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College Athletics Database
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Where the Money Goes
Total Expenses
Total athletic operating expenses, including athletic scholarship costs.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 6.06 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $151,144,861.00 | $160,302,475.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Student-Athlete Meals (Non-Travel)
Meal allowance and food/snacks provided to student-athletes outside of competition travel.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 14.72 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $4,211,563.00 | $4,831,449.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Excess Transfers Back
Positive net revenues generated by athletics and transferred to the institution for non-athletics purposes. These funds are in excess of the transfers subtracted from the institutional and governmental funds allocated to athletics.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 0.00 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Total Coaching Severance
Payments and benefits made for coaches and/or administrative staff no longer employed by the school.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| -90.06 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $1,330,394.00 | $132,250.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Other Expenses
Expenses related to the following categories: Sports equipment, uniforms and supplies, fundraising, marketing and promotion, sports camps, spirit groups, direct overhead and administrative expenses, indirect institutional support, membership and dues, student-athlete meals, and, other operating expenses.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 33.63 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $16,204,443.00 | $21,653,631.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Medical
Medical expenses and medical insurance premiums.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 4.54 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $2,081,403.00 | $2,175,857.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Competition Guarantees
Amounts paid to visiting participating institutions, including per diems and/or travel and meals.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| -41.30 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $5,942,843.00 | $3,488,218.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Recruiting
Spending on transportation, lodging, meals, and other personnel and administrative expenses relating to recruitment of prospective student-athletes.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 9.88 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $2,039,354.00 | $2,240,883.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Game Expenses and Travel
Game expenses relate to competition expenses other than travel. Travel relates to spending on transportation, lodging, meals, and incidentals related to preseason, regular season, and post-season competition.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 18.14 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $16,753,112.00 | $19,792,593.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Facilities, Debt Service, and Equipment
Facility expenses include debt service, leases, and rental fees for athletic facilities. This includes overhead and administrative expenses. Equipment expenses includes spending for items provided to teams, including in-kind equipment.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| -5.04 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $36,555,225.00 | $34,712,266.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Coaches Compensation
Coaches compensation includes bonuses and benefits, but not severance payments. This category includes direct payment and bonuses to coaches from the institution and from a third party.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| -0.24 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $34,108,484.00 | $34,025,422.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Non-Coaching Athletics Staff Compensation
Support and administrative staff compensation includes bonuses and benefits paid to all administrative and support staff. This category includes direct payment from the institution and payment from a third party. Severance payments for former coaches and administrators are also included.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 21.47 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $19,176,955.00 | $23,293,352.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Athletic Student Aid
Total expenses for athletic student aid, including tuition and fees, room and board, books, summer school, tuition discounts, and waivers, including aid given to student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility or who are inactive due to medical reasons.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 9.54 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $12,741,085.00 | $13,956,554.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Where the Money Comes From
Total Revenues
Total revenues for the athletics program minus “Less Transfers to the Institution.” [i]
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 10.52 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $151,483,092.00 | $167,417,806.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Other Revenue
Revenue from the following categories: Compensation and benefits provided by a third party; game program, novelty, parking and concession sales; sports camps and clinics; athletics restricted endowment and investments income; and, other operating revenue.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| -18.33 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $15,412,433.00 | $12,587,972.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Corporate Sponsorship, Advertising, Licensing
Revenue generated by the institution from royalties, licensing, advertisements and sponsorships.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 13.07 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $11,638,182.00 | $13,159,689.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Donor Contributions
Funds contributed from individuals, corporations, associations, foundations, clubs or other organizations external to the athletics program above the face value for tickets.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 40.70 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $32,595,258.00 | $45,861,913.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Competition Guarantees
Revenue received from participation in away or neutral-site games.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| -100.00 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $170,273.00 | $0.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Conference/NCAA Distributions, Media Rights, and Post-Season Football
Revenue received from the NCAA (including championships) and athletics conferences, media rights, and post-season football bowl games.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 1.37 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $64,600,117.00 | $65,487,010.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Ticket Sales
Revenue received from ticket sales for all NCAA-sponsored sports at an institution.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 12.32 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $26,416,829.00 | $29,671,222.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Institutional/Government Support
Revenue received from governments, direct funds from the institution for athletics operations, and costs covered and services provided by the institution to athletics (and for athletics debt) but not charged to athletics.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 0.00 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $0.00 | $0.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Student Fees
Fees paid by student and allocated for the restricted use of the athletics department.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| 0.00 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $650,000.00 | $650,000.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Athletics Debt
Athletics Related Debt
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| -3.87 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $244,595,021.00 | $235,125,162.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.
Annual Debt Service, Leases and Rental Fees on Athletic Facilities
Payment of principal and interest on athletic facilities debt, leases and rental fees in the reporting year.
NOTE: NCAA definitional changes increased, for some institutions, the amounts reported in this area beginning in 2014-15.
| 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| University of Iowa | |
| -17.41 (percent change in dollars) from 2022-2023 | |
| $23,342,339.00 | $19,279,462.00 |
Amounts reflect current dollars.