in revenue, expenses, and net income on men's and women's basketball among the schools? What are some general similarities and differences in these areas between men's and women's basketball, in general?
D. Which Olympic/non-revenue sport (i.e., not football, men's or women's basketball, major baseball, or major men's ice hockey programs) has the highest operating expenses per participant? What is that number? Which Olympic/non-revenue sport has the lowest operating expenses per participant? What is that number? What are some similarities and differences in Olympic/non-revenue sports among the schools?
E. What are the average annual salaries for men's sports assistant coaches? What are the average annual salaries for women's sports assistant coaches? What are some similarities and differences in assistant coach salaries among the schools?
F. Overall, based on your responses above, evaluate the financial efficiency in athletics for each of the schools you chose. Which school is most efficiency and/or stable? Which is least? In what areas could the schools improve their financial efficiency?