How much revenue does University of Virginia athletics generate?

University of Virginia athletics reported $155,120,584 in total revenue in FY2025 per NCAA MFRS filings.

How much does University of Virginia spend on athletics?

University of Virginia reported $162,066,043 in total athletics expenses in FY2025.

Is University of Virginia athletics profitable?

In FY2025, University of Virginia athletics reported a net deficit of $6,945,459.

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University of Virginia

NCAA MFRS · ACC · FY2017–FY2025

ACC#5 of 8 in ACC

FY2025 Total Revenue$155,120,584

FY2025 Total Expenses$162,066,043

FY2025 Net($6,945,459)

Fiscal yearFY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2024 FY2025

In fiscal year 2025, University of Virginia's athletics department reported $155.1M in total revenue and $162.1M in expenses, for a net deficit of $6.9M, ranking #5 of 8 in the ACC by total revenue, per NCAA MFRS filings. Financial data is available from FY2017 through FY2025.

Total revenue has grown 67% — from $92.9M in FY2017 to $155.1M in FY2025.

Financial Detail · Virginia · FY2025

RevenueExpensesNet

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Net	YoY Rev
FY2025	$155,120,584	$162,066,043	-$6.9M	+1.0%
FY2024	$153,535,955	$145,613,036	+$7.9M	-5.2%
FY2022	$161,916,231	$150,584,173	+$11.3M	+53.7%
FY2021	$105,346,428	$101,172,838	+$4.2M	-4.5%
FY2020	$110,283,933	$111,779,897	-$1.5M	+0.1%
FY2019	$110,219,117	$112,621,238	-$2.4M	+3.4%
FY2018	$106,581,570	$106,926,915	-$345K	+14.8%
FY2017	$92,865,175	$100,324,517	-$7.5M	—

Category	Amount	Share
Contributions	$34,462,654	25.4%
Media Rights	$33,681,945	24.9%
Direct Institutional Support	$17,916,907	13.2%
Student Fees	$17,335,632	12.8%
Ticket Sales	$15,902,119	11.7%
Conference Distributions of Football Bowl Generated Revenue	$6,793,231	5.0%
NCAA Distributions	$4,156,212	3.1%
Conference Distributions (Non Media and Non Football Bowl)	$2,721,016	2.0%
Indirect Institutional Support	$1,401,812	1.0%
Indirect Institutional Support - Athletic Facilities Debt Service, Lease and Rental Fees	$562,641	0.4%
Guarantees	$419,900	0.3%
In-Kind	$156,000	0.1%
Total	$135,510,069	100%

Category	Amount	Share
Coaching Salaries, Benefits and Bonuses paid by the University and Related Entities	$30,521,366	24.0%
Athletic Student Aid	$25,375,469	20.0%
Support Staff/Administrative Compensation, Benefits and Bonuses paid by the University and Related Entities	$22,669,747	17.8%
Fund Raising, Marketing and Promotion	$10,883,854	8.6%
Team Travel	$9,025,493	7.1%
Direct Overhead and Administrative Expenses	$7,599,739	6.0%
Game Expenses	$7,086,118	5.6%
Sports Equipment, Uniforms and Supplies	$3,156,918	2.5%
Recruiting	$2,909,298	2.3%
Medical Expenses and Insurance	$1,969,442	1.5%
Severance Payments	$1,441,964	1.1%
Indirect Institutional Support	$1,401,812	1.1%
Guarantees	$1,342,673	1.1%
Athletic Facilities Debt Service, Leases and Rental Fee	$1,331,006	1.0%
Spirit Groups	$369,266	0.3%
Sports Camp Expenses	$69,230	0.1%
Total	$127,153,395	100%

Total Expenses by sport · FY2025

Sport	Total Expenses	Share
Basketball	$157,975,629	70.1%
Football	$31,151,490	13.8%
Baseball	$4,927,489	2.2%
Lacrosse	$4,588,449	2.0%
Track and Field, X-Country	$4,384,237	1.9%
Soccer	$4,148,406	1.8%
Swimming and Diving	$3,491,789	1.5%
Tennis	$3,130,641	1.4%
Rowing	$2,611,014	1.2%
Volleyball	$2,004,913	0.9%
Softball	$1,996,438	0.9%
Wrestling	$1,536,863	0.7%
Golf	$1,522,628	0.7%
Others	$1,114,145	0.5%
Field Hockey	$739,941	0.3%

Sport-by-sport finances

Football Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Baseball Soccer Volleyball Swimming and Diving Softball Tennis Golf Wrestling Rowing Lacrosse Field Hockey Track and Field

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