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Most profitable teams
Men's Basketball programs by revenue minus expenses, by division. Revenue is what the team reported — tickets, media, donations and any institutional support allocated to it — so a 'profit' is an accounting view, not cash in the bank.
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Division I
| # | School | Revenue minus expenses | Roster | Coaches | Budget | Revenue | APR | Admitted | Net price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Atlantic Coast Conference | $23M | 16 | 9 | $17M | $40M | 971 | 19% | $11k | |
| 2 | Duke University Atlantic Coast Conference | $21M | 15 | 6 | $32M | $53M | 958 | 7% | $23k | |
| 3 | Indiana University, Bloomington Big Ten Conference | $20M | 19 | 9 | $32M | $52M | 959 | 80% | $16k | |
| 4 | Syracuse University Atlantic Coast Conference | $16M | 17 | 5 | $16M | $32M | 970 | 42% | $52k | |
| 5 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville Southeastern Conference | $15M | 15 | 9 | $20M | $35M | 974 | 46% | $21k | |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Big Ten Conference | $14M | 14 | 6 | $21M | $35M | 948 | 44% | $14k | |
| 7 | Brigham Young University Big 12 Conference | $11M | 17 | 8 | $17M | $28M | 975 | 69% | $15k | |
| 8 | The Ohio State University Big Ten Conference | $10M | 16 | 9 | $13M | $23M | 965 | 51% | $20k | |
| 9 | University of Alabama Southeastern Conference | $9.2M | 20 | 5 | $15M | $24M | 990 | 76% | $22k | |
| 10 | University of Dayton Atlantic 10 Conference | $8.8M | 17 | 7 | $10M | $19M | 969 | 62% | $32k | |
| 11 | University of Utah Big 12 Conference | $8M | 18 | 6 | $9M | $17M | 946 | 87% | $13k | |
| 12 | University of Louisville Atlantic Coast Conference | $7.9M | 17 | 8 | $15M | $23M | 994 | 81% | $19k | |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Big Ten Conference | $7.4M | 17 | 8 | $12M | $20M | 990 | 43% | $14k | |
| 14 | North Carolina State University Atlantic Coast Conference | $7.1M | 15 | 7 | $12M | $19M | 954 | 40% | $15k | |
| 15 | Purdue University Big Ten Conference | $6.9M | 18 | 1 | $14M | $21M | 975 | 50% | $12k | |
| 16 | University of Michigan Big Ten Conference | $6.9M | 16 | 7 | $14M | $21M | 990 | 18% | $19k | |
| 17 | Oklahoma State University Big 12 Conference | $6.6M | 17 | 8 | $12M | $18M | 957 | 71% | $18k | |
| 18 | San Diego State University Pac-12 Conference | $6.2M | 17 | 7 | $9.1M | $15M | 975 | 34% | $20k | |
| 19 | Auburn University Southeastern Conference | $6M | 18 | 9 | $21M | $27M | 995 | 50% | $25k | |
| 20 | Gonzaga University Pac-12 Conference | $5.9M | 19 | 5 | $14M | $20M | 990 | 76% | $40k | |
| 21 | Creighton University BIG EAST Conference | $5.7M | 16 | 8 | $14M | $20M | 966 | 72% | $33k | |
| 22 | Marquette University BIG EAST Conference | $5.7M | 20 | 6 | $20M | $26M | 968 | 87% | $32k | |
| 23 | University of Georgia Southeastern Conference | $5.7M | 15 | 10 | $10M | $16M | 975 | 37% | $16k | |
| 24 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Big Ten Conference | $5.3M | 18 | 1 | $13M | $18M | 964 | 77% | $18k | |
| 25 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Mountain West Conference | $4.7M | 16 | 5 | $5.3M | $10M | 964 | 96% | $11k | |
| 26 | University of Missouri, Columbia Southeastern Conference | $4.5M | 18 | 13 | $14M | $19M | 958 | 77% | $20k | |
| 27 | University of South Carolina, Columbia Southeastern Conference | $4.4M | 14 | 1 | $11M | $15M | 966 | 61% | $26k | |
| 28 | Xavier University BIG EAST Conference | $4.3M | 20 | 7 | $12M | $16M | 967 | 88% | $32k | |
| 29 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Southeastern Conference | $4.1M | 15 | 1 | $21M | $25M | 958 | 72% | $17k | |
| 30 | Iowa State University Big 12 Conference | $4.1M | 15 | 8 | $10M | $14M | 949 | 89% | $17k | |
| 31 | University of Nevada, Reno Mountain West Conference | $3.9M | 14 | 6 | $5.1M | $9M | 950 | 85% | $17k | |
| 32 | University of Texas at El Paso Mountain West Conference | $3.9M | 16 | 7 | $3.7M | $7.6M | 941 | 100% | $10k | |
| 33 | University of Florida Southeastern Conference | $3.8M | 18 | 7 | $13M | $17M | 995 | 24% | $12k | |
| 34 | University of Miami (Florida) Atlantic Coast Conference | $3.5M | 14 | 8 | $14M | $18M | 968 | 19% | $41k | |
| 35 | University of Maryland, College Park Big Ten Conference | $3.5M | 15 | 8 | $13M | $16M | 959 | 45% | $16k | |
| 36 | University of Iowa Big Ten Conference | $3.4M | 17 | 5 | $13M | $17M | 960 | 85% | $20k | |
| 37 | Butler University BIG EAST Conference | $3.4M | 14 | 7 | $9.6M | $13M | 980 | 86% | $40k | |
| 38 | University of Colorado Boulder Big 12 Conference | $3.3M | 17 | 7 | $8.6M | $12M | 961 | 83% | $23k | |
| 39 | Georgia Institute of Technology Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.5M | 15 | 1 | $12M | $15M | 970 | 16% | $16k | |
| 40 | Louisiana State University Southeastern Conference | $2.5M | 16 | 8 | $11M | $14M | 942 | 74% | $22k | |
| 41 | University of Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast Conference | $2.4M | 16 | 6 | $11M | $14M | 968 | 50% | $24k | |
| 42 | Washington State University Pac-12 Conference | $2.3M | 14 | 6 | $4.3M | $6.6M | 959 | 85% | $18k | |
| 43 | Oregon State University Pac-12 Conference | $2.3M | 16 | 8 | $6.9M | $9.2M | 981 | 79% | $22k | |
| 44 | University of Kansas Big 12 Conference | $2.2M | 19 | 8 | $20M | $22M | 984 | 88% | $18k | |
| 45 | University of Washington Big Ten Conference | $1.7M | 16 | 7 | $12M | $13M | 1000 | 43% | $11k | |
| 46 | Murray State University Missouri Valley Conference | $1.5M | 16 | 5 | $2.8M | $4.3M | 954 | 86% | $10k | |
| 47 | Texas A&M University, College Station Southeastern Conference | $1.4M | 16 | 10 | $14M | $16M | 953 | 63% | $22k | |
| 48 | Michigan State University Big Ten Conference | $1.3M | 16 | 8 | $21M | $22M | 995 | 84% | $25k | |
| 49 | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte American Conference | $1.2M | 15 | 7 | $3.8M | $5M | 947 | 80% | $14k | |
| 50 | Davidson College Atlantic 10 Conference | $1.2M | 17 | 7 | $4.6M | $5.8M | 990 | 14% | $27k |
Division II
| # | School | Revenue minus expenses | Roster | Coaches | Budget | Revenue | APR | Admitted | Net price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University, San Bernardino California Collegiate Athletic Association | $726k | 16 | 1 | $1.4M | $2.1M | — | 98% | $7k | |
| 2 | Northwestern Oklahoma State University Great American Conference | $240k | 21 | 1 | $340k | $581k | — | 66% | $12k | |
| 3 | Ohio Dominican University Great Midwest Athletic Conference | $238k | 24 | 1 | $558k | $796k | — | 85% | $21k | |
| 4 | Bowie State University Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | $209k | 16 | 1 | $690k | $899k | — | 84% | $16k | |
| 5 | Lander University Peach Belt Conference | $171k | 17 | 1 | $800k | $971k | — | 68% | $15k | |
| 6 | Saint Leo University Sunshine State Conference | $156k | 39 | 1 | $647k | $803k | — | 72% | $19k | |
| 7 | Saint Anselm College Northeast 10 Conference | $146k | 14 | 1 | $1M | $1.2M | — | 78% | $35k | |
| 8 | St. Mary's University (Texas) Lone Star Conference | $140k | 16 | 1 | $897k | $1M | — | 89% | $21k | |
| 9 | Virginia Union University Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | $120k | 28 | 1 | $614k | $734k | — | 98% | $20k | |
| 10 | University of Findlay Great Midwest Athletic Conference | $110k | 24 | 1 | $752k | $862k | — | 86% | $26k | |
| 11 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | $109k | 16 | 1 | $523k | $632k | — | 95% | $22k | |
| 12 | Albany State University (Georgia) Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | $103k | 14 | 1 | $276k | $379k | — | — | $14k | |
| 13 | Northern Michigan University Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | $102k | 17 | 1 | $1.2M | $1.3M | — | 70% | $18k | |
| 14 | Biola University Pacific West Conference | $97k | 17 | 1 | $940k | $1M | — | 60% | $31k | |
| 15 | Fort Hays State University Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | $85k | 16 | 1 | $698k | $783k | — | 92% | $14k | |
| 16 | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Conference Carolinas | $80k | 17 | 1 | $390k | $470k | — | 92% | $10k | |
| 17 | Ouachita Baptist University Great American Conference | $75k | 15 | 1 | $615k | $691k | — | 69% | $22k | |
| 18 | King University Conference Carolinas | $70k | 25 | 1 | $483k | $553k | — | 54% | $23k | |
| 19 | Fairmont State University Mountain East Conference | $69k | 20 | 1 | $841k | $910k | — | 99% | $11k | |
| 20 | Clayton State University Peach Belt Conference | $69k | 18 | 1 | $409k | $478k | — | 71% | $9k | |
| 21 | St. Edward's University Lone Star Conference | $67k | 15 | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | — | 84% | $28k | |
| 22 | University of Alaska Fairbanks Great Northwest Athletic Conference | $67k | 15 | 1 | $647k | $714k | — | — | $10k | |
| 23 | Oklahoma Baptist University Great American Conference | $63k | 14 | 1 | $715k | $778k | — | 56% | $25k | |
| 24 | Walsh University Great Midwest Athletic Conference | $62k | 26 | 1 | $639k | $701k | — | 78% | $21k | |
| 25 | Pennsylvania Western University, California Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | $61k | 49 | 1 | $1.5M | $1.6M | — | 94% | $20k | |
| 26 | Pennsylvania Western University, Clarion Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | $61k | 49 | 1 | $1.5M | $1.6M | — | 94% | $20k | |
| 27 | Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | $61k | 49 | 1 | $1.5M | $1.6M | — | 94% | $20k | |
| 28 | Angelo State University Lone Star Conference | $61k | 14 | 1 | $621k | $682k | — | 79% | $13k | |
| 29 | Gannon University Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | $59k | 14 | 1 | $979k | $1M | — | 77% | $24k | |
| 30 | University of North Georgia Peach Belt Conference | $57k | 14 | 1 | $772k | $830k | — | 72% | $12k | |
| 31 | Southern Nazarene University Great American Conference | $57k | 30 | 1 | $791k | $848k | — | — | $20k | |
| 32 | Sul Ross State University Lone Star Conference | $56k | 15 | 1 | $146k | $202k | — | 96% | $12k | |
| 33 | University of Charleston (West Virginia) Mountain East Conference | $51k | 20 | 1 | $559k | $610k | — | 65% | $21k | |
| 34 | Bentley University Northeast 10 Conference | $49k | 15 | 1 | $1.3M | $1.4M | — | 48% | $44k | |
| 35 | Oklahoma Christian University Lone Star Conference | $49k | 18 | 1 | $601k | $650k | — | 97% | $22k | |
| 36 | Carson-Newman University South Atlantic Conference | $45k | 14 | 1 | $751k | $796k | — | 68% | $20k | |
| 37 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California Collegiate Athletic Association | $43k | 17 | 1 | $786k | $829k | — | 74% | $12k | |
| 38 | Palm Beach Atlantic University Sunshine State Conference | $42k | 18 | 1 | $672k | $714k | — | 88% | $31k | |
| 39 | Lincoln University (Missouri) Great Lakes Valley Conference | $41k | 15 | 1 | $567k | $608k | — | — | $13k | |
| 40 | Thomas More University Great Midwest Athletic Conference | $38k | 19 | 1 | $493k | $531k | — | 97% | $21k | |
| 41 | Augusta University Peach Belt Conference | $38k | 14 | 1 | $606k | $645k | — | 89% | $13k | |
| 42 | Clark Atlanta University Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | $38k | 16 | 1 | $817k | $855k | — | 65% | $30k | |
| 43 | Central Washington University Great Northwest Athletic Conference | $38k | 16 | 1 | $726k | $764k | — | 90% | $16k | |
| 44 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | $35k | 14 | 1 | $529k | $564k | — | 86% | $23k | |
| 45 | Assumption University Northeast 10 Conference | $34k | 19 | 1 | $769k | $804k | — | 87% | $29k | |
| 46 | Union University Gulf South Conference | $33k | 14 | 1 | $699k | $732k | — | 47% | $27k | |
| 47 | Spring Hill College Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | $32k | 15 | 1 | $643k | $675k | — | 59% | $20k | |
| 48 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | $31k | 16 | 1 | $621k | $652k | — | 79% | $22k | |
| 49 | Maryville University of Saint Louis Great Lakes Valley Conference | $30k | 14 | 1 | $692k | $722k | — | 94% | $27k | |
| 50 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | $28k | 17 | 1 | $746k | $775k | — | 93% | $15k |
Division III
| # | School | Revenue minus expenses | Roster | Coaches | Budget | Revenue | APR | Admitted | Net price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emory University University Athletic Association | $314k | 16 | 1 | $515k | $830k | — | 11% | $28k | |
| 2 | Huntingdon College Collegiate Conference of the South | $242k | 28 | 1 | $505k | $747k | — | 71% | $23k | |
| 3 | Benedictine University (Illinois) Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | $160k | 51 | 1 | $466k | $627k | — | 77% | $25k | |
| 4 | Swarthmore College Centennial Conference | $139k | 18 | 1 | $276k | $415k | — | 7% | $18k | |
| 5 | Hilbert College Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | $124k | 18 | 1 | $155k | $278k | — | 98% | $22k | |
| 6 | Wesleyan University (Connecticut) New England Small College Athletic Conference | $110k | 19 | 1 | $434k | $544k | — | 17% | $20k | |
| 7 | Bates College New England Small College Athletic Conference | $96k | 17 | 1 | $431k | $527k | — | 13% | $27k | |
| 8 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Liberty League | $92k | 20 | 1 | $245k | $338k | — | 58% | $36k | |
| 9 | University of New England Conference of New England | $86k | 20 | 1 | $190k | $276k | — | 89% | $39k | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | $81k | 19 | 1 | $203k | $284k | — | 85% | $16k | |
| 11 | Covenant College Collegiate Conference of the South | $77k | 20 | 1 | $167k | $244k | — | 82% | $25k | |
| 12 | Vermont State University Castleton Little East Conference | $76k | 68 | 1 | $488k | $564k | — | 83% | $21k | |
| 13 | Vermont State University-Johnson North Atlantic Conference | $76k | 68 | 1 | $488k | $564k | — | 83% | $21k | |
| 14 | Vermont State University Lyndon North Atlantic Conference | $76k | 68 | 1 | $488k | $564k | — | 83% | $21k | |
| 15 | Hardin-Simmons University American Southwest Conference | $75k | 21 | 1 | $254k | $329k | — | 97% | $21k | |
| 16 | Carthage College College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | $75k | 29 | 1 | $175k | $249k | — | 84% | $25k | |
| 17 | Linfield University Northwest Conference | $70k | 15 | 1 | $183k | $254k | — | 88% | $31k | |
| 18 | Wisconsin Lutheran College Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | $68k | 24 | 1 | $257k | $326k | — | 79% | $23k | |
| 19 | Maryville College (Tennessee) Southern Athletic Association | $68k | 18 | 1 | $226k | $294k | — | 66% | $21k | |
| 20 | Nazareth University Empire 8 | $57k | 17 | 1 | $223k | $280k | — | 79% | $31k | |
| 21 | Lancaster Bible College United East Conference | $57k | 31 | 1 | $202k | $259k | — | 95% | $23k | |
| 22 | Marywood University Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | $48k | 20 | 1 | $165k | $213k | — | 84% | $25k | |
| 23 | Whitworth University Northwest Conference | $47k | 17 | 1 | $326k | $373k | — | 87% | $27k | |
| 24 | The College of Wooster North Coast Athletic Conference | $46k | 25 | 1 | $259k | $304k | — | 54% | $30k | |
| 25 | Franklin College Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | $45k | 22 | 1 | $120k | $165k | — | 71% | $24k | |
| 26 | Johns Hopkins University Centennial Conference | $44k | 14 | 1 | $374k | $418k | — | 8% | $23k | |
| 27 | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | $43k | 17 | 1 | $255k | $298k | — | 73% | $44k | |
| 28 | University of Dubuque American Rivers Conference | $43k | 22 | 1 | $292k | $335k | — | 87% | $25k | |
| 29 | Carroll University (Wisconsin) College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | $42k | 20 | 1 | $218k | $261k | — | 58% | $25k | |
| 30 | University of Redlands Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | $42k | 31 | 1 | $459k | $500k | — | 81% | $28k | |
| 31 | Howard Payne University American Southwest Conference | $40k | 24 | 1 | $178k | $218k | — | 68% | $26k | |
| 32 | Eastern University Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | $40k | 36 | 1 | $171k | $211k | — | 94% | $22k | |
| 33 | York College (Pennsylvania) Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth | $40k | 19 | 1 | $177k | $217k | — | 94% | $21k | |
| 34 | Mississippi University for Women St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | $39k | 15 | 1 | $176k | $215k | — | 100% | $13k | |
| 35 | Trine University Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | $39k | 34 | 1 | $343k | $382k | — | 85% | $26k | |
| 36 | Ramapo College New Jersey Athletic Conference | $38k | 18 | 1 | $273k | $311k | — | 73% | $17k | |
| 37 | Pacific Lutheran University Northwest Conference | $37k | 17 | 1 | $229k | $266k | — | 81% | $24k | |
| 38 | The College of St. Scholastica Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | $37k | 19 | 1 | $175k | $212k | — | 94% | $24k | |
| 39 | Manhattanville University Skyline Conference | $37k | 22 | 1 | $124k | $161k | — | 85% | $25k | |
| 40 | Marymount University (Virginia) Atlantic East Conference | $36k | 17 | 1 | $189k | $225k | — | 81% | $28k | |
| 41 | Otterbein University Ohio Athletic Conference | $35k | 19 | 1 | $194k | $229k | — | 83% | $22k | |
| 42 | DeSales University Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom | $35k | 20 | 1 | $159k | $194k | — | 79% | $31k | |
| 43 | Rowan University New Jersey Athletic Conference | $35k | 16 | 1 | $259k | $293k | — | 78% | $22k | |
| 44 | Washington and Lee University Old Dominion Athletic Conf. | $34k | 16 | 1 | $247k | $282k | — | 17% | $25k | |
| 45 | Lycoming College Landmark Conference | $33k | 17 | 1 | $194k | $228k | — | 68% | $21k | |
| 46 | State University of New York at Geneseo Empire 8 | $33k | 17 | 1 | $243k | $276k | — | 64% | $19k | |
| 47 | Washington University in St. Louis University Athletic Association | $30k | 18 | 1 | $585k | $615k | — | 12% | $22k | |
| 48 | Mitchell College Great Northeast Athletic Conference | $30k | 19 | 1 | $51k | $80k | — | 73% | $32k | |
| 49 | Russell Sage College Empire 8 | $30k | 16 | 1 | $101k | $131k | — | 76% | $24k | |
| 50 | Wentworth Institute of Technology Conference of New England | $29k | 17 | 1 | $177k | $206k | — | 85% | $36k |
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