Texas and Washington, D.C., see the highest revenues from college athletics, according to data obtained from the U.S. Department of Education.
According to data gathered by the Higher Education Tribune on revenue generated from college athletics from both public and private schools at all levels, with 67 schools, Texas has the highest total revenue from college athletics at approximately $1.15 billion, just over $17 million per school. The University of Texas brings in the most revenue at $182 million. Per capita, Texas sees $43 per person of revenue from college athletics.
If broken down per capita, Washington, D.C., ranks highest with $155 of revenue per person in the population. Of the eight D.C. schools, Georgetown University brings in the most at $37.7 million. D.C. ranked 38th on the list of total revenue with approximately $104 million.
Other high-ranking states per capita include Nebraska ($112 per person), Alabama ($107 per person), Iowa ($105 per person) and Oklahoma ($103 per person). By total revenue, the top five states were Texas, California ($1.08 billion), Pennsylvania ($790.7 million), New York ($731.8 million) and Florida ($728.6 million).
Alaska ranks last on the total revenue list with $19.5 million, while Nevada is last per capita with $25 per person.
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Top Athletic Revenue by state
The table below shows how much in revenue each state sees from college athletics, according to U.S. Department of Education.
| State | # of schools | Total Revenue | Top School (Revenue) |
| Texas | 67 | $1,148,456,207 | Univ. of Texas ($182,104,126) |
| California | 79 | $1,082,932,418 | Stanford Univ. ($112,036,255) |
| Pennsylvania | 98 | $790,745,870 | Penn State Univ. ($132,306,528) |
| New York | 107 | $731,852,458 | Syracuse Univ. ($82,676,041) |
| Florida | 25 | $728,608,326 | Univ. of Florida ($134,033,664) |
| North Carolina | 48 | $700,958,483 | Duke Univ. ($91,971,836) |
| Ohio | 56 | $631,531,521 | Ohio State Univ. ($169,904,847) |
| Virginia | 36 | $551,447,275 | Univ. of Virginia ($100,632,835) |
| Indiana | 40 | $525,937,061 | Univ. of Notre Dame ($134,211,095) |
| Alabama | 26 | $519,463,405 | Univ. of Alabama ($164,005,589) |
| Michigan | 35 | $500,970,036 | Univ. of Michigan ($146,219,589) |
| Tennessee | 33 | $499,674,723 | Univ. of Tennessee ($135,949,847) |
| Illinois | 51 | $468,796,083 | Univ. of Illinois ($78,395,389) |
| South Carolina | 32 | $443,098,894 | Univ. of South Carolina ($122,331,092) |
| Georgia | 42 | $409,579,956 | Univ. of Georgia ($123,841,268) |
| Oklahoma | 25 | $400,919,708 | Univ. of Oklahoma ($150,371,578) |
| Kentucky | 26 | $390,716,181 | Univ. of Kentucky ($124,006,908) |
| Massachusetts | 53 | $388,420,441 | Boston College ($71,314,082) |
| Louisiana | 21 | $338,502,309 | Louisiana State ($141,456,764) |
| Missouri | 37 | $333,043,125 | Univ. of Missouri ($91,573,174) |
| Iowa | 27 | $327,727,025 | Univ. of Iowa ($117,002,340) |
| Kansas | 24 | $297,552,674 | Univ. of Kansas ($94,697,418) |
| Washington | 17 | $276,069,248 | Univ. of Washington ($107,154,560) |
| Connecticut | 19 | $274,123,061 | Univ. of Connecticut ($79,267,924) |
| Oregon | 18 | $259,026,921 | Univ. of Oregon ($92,375,046) |
| Mississippi | 14 | $254,871,408 | Ole Miss ($98,377,760) |
| New Jersey | 28 | $254,394,039 | Rutgers Univ. ($78,845,894) |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $252,475,332 | Univ. of Wisconsin ($130,045,544) |
| Colorado | 16 | $236,175,589 | Univ. of Colorado ($77,276,890) |
| Arkansas | 19 | $226,806,581 | Univ. of Arkansas ($127,316,374) |
| Minnesota | 29 | $219,070,053 | Univ. of Minnesota ($107,705,479) |
| Arizona | 6 | $219,041,539 | Arizona State ($92,146,148) |
| Maryland | 20 | $217,913,969 | Univ. of Maryland ($94,101,697) |
| Utah | 8 | $211,519,726 | Univ. of Utah ($703,464,405) |
| Nebraska | 14 | $211,422,825 | Univ. of Nebraska ($109,967,175) |
| West Virginia | 18 | $188,609,309 | Univ. of West Virginia ($91,412,352) |
| Rhode Island | 8 | $105,165,854 | Providence College ($30,751,094) |
| D.C. | 8 | $104,132,542 | Georgetown Univ. ($37,745,393) |
| New Hampshire | 11 | $88,887,496 | Univ. of New Hampshire ($29,173,087) |
| Idaho | 6 | $81,912,376 | Idaho State ($36,099,264) |
| New Mexico | 7 | $75,139,554 | Univ. of New Mexico ($35,338,508) |
| North Dakota | 8 | $70,746,588 | North Dakota State ($25,278,776) |
| Nevada | 3 | $70,115,732 | Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas ($39,010,843) |
| Montana | 9 | $68,488,192 | Univ. of Montana ($20,231,317) |
| South Dakota | 11 | $65,726,181 | South Dakota St. ($14,370,734) |
| Hawaii | 5 | $59,531,792 | Univ. of Hawaii ($41,997,257) |
| Maine | 14 | $54,717,727 | Univ. of Maine ($18,817,295) |
| Delaware | 5 | $53,413,634 | Univ. of Delaware ($30,851,418) |
| Vermont | 11 | $37,774,791 | Univ. of Vermont ($17,874,475) |
| Wyoming | 1 | $35,450,681 | Univ. of Wyoming ($35,450,681) |
| Alaska | 2 | $19,504,634 | Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage ($12,962,142) |
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Per Capita Athletic Revenue by State
The table below shows how much revenue per capita each state sees from college athletics, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
| State | Total Revenue | Population | Revenue Per Person |
| D.C. | $104,132,542 | 672,228 | $155 |
| Nebraska | $211,422,825 | 1,881,503 | $112 |
| Alabama | $519,463,405 | 4,849,377 | $107 |
| Iowa | $327,727,025 | 3,107,126 | $105 |
| Oklahoma | $400,919,708 | 3,878,051 | $103 |
| Kansas | $297,552,674 | 2,904,021 | $102 |
| West Virginia | $188,609,309 | 1,850,326 | $102 |
| Rhode Island | $105,165,854 | 1,055,173 | $100 |
| North Dakota | $70,746,588 | 739,482 | $96 |
| South Carolina | $443,098,894 | 4,832,482 | $92 |
| Kentucky | $390,716,181 | 4,413,457 | $89 |
| Mississippi | $254,871,408 | 2,984,926 | $85 |
| Indiana | $525,937,061 | 6,596,855 | $80 |
| South Dakota | $65,726,181 | 853,175 | $77 |
| Tennessee | $499,674,723 | 6,549,352 | $76 |
| Connecticut | $274,123,061 | 3,596,677 | $76 |
| Arkansas | $226,806,581 | 2,994,079 | $76 |
| Louisiana | $338,502,309 | 4,649,676 | $73 |
| Utah | $211,519,726 | 2,942,902 | $72 |
| North Carolina | $700,958,483 | 9,943,964 | $70 |
| New Hampshire | $88,887,496 | 1,326,813 | $67 |
| Montana | $68,488,192 | 1,023,579 | $67 |
| Virginia | $551,447,275 | 8,326,289 | $66 |
| Oregon | $259,026,921 | 3,970,239 | $65 |
| Pennsylvania | $790,745,870 | 12,787,209 | $62 |
| Wyoming | $35,450,681 | 584,153 | $61 |
| Vermont | $37,774,791 | 626,011 | $60 |
| Massachusetts | $388,420,441 | 6,745,408 | $58 |
| Delaware | $53,413,634 | 935,614 | $57 |
| Missouri | $333,043,125 | 6,063,589 | $55 |
| Ohio | $631,531,521 | 11,594,163 | $54 |
| Michigan | $500,970,036 | 9,909,877 | $51 |
| Idaho | $81,912,376 | 1,634,464 | $50 |
| Colorado | $236,175,589 | 5,355,856 | $44 |
| Wisconsin | $252,475,332 | 5,757,564 | $44 |
| Texas | $1,148,456,207 | 26,956,958 | $43 |
| Hawaii | $59,531,792 | 1,419,561 | $42 |
| Maine | $54,717,727 | 1,330,089 | $41 |
| Georgia | $409,579,956 | 10,097,343 | $41 |
| Minnesota | $219,070,053 | 5,457,173 | $40 |
| Washington | $276,069,248 | 7,061,530 | $39 |
| New York | $731,852,458 | 19,746,227 | $37 |
| Florida | $728,608,326 | 19,893,297 | $37 |
| Maryland | $217,913,969 | 5,976,407 | $36 |
| Illinois | $468,796,083 | 12,880,580 | $36 |
| New Mexico | $75,139,554 | 2,085,572 | $36 |
| Arizona | $219,041,539 | 6,731,484 | $33 |
| New Jersey | $254,394,039 | 8,938,175 | $28 |
| California | $1,082,932,418 | 38,802,500 | $28 |
| Alaska | $19,504,634 | 737,732 | $26 |
| Nevada | $70,115,732 | 2,839,099 | $25 |
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