Louisiana State University baseball tops the list of highest grossing programs, reporting more than $6.4 million – or $182,464 per athlete – in 2016, followed by Florida State University ($6 million), Vanderbilt ($5.9 million), UT Austin ($7 million) and University of Mississippi ($5 million), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education compiles athletics data annually from more than 2,000 schools receiving federal financial aid.
More than 1,600 of those schools have baseball programs. In all, they grossed nearly $684 million in 2016.
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Top 200 baseball programs by revenue
| School | State | Division | Total Undergraduates | Baseball players | Baseball team revenue | Revenue per athlete |
| Louisiana State University | LA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 23,036 | 35 | $6,386,244 | $182,464 |
| Florida State University | FL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 29,051 | 38 | $5,964,646 | $156,964 |
| Vanderbilt University | TN | NCAA Division I-FBS | 6,808 | 33 | $5,888,446 | $178,438 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 37,026 | 37 | $5,671,295 | $153,278 |
| University of Mississippi | MS | NCAA Division I-FBS | 17,649 | 34 | $4,979,550 | $146,457 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | SC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 23,947 | 40 | $4,774,459 | $119,361 |
| Texas Christian University | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 8,591 | 33 | $4,360,191 | $132,127 |
| University of Arkansas | AR | NCAA Division I-FBS | 19,774 | 40 | $4,050,636 | $101,266 |
| Oregon State University | OR | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,395 | 36 | $3,955,661 | $109,879 |
| Mississippi State University | MS | NCAA Division I-FBS | 16,134 | 33 | $3,591,201 | $108,824 |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | VA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,420 | 35 | $3,546,486 | $101,328 |
| Baylor University | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 14,087 | 37 | $3,214,301 | $86,873 |
| Texas A & M University-College Station | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 44,975 | 35 | $3,125,282 | $89,294 |
| Rice University | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 3,824 | 40 | $3,119,362 | $77,984 |
| Coastal Carolina University | SC | Other | 8,828 | 45 | $2,794,969 | $62,110 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | MO | NCAA Division I-FBS | 24,060 | 36 | $2,688,562 | $74,682 |
| West Virginia University | WV | NCAA Division I-FBS | 20,524 | 36 | $2,402,944 | $66,748 |
| East Carolina University | NC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 19,698 | 35 | $2,397,558 | $68,502 |
| Tulane University of Louisiana | LA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 6,487 | 34 | $2,331,945 | $68,587 |
| Boston College | MA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 9,486 | 35 | $2,196,419 | $62,755 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 21,199 | 43 | $2,190,676 | $50,946 |
| University of Houston | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 25,399 | 36 | $2,159,462 | $59,985 |
| Wake Forest University | NC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 4,899 | 35 | $2,158,789 | $61,680 |
| Gonzaga University | WA | NCAA Division I without football | 5,029 | 35 | $2,142,059 | $61,202 |
| California State University-Long Beach | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 27,804 | 37 | $2,100,975 | $56,783 |
| University of Southern California | CA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,070 | 35 | $2,029,310 | $57,980 |
| Dallas Baptist University | TX | NCAA Division II without football | 2,374 | 34 | $2,029,130 | $59,680 |
| Brigham Young University-Provo | UT | NCAA Division I-FBS | 28,012 | 35 | $1,969,855 | $56,282 |
| Clemson University | SC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 17,849 | 36 | $1,937,703 | $53,825 |
| University of Miami | FL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 10,102 | 35 | $1,927,197 | $55,063 |
| Liberty University | VA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 27,100 | 46 | $1,923,345 | $41,812 |
| Wichita State University | KS | NCAA Division I without football | 8,566 | 45 | $1,874,757 | $41,661 |
| University of San Francisco | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 6,413 | 34 | $1,810,849 | $53,260 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | LA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 12,859 | 38 | $1,801,904 | $47,419 |
| Creighton University | NE | NCAA Division I without football | 3,970 | 35 | $1,799,541 | $51,415 |
| Santa Clara University | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 5,333 | 37 | $1,751,148 | $47,328 |
| California State University-Fresno | CA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,828 | 37 | $1,746,844 | $47,212 |
| Duke University | NC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 6,449 | 38 | $1,712,102 | $45,055 |
| University of California-Berkeley | CA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 28,107 | 35 | $1,711,186 | $48,891 |
| Pepperdine University | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 3,220 | 36 | $1,684,559 | $46,793 |
| University of the Pacific | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 3,375 | 41 | $1,678,623 | $40,942 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | HI | NCAA Division I-FBS | 10,676 | 39 | $1,675,586 | $42,964 |
| Midland University | NE | NAIA Division II | 1,168 | 94 | $1,655,720 | $17,614 |
| California State University-Fullerton | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 27,925 | 31 | $1,648,842 | $53,188 |
| Stetson University | FL | NCAA Division I-FCS | 3,017 | 36 | $1,623,877 | $45,108 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | NE | NCAA Division I-FBS | 19,381 | 41 | $1,586,242 | $38,689 |
| San Diego State University | CA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 26,530 | 34 | $1,570,739 | $46,198 |
| Texas Tech University | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 26,588 | 35 | $1,554,631 | $44,418 |
| Radford University | VA | NCAA Division I without football | 8,091 | 35 | $1,546,503 | $44,186 |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | PA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,129 | 31 | $1,544,154 | $49,811 |
| University of San Diego | CA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 5,433 | 36 | $1,543,727 | $42,881 |
| Saint Mary's College of California | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 2,590 | 38 | $1,528,583 | $40,226 |
| University of Portland | OR | NCAA Division I without football | 3,708 | 35 | $1,504,142 | $42,975 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | MS | NCAA Division I-FBS | 10,242 | 37 | $1,496,202 | $40,438 |
| University of Nevada-Reno | NV | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,390 | 35 | $1,493,239 | $42,664 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus | NM | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,732 | 37 | $1,489,207 | $40,249 |
| Loyola Marymount University | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 5,987 | 38 | $1,477,794 | $38,889 |
| University of South Alabama | AL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 9,596 | 35 | $1,477,257 | $42,207 |
| Oral Roberts University | OK | NCAA Division I without football | 2,601 | 34 | $1,466,704 | $43,138 |
| St John's University-New York | NY | NCAA Division I without football | 11,468 | 35 | $1,462,548 | $41,787 |
| George Washington University | DC | NCAA Division I without football | 10,343 | 34 | $1,459,841 | $42,937 |
| Northeastern University | MA | NCAA Division I without football | 13,345 | 37 | $1,455,381 | $39,335 |
| University of California-Irvine | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 26,876 | 35 | $1,451,081 | $41,459 |
| James Madison University | VA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 18,467 | 40 | $1,448,667 | $36,217 |
| California State University-Northridge | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 29,056 | 40 | $1,447,624 | $36,191 |
| Old Dominion University | VA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,173 | 37 | $1,445,813 | $39,076 |
| University of Connecticut | CT | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,538 | 35 | $1,407,122 | $40,203 |
| Lipscomb University | TN | NCAA Division I without football | 2,651 | 31 | $1,398,834 | $45,124 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | NCAA Division I-FBS | 33,939 | 35 | $1,397,838 | $39,938 |
| Fordham University | NY | NCAA Division I-FCS | 8,725 | 42 | $1,381,269 | $32,887 |
| Central Michigan University | MI | NCAA Division I-FBS | 17,077 | 35 | $1,377,632 | $39,361 |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | OH | NCAA Division I-FBS | 21,445 | 38 | $1,361,457 | $35,828 |
| Seattle University | WA | NCAA Division I without football | 4,463 | 34 | $1,360,289 | $40,009 |
| Grand Canyon University | AZ | NCAA Division I without football | 14,542 | 32 | $1,347,360 | $42,105 |
| Robert Morris University Illinois | IL | NAIA Division II | 2,253 | 126 | $1,345,435 | $10,678 |
| California State University-Sacramento | CA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 23,181 | 37 | $1,336,125 | $36,111 |
| Missouri State University-Springfield | MO | NCAA Division I-FCS | 15,008 | 32 | $1,329,270 | $41,540 |
| Sam Houston State University | TX | NCAA Division I-FCS | 14,497 | 35 | $1,328,380 | $37,954 |
| University of Florida | FL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 30,583 | 31 | $1,323,053 | $42,679 |
| Seton Hall University | NJ | NCAA Division I without football | 5,484 | 35 | $1,317,799 | $37,651 |
| Furman University | SC | NCAA Division I-FCS | 2,691 | 46 | $1,312,672 | $28,536 |
| Stony Brook University | NY | NCAA Division I-FCS | 15,729 | 33 | $1,312,180 | $39,763 |
| Arizona State University-Tempe | AZ | NCAA Division I-FBS | 38,761 | 34 | $1,308,098 | $38,473 |
| Austin Peay State University | TN | NCAA Division I-FCS | 6,935 | 38 | $1,304,945 | $34,341 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 19,650 | 35 | $1,294,610 | $36,989 |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | NV | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,237 | 35 | $1,286,333 | $36,752 |
| University of Memphis | TN | NCAA Division I-FBS | 12,372 | 35 | $1,273,995 | $36,400 |
| University of South Florida-Main Campus | FL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 23,603 | 35 | $1,273,081 | $36,374 |
| College of Charleston | SC | NCAA Division I without football | 9,470 | 35 | $1,269,115 | $36,260 |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | NY | NCAA Division III with football | 6,197 | 37 | $1,268,506 | $34,284 |
| Western Kentucky University | KY | NCAA Division I-FBS | 12,967 | 43 | $1,257,367 | $29,241 |
| Hofstra University | NY | NCAA Division I without football | 6,462 | 32 | $1,251,470 | $39,108 |
| Elon University | NC | NCAA Division I-FCS | 5,854 | 37 | $1,243,365 | $33,604 |
| Campbell University | NC | NCAA Division I-FCS | 3,734 | 39 | $1,239,964 | $31,794 |
| Citadel Military College of South Carolina | SC | NCAA Division I-FCS | 2,503 | 50 | $1,238,426 | $24,769 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | NC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 20,818 | 36 | $1,237,263 | $34,368 |
| San Jose State University | CA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 21,569 | 35 | $1,231,567 | $35,188 |
| Saint Joseph's University | PA | NCAA Division I without football | 4,649 | 34 | $1,223,869 | $35,996 |
| Mercer University | GA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 4,012 | 35 | $1,211,712 | $34,620 |
| University of Hartford | CT | NCAA Division I without football | 4,506 | 36 | $1,209,787 | $33,605 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | NCAA Division I without football | 20,050 | 36 | $1,207,227 | $33,534 |
| Bradley University | IL | NCAA Division I without football | 4,278 | 36 | $1,197,127 | $33,254 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | AL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 8,941 | 36 | $1,195,193 | $33,200 |
| The University of Alabama | AL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 29,071 | 36 | $1,182,296 | $32,842 |
| University of Arizona | AZ | NCAA Division I-FBS | 29,049 | 35 | $1,180,946 | $33,741 |
| Texas State University | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 28,180 | 35 | $1,168,606 | $33,389 |
| College of William and Mary | VA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 6,206 | 36 | $1,162,590 | $32,294 |
| Kent State University at Kent | OH | NCAA Division I-FBS | 19,034 | 37 | $1,162,108 | $31,408 |
| University of Iowa | IA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 20,690 | 40 | $1,156,272 | $28,907 |
| Saint Louis University | MO | NCAA Division I without football | 6,672 | 35 | $1,154,778 | $32,994 |
| Missouri Baptist University | MO | NAIA Division I | 1,433 | 61 | $1,153,230 | $18,905 |
| Eastern Michigan University | MI | NCAA Division I-FBS | 12,714 | 35 | $1,145,636 | $32,732 |
| Indiana Institute of Technology | IN | NAIA Division II | 4,302 | 82 | $1,143,816 | $13,949 |
| Northern Kentucky University | KY | NCAA Division I without football | 9,119 | 37 | $1,136,526 | $30,717 |
| Miami University-Oxford | OH | NCAA Division I-FBS | 16,109 | 35 | $1,135,212 | $32,435 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | OK | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,330 | 43 | $1,134,162 | $26,376 |
| Lamar University | TX | NCAA Division I-FCS | 6,161 | 33 | $1,127,622 | $34,170 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | OH | NCAA Division I-FBS | 17,794 | 35 | $1,123,420 | $32,098 |
| University of Central Florida | FL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 38,228 | 34 | $1,115,767 | $32,817 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 17,828 | 45 | $1,114,692 | $24,771 |
| Ball State University | IN | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,018 | 37 | $1,110,590 | $30,016 |
| University at Buffalo | NY | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,732 | 32 | $1,103,357 | $34,480 |
| Butler University | IN | Other | 4,171 | 35 | $1,079,377 | $30,839 |
| Bryant University | RI | NCAA Division I-FCS | 3,399 | 31 | $1,075,779 | $34,703 |
| Georgetown University | DC | NCAA Division I-FCS | 6,874 | 30 | $1,071,377 | $35,713 |
| Louisiana Tech University | LA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 7,434 | 34 | $1,067,519 | $31,398 |
| California Baptist University | CA | NCAA Division II without football | 5,878 | 37 | $1,066,047 | $28,812 |
| Samford University | AL | NCAA Division I-FCS | 3,204 | 36 | $1,060,994 | $29,472 |
| Georgia State University | GA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 19,062 | 37 | $1,060,429 | $28,660 |
| University of Delaware | DE | NCAA Division I-FCS | 17,736 | 34 | $1,055,245 | $31,037 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | NM | NCAA Division I-FBS | 9,825 | 35 | $1,048,284 | $29,951 |
| Jacksonville University | FL | NCAA Division I-FCS | 2,113 | 32 | $1,044,100 | $32,628 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | NC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 20,257 | 31 | $1,043,030 | $33,646 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | NCAA Division I-FBS | 19,995 | 35 | $1,026,995 | $29,343 |
| Faulkner University | AL | NAIA Division I | 1,779 | 61 | $1,020,611 | $16,731 |
| Marshall University | WV | NCAA Division I-FBS | 7,917 | 35 | $1,020,054 | $29,144 |
| University of Oregon | OR | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,309 | 39 | $1,012,030 | $25,949 |
| University of Evansville | IN | NCAA Division I without football | 2,015 | 33 | $1,008,407 | $30,558 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | TN | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,985 | 39 | $1,008,009 | $25,846 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio | OH | NAIA Division II | 3,415 | 98 | $1,006,977 | $10,275 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | TX | NCAA Division I without football | 16,663 | 34 | $1,000,854 | $29,437 |
| High Point University | NC | NCAA Division I without football | 4,476 | 38 | $993,348 | $26,141 |
| Kennesaw State University | GA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 24,171 | 39 | $993,292 | $25,469 |
| Menlo College | CA | NAIA Division I | 760 | 33 | $993,188 | $30,097 |
| Georgia Southern University | GA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,912 | 35 | $984,175 | $28,119 |
| University of Rhode Island | RI | NCAA Division I-FCS | 12,422 | 33 | $983,842 | $29,813 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | FL | NCAA Division I without football | 10,809 | 35 | $982,120 | $28,061 |
| Indiana State University | IN | NCAA Division I-FCS | 9,347 | 36 | $980,270 | $27,230 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | IL | NCAA Division I without football | 16,408 | 35 | $980,248 | $28,007 |
| Bethany College | KS | NAIA Division II | 640 | 68 | $971,882 | $14,292 |
| Florida International University | FL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 25,920 | 35 | $971,234 | $27,750 |
| University of California-Riverside | CA | NCAA Division I without football | 19,533 | 34 | $970,070 | $28,531 |
| Villanova University | PA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 6,469 | 35 | $969,643 | $27,704 |
| Quinnipiac University | CT | NCAA Division I without football | 6,784 | 32 | $967,445 | $30,233 |
| Monmouth University | NJ | NCAA Division I-FCS | 4,484 | 37 | $965,915 | $26,106 |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | NC | NCAA Division I without football | 11,913 | 36 | $964,949 | $26,804 |
| Bethune-Cookman University | FL | NCAA Division I-FCS | 3,583 | 35 | $964,811 | $27,566 |
| Belmont University | TN | NCAA Division I without football | 5,925 | 31 | $963,101 | $31,068 |
| Georgetown College | KY | NAIA Division I | 917 | 59 | $955,134 | $16,189 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | TX | NCAA Division I-FCS | 4,488 | 39 | $953,206 | $24,441 |
| University of Richmond | VA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 2,998 | 33 | $948,005 | $28,727 |
| Appalachian State University | NC | NCAA Division I-FBS | 15,450 | 35 | $944,540 | $26,987 |
| Winthrop University | SC | NCAA Division I without football | 4,537 | 33 | $942,986 | $28,575 |
| Cumberland University | TN | NAIA Division I | 1,265 | 36 | $930,832 | $25,856 |
| Manhattan College | NY | NCAA Division I without football | 3,444 | 34 | $930,738 | $27,375 |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | NCAA Division I without football | 17,373 | 36 | $930,107 | $25,836 |
| Lewis-Clark State College | ID | NAIA Division I | 2,263 | 45 | $926,121 | $20,580 |
| Wofford College | SC | NCAA Division I-FCS | 1,664 | 35 | $924,912 | $26,426 |
| University of California-Davis | CA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 28,544 | 35 | $924,432 | $26,412 |
| Marymount California University | CA | NAIA Division II | 882 | 67 | $922,818 | $13,773 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus | OH | NCAA Division I without football | 9,582 | 33 | $913,983 | $27,696 |
| George Mason University | VA | NCAA Division I without football | 19,024 | 34 | $909,827 | $26,760 |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus | ND | NCAA Division I-FCS | 10,631 | 35 | $898,371 | $25,668 |
| Lindenwood University | MO | NCAA Division II with football | 6,755 | 103 | $893,353 | $8,673 |
| Illinois State University | IL | NCAA Division I-FCS | 17,420 | 41 | $893,216 | $21,786 |
| Abilene Christian University | TX | NCAA Division I-FCS | 3,550 | 35 | $891,207 | $25,463 |
| University of Toledo | OH | NCAA Division I-FBS | 12,810 | 34 | $889,102 | $26,150 |
| Auburn University | AL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 20,260 | 33 | $884,192 | $26,794 |
| Utah Valley University | UT | NCAA Division I without football | 16,975 | 39 | $882,328 | $22,624 |
| Washington State University | WA | NCAA Division I-FBS | 21,534 | 25 | $880,196 | $35,208 |
| Rollins College | FL | NCAA Division II without football | 2,450 | 64 | $877,378 | $13,709 |
| Eastern Kentucky University | KY | NCAA Division I-FCS | 11,002 | 40 | $876,520 | $21,913 |
| Saint Edward's University | TX | NCAA Division II without football | 3,608 | 59 | $876,248 | $14,852 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | LA | NCAA Division I-FCS | 9,010 | 37 | $873,416 | $23,606 |
| Western Michigan University | MI | NCAA Division I-FBS | 14,999 | 33 | $873,099 | $26,458 |
| Marist College | NY | NCAA Division I-FCS | 4,964 | 32 | $867,934 | $27,123 |
| Longwood University | VA | NCAA Division I without football | 3,951 | 32 | $865,872 | $27,059 |
| Hope International University | CA | NAIA Division I | 726 | 31 | $864,724 | $27,894 |
| Arkansas State University-Main Campus | AR | NCAA Division I-FBS | 7,248 | 34 | $863,520 | $25,398 |
| Northern Illinois University | IL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 12,323 | 35 | $861,772 | $24,622 |
| The University of Tampa | FL | NCAA Division II without football | 7,124 | 60 | $859,033 | $14,317 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | FL | NAIA Division II | 11,468 | 60 | $858,446 | $14,307 |
| Valparaiso University | IN | NCAA Division I-FCS | 3,196 | 34 | $854,524 | $25,133 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | TX | NCAA Division I-FCS | 9,571 | 35 | $850,954 | $24,313 |
| University of Maine | ME | NCAA Division I-FCS | 8,082 | 31 | $850,581 | $27,438 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | OK | NAIA Division II | 634 | 55 | $847,403 | $15,407 |
| Troy University | AL | NCAA Division I-FBS | 9,329 | 35 | $845,414 | $24,155 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | MA | NCAA Division I without football | 9,906 | 35 | $843,882 | $24,111 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | OK | NCAA Division I-FBS | 18,218 | 37 | $839,800 | $22,697 |
| Point University | GA | NAIA Division II | 1,219 | 59 | $839,113 | $14,222 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education
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