Where's the money come from?
$1.1 million – ticket sales
$7.4 million – student fees
$10 million – institutional support
UB also receives money from donors, opposing athletic teams, the NCAA,
program sales, athletic camps, and various other sources.
Total operating revenue: $25,385,008.73
Where's the money go?
$6.2 million – student-athlete aid
$3.6 million – coaching salaries
$4.4 million – support staff/administrative salaries (e.g. football secretary, athletic trainer)
$2.4 million – team travel
$2.6 million – equipment, uniforms, supplies
UB also spends money on recruiting, game day expenses, fundraising, medical expenses, and several other services.
Total operating expenses: $25,382,088.33
Just how much more money does Buffalo make off men's sports than women's?
Everyone knows women's sports are significantly less popular across the country than men's sports. However, with the surge of the women's World Cup team and the UConn women's basketball team in recent years, you'd expect the disparity between men's and women's sports to be shrinking.
Such is not the case at UB.
Money brought in via ticket sales:
Men's sports: $1,003,075.04
Women's sports: $107,285.37
Of the above figures, $894,101.86 of the revenue from men's sports comes from the football team's ticket sales.
Revenue brought in from away games:
Men's sports: $519,700
Women's sports: $0
Contributions from donors:
Men's sports: $116,534.74
Women's sports: $11,742.03
What's more important – rowing or men's basketball?
The obvious answer is the latter. Men's basketball brings in the second-most money and publicity among sports at UB. The university and its sports fans clearly know which is more important:
Money spent on camps:
Men's basketball: $34,659.83
Rowing: $67.94
It should be noted that there are only 15 men's basketball players, while there are 77 rowers, but the numbers still might shock you.
Cost of equipment, uniforms, and supplies:
Men's basketball: $34,659.83
Rowing: $36,737.59
Cost of team travel:
Men's basketball: $165,326.42
Rowing: $185,931.62
Miscellaneous operating expenses:
Men's basketball: $12,262.10
Rowing: $22,280.04
Email: sports@ubspectrum.com
