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

University of Texas at Austin

Conference: Big 12 Conference

Total undergraduates: 39,619

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.

University of Texas at Austin

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 UT athletics department receives $0 from student fees and $0 from the university.

Revenue:

$187,981,158

Expenses:

$171,394,287

UT spent money on...

Athletic scholarships: $11,747,308

Coaching salaries: $24,210,316

Recruiting: $1,590,187

UT earned money from...

Ticket sales: $60,870,893

NCAA/conference distributions: $15,458,621

Totals for men’s and women’s teams

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $153,859,520

    Expenses:

    $51,381,438

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $7,903,678

    Expenses:

    $21,480,813

Football

Football

Revenue:

$127,876,986

Expenses:

$28,672,761

Revenue from ticket sales: $37,396,948

Expenses for athletic student aid: $4,386,046

Expenses for coaching salaries: $10,525,109

Expenses for recruiting: $420,227

Basketball

Basketball

Men's

Revenue:

$18,200,043

Expenses:

$9,786,978

Revenue from ticket sales: $4,737,505

Expenses for athletic student aid: $587,657

Expenses for coaching salaries: $4,059,227

Expenses for recruiting: $331,945

Women's

Revenue:

$2,182,054

Expenses:

$5,202,774

Revenue from ticket sales: $517,127

Expenses for athletic student aid: $694,691

Expenses for coaching salaries: $1,376,764

Expenses for recruiting: $150,977

Baseball

Baseball

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $5,529,720

    Expenses:

    $5,627,495

  • No women's team

Golf

Golf

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $397,732

    Expenses:

    $1,304,585

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $269,267

    Expenses:

    $888,108

Rowing

Rowing

  • No men's team

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $409,199

    Expenses:

    $2,183,547

Soccer

Soccer

  • No men's team

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $725,697

    Expenses:

    $2,221,585

Softball

Softball

  • No men's team

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $802,826

    Expenses:

    $1,963,268

Swimming and diving

Swimming and diving

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $825,216

    Expenses:

    $2,378,848

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $698,019

    Expenses:

    $2,264,815

Tennis

Tennis

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $311,422

    Expenses:

    $1,068,958

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $289,223

    Expenses:

    $1,092,943

Track, field and cross country

Track and field and cross-country

  • Men's

    Revenue:

    $718,401

    Expenses:

    $2,541,813

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $646,628

    Expenses:

    $2,353,324

Volleyball

Volleyball

  • No men's team

  • Women's

    Revenue:

    $1,880,765

    Expenses:

    $3,310,449

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