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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

“Yellow Jackets” • Atlantic Coast Conference • 13,193 full-time undergraduates

Public universities are increasingly reliant on student fees and other subsidies to finance their athletic ambitions. Here is how Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus measures up.

How is the athletics department financed?

Ticket sales

18%

NCAA distributions

26%

Other revenue

45%

Subsidy

11%

Total income, 2010 - 2014: $313,736,552

What is the subsidy?

Student fees

72%

Institutional support

28%

Government support

0%

Total subsidy income, 2010 - 2014: $35,295,554

Less than 25% subsidized

26 to 50%

51 to 75%

More than 76% subsidized