GPL: Minnesota Athletics Reports Record $163.6M in Revenue for FY25

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Minnesota Athletics Reports Record $163.6M in Revenue for FY25

The University of Minnesota reported an institutional record of $163.6M in revenue for athletics in their 2025 financial report. Minnesota men’s hockey revenue also hit new heights with $9.7M in revenue for FY25.

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Rutgers athletics hits record $78 million deficit. New AD says ‘It’s got to get better.’

The school spent a record $193 million on athletics even as its deficit grows

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[swede2]

Cut WBB.

 

[NotAFanOfBecky]

Cut WBB.

Was very surprised to see they lost so much money. They have a pretty good team this year (last year was decent too) and have some attendance at the barn usually for the games. Enough to make some profit per game I’d think but the road games must cost a lot because of so many games?

 

[Five for fighting]

I honestly did not know the all the Big 10 teams share in the significant revenue generated by those teams advancing in the playoffs. From the article: "The other significant item in the Minnesota budget to increase was $11.6M in revenue sharing from the College Football Playoff. Conferences can get revenue as schools earn their bids to the playoff and as they advance. Payouts start at $4 million for each of the 12 teams making the Playoff, $4 million for each of the eight teams advancing to the quarterfinals, $6 million for each of the four teams reaching the semifinals and an extra $6M for the two teams in the championship. The Big Ten earned $20M from Indiana, $14M from Oregon and $8M from Ohio State this year, and last year the conference earned $20M from Ohio State, $14M Penn State, $10M Oregon and $4M Indiana."

 

[proudgopher]

Cut WBB.

Read Title IX's requirements

 

[everybody knows my name]

Mens' basketball is going to go way into the black in the coming years. I foresee a big increase in the popularity of that team.

 

[GoGophersUMN]

If football is running at a $54 million profit and athletics in total is running at a $2 million profit, that means football is subsidizing over $50 million in losses from the other sports.

Lack of money shouldn't be an excuse for not having a good enough coaching staff or roster to compete. There's enough money coming in, it's just not being spent on the right programs.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

Was very surprised to see they lost so much money. They have a pretty good team this year (last year was decent too) and have some attendance at the barn usually for the games. Enough to make some profit per game I’d think but the road games must cost a lot because of so many games?

Expensive sport and their average cost per ticket is probably about 40% of what the men's team is I would guess. If they average 4000 fans at 20 per ticket that's only 80k per home game.

If Men average 9000 at 40 per ticket that's 360K per home game. Just spit balling numbers...

Lots of road trips too I am sure.

 

[WinMinGophers!]

Cut WBB.

I am not making a point either way. Some facts in the mix:

Under the new revenue sharing model, football will get 75% of the 20.5 million (I think it's that amount). This is consistent with other programs.

Other schools across the Big Ten then give 5-10% to women's basketball. 5% is the floor and most typical.

At Minnesota, hockey is included in the revenue sharing. To pay for that, women's basketball will get less, probably 3-4% instead if 5%.

So if you want less for WBB, you got.your way.


One reason for the WBB loss is that interest and attendance tanked during the later years of Coach Whalen. Some games were embarrassingly low attendance. MN WBB hasn't made the dance in years. Her first year attendance soared, and then it tanked.

It's a catch 22. Program needs to make the NCAA tournament to make more revenue. Yet to have the money to get there, need to make the tournament.

New coach is getting there. But then two major injuries impacted the team this season. The program has been down and working hard to get up and get revenues up.

 

[Flecknation]

If football is running at a $54 million profit and athletics in total is running at a $2 million profit, that means football is subsidizing over $50 million in losses from the other sports.

Lack of money shouldn't be an excuse for not having a good enough coaching staff or roster to compete. There's enough money coming in, it's just not being spent on the right programs.

Time for a bigger scoreboard on the east end and to fix all the chipped concrete on the stairs, oh maybe bring back all the Big10 flags and add new poles or a new band section!

 

[DinkytownDelight]

I am not making a point either way. Some facts in the mix:

Under the new revenue sharing model, football will get 75% of the 20.5 million (I think it's that amount). This is consistent with other programs.

Other schools across the Big Ten then give 5-10% to women's basketball. 5% is the floor and most typical.

At Minnesota, hockey is included in the revenue sharing. To pay for that, women's basketball will get less, probably 3-4% instead if 5%.

So if you want less for WBB, you got.your way.


One reason for the WBB loss is that interest and attendance tanked during the later years of Coach Whalen. Some games were embarrassingly low attendance. MN WBB hasn't made the dance in years. Her first year attendance soared, and then it tanked.

It's a catch 22. Program needs to make the NCAA tournament to make more revenue. Yet to have the money to get there, need to make the tournament.

New coach is getting there. But then two major injuries impacted the team this season. The program has been down and working hard to get up and get revenues up.

Was very surprised to see they lost so much money. They have a pretty good team this year (last year was decent too) and have some attendance at the barn usually for the games. Enough to make some profit per game I’d think but the road games must cost a lot because of so many games?

The WNBA is more popular than ever and has literally never even come close to sniffing a profit so even if WBB does get turned around we are likely looking at a net loss there pretty much no matter what.

 

[SJUgopher]

Was very surprised to see they lost so much money. They have a pretty good team this year (last year was decent too) and have some attendance at the barn usually for the games. Enough to make some profit per game I’d think but the road games must cost a lot because of so many games?

Or is it the buy home games? Any idea how
much those run?

 

[Nax5]

I honestly did not know the all the Big 10 teams share in the significant revenue generated by those teams advancing in the playoffs. From the article: "The other significant item in the Minnesota budget to increase was $11.6M in revenue sharing from the College Football Playoff. Conferences can get revenue as schools earn their bids to the playoff and as they advance. Payouts start at $4 million for each of the 12 teams making the Playoff, $4 million for each of the eight teams advancing to the quarterfinals, $6 million for each of the four teams reaching the semifinals and an extra $6M for the two teams in the championship. The Big Ten earned $20M from Indiana, $14M from Oregon and $8M from Ohio State this year, and last year the conference earned $20M from Ohio State, $14M Penn State, $10M Oregon and $4M Indiana."

Yep. Another reason to cheer for the Big Ten in the playoffs.

 

[SJUgopher]

The WNBA is more popular than ever and has literally never even come close to sniffing a profit so even if WBB does get turned around we are likely looking at a net loss there pretty much no matter what.

WNBA is complicated and not a good comparison. Half the revenue goes to investors/NBA off the top before covering team expenses.