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Middlesex County's only university spent $782,330 on football teams in 2023

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Michael S. Roth, President, Wesleyan University | Wesleyan University

Michael S. Roth, President, Wesleyan University | Wesleyan University

Middlesex County's institution invested $782,330 on their football teams in 2023, an 8.8% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 8.4% of all money invested on sport teams at Wesleyan University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Middlesex County have grown 134% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Football Team's Expenditures in Middlesex County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$782,3308.4%
2022$718,9598.7%
2021$00%
2020$678,4949.1%
2019$739,8899.6%

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