In fiscal year 2025, Clemson University's athletics department reported $198.6M in total revenue and $197.7M in expenses, for a net surplus of $894K, ranking #2 of 8 in the ACC by total revenue, per NCAA MFRS filings. Financial data is available from FY2017 through FY2025.
Total revenue has grown 76% — from $112.6M in FY2017 to $198.6M in FY2025.
Financial Detail · Clemson · FY2025
RevenueExpensesNet
Year
Revenue
Expenses
Net
YoY Rev
FY2025
$198,578,695
$197,684,981
+$894K
+2.4%
FY2024
$193,923,108
$181,921,023
+$12.0M
-1.1%
FY2023
$195,984,260
$174,276,658
+$21.7M
+23.8%
FY2022
$158,283,618
$143,356,820
+$14.9M
+28.5%
FY2021
$123,132,804
$117,413,403
+$5.7M
-5.2%
FY2020
$129,949,014
$131,781,294
-$1.8M
-2.9%
FY2019
$133,861,515
$131,978,513
+$1.9M
+11.1%
FY2018
$120,532,975
$118,847,123
+$1.7M
+7.0%
FY2017
$112,600,964
$111,126,235
+$1.5M
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Category
Amount
Share
Contributions
$55,951,434
33.4%
Ticket Sales
$39,128,334
23.3%
Media Rights
$31,283,335
18.6%
Direct Institutional Support
$20,180,572
12.0%
Conference Distributions (Non Media and Non Football Bowl)
$11,860,955
7.1%
Guarantees
$5,118,272
3.1%
NCAA Distributions
$3,238,915
1.9%
Conference Distributions of Football Bowl Generated Revenue
$756,910
0.5%
In-Kind
$233,778
0.1%
Total
$167,752,505
100%
Category
Amount
Share
Coaching Salaries, Benefits and Bonuses paid by the University and Related Entities
$40,432,028
26.0%
Support Staff/Administrative Compensation, Benefits and Bonuses paid by the University and Related Entities
$37,431,213
24.1%
Athletic Student Aid
$21,964,110
14.1%
Athletic Facilities Debt Service, Leases and Rental Fee
