In fiscal year 2025, University of Alabama's athletics department reported $267.4M in total revenue and $234.7M in expenses, for a net surplus of $32.7M, ranking #3 of 12 in the SEC by total revenue, per NCAA MFRS filings. Financial data is available from FY2017 through FY2025.
Total revenue has grown 53% — from $174.3M in FY2017 to $267.4M in FY2025.
Financial Detail · Alabama · FY2025
RevenueExpensesNet
Year
Revenue
Expenses
Net
YoY Rev
FY2025
$267,435,520
$234,739,406
+$32.7M
+13.9%
FY2024
$234,825,632
$262,789,471
-$28.0M
+17.5%
FY2023
$199,913,763
$212,030,188
-$12.1M
+11.2%
FY2021
$179,800,409
$170,191,728
+$9.6M
-5.0%
FY2020
$189,282,549
$173,141,125
+$16.1M
+15.4%
FY2019
$164,090,889
$185,317,681
-$21.2M
-7.5%
FY2018
$177,481,937
$166,533,013
+$10.9M
+1.8%
FY2017
$174,307,419
$158,646,962
+$15.7M
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Category
Amount
Share
Contributions
$66,791,497
29.7%
Media Rights
$57,937,424
25.7%
Ticket Sales
$49,107,903
21.8%
Direct Institutional Support
$26,680,282
11.8%
Conference Distributions of Football Bowl Generated Revenue
$13,174,213
5.8%
Conference Distributions (Non Media and Non Football Bowl)
$3,416,838
1.5%
NCAA Distributions
$3,252,410
1.4%
Indirect Institutional Support
$2,308,107
1.0%
Indirect Institutional Support - Athletic Facilities Debt Service, Lease and Rental Fees
$1,000,000
0.4%
Guarantees
$950,618
0.4%
In-Kind
$636,753
0.3%
Total
$225,256,045
100%
Category
Amount
Share
Support Staff/Administrative Compensation, Benefits and Bonuses paid by the University and Related Entities
$44,306,483
24.1%
Coaching Salaries, Benefits and Bonuses paid by the University and Related Entities
$43,016,864
23.4%
Athletic Facilities Debt Service, Leases and Rental Fee
