UT Ranks 16th in the Nation for Sports Donations
The University of Texas raised $26 million in athletic donations in 2006, putting it 16th among all U.S. universities.
A study by The Chronicle of Higher Education found that money for athletics accounts for more than one-quarter of all contributions to some universities.
The Chronicle survey reported that the country's largest athletic departments and booster clubs raised more than $1.2 billion in 2006 and 2007.
The University of Texas wasn't the top athletic fund-raiser in Texas, however. Texas A&M ranked ninth in the country with $32 million raised.
The top fund-raisers in the country for 2006 were:
- University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, $51 million
- University of Virginia, $45.2 million
- Ohio State University, $39 million
- University of Florida, $37.4 million
- University of Georgia, $36.6 million
In the Big 12 conference, the leaders were:
- Texas A&M University, $32 million
- University of Texas, $26 million
- Iowa State University, $19.6 million
- Texas Tech University, $17.8 million
- University of Oklahoma, $17.4 million
Brian Sweany took a look at some of the big-ticket items among Texas schools over at Texas Monthly's Delay of Game blog, and the Statesman just ran a two-part series on The Longhorn Economy.
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