Ballpark Figures
This project includes data from the 2015-16 school year. View more in the Ballpark Figures series.

Conference: Southeastern Conference

Total undergraduates: 43,410

View NCAA report | About the data

These figures come from reports filed with the NCAA in 2017. They reflect statistics from the 2015-16 school year.

Texas A&M University

Total athletic department revenue and expenses

Here’s a look at the amount of money the athletic department earns and spends by itself. Revenue doesn’t include student fees or money transferred into the department by the university. The TAMU athletics department receives $0 from student fees and $0 from the university.

Revenue:

$194,388,450

Expenses:

$137,101,774

TAMU spent money on...

Athletic scholarships: $9,704,274

Coaching salaries: $23,054,315

Recruiting: $2,114,802

TAMU earned money from...

Ticket sales: $47,784,673

NCAA/conference distributions: $11,439,750

Note: Texas A&M's 2015-16 revenue total includes donations received specifically to rebuild the Kyle Field football stadium.

Totals for men’s and women’s teams

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $130,991,248

    Expenses:

    $62,322,213

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $25,313,665

    Expenses:

    $34,042,243

Football

Football

Revenue:

$99,563,727

Expenses:

$29,941,827

Revenue from ticket sales: $41,710,523

Expenses for athletic student aid: $3,023,615

Expenses for coaching salaries: $10,386,819

Expenses for recruiting: $884,700

Basketball

Basketball

Men's

Revenue:

$9,177,327

Expenses:

$8,796,923

Revenue from ticket sales: $2,132,226

Expenses for athletic student aid: $397,294

Expenses for coaching salaries: $3,572,496

Expenses for recruiting: $460,451

Women's

Revenue:

$1,198,833

Expenses:

$4,631,629

Revenue from ticket sales: $636,147

Expenses for athletic student aid: $509,206

Expenses for coaching salaries: $1,494,322

Expenses for recruiting: $297,476

Baseball

Baseball

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $6,012,335

    Expenses:

    $4,337,632

  • No women's team

Equestrian

Equestrian

  • No men's team

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $149,952

    Expenses:

    $2,025,126

Golf

Golf

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $213,117

    Expenses:

    $1,167,489

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $142,844

    Expenses:

    $906,590

Soccer

Soccer

  • No men's team

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $2,493,435

    Expenses:

    $4,373,241

Softball

Softball

  • No men's team

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $5,430,497

    Expenses:

    $2,186,149

Swimming and diving

Swimming and diving

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $333,071

    Expenses:

    $1,452,913

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $342,790

    Expenses:

    $1,943,567

Tennis

Tennis

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $623,485

    Expenses:

    $1,546,899

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $178,284

    Expenses:

    $1,051,783

Track, field and cross country

Track and field and cross-country

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $2,270,364

    Expenses:

    $2,759,763

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $2,256,742

    Expenses:

    $2,808,749

Volleyball

Volleyball

  • No men's team

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $662,938

    Expenses:

    $2,124,420