UK Athletics continues to be one of the top athletic departments in all of college sports.
According to a USA TODAY study that analyzes the finances of every public NCAA Division I athletic department, UK is among the nation's leaders in spending and revenue for the 2014-15 fiscal year. UK comes in at No. 14 in the ranking in terms of total revenue. They rank No. 11 in total expenses.
Being in the SEC plays a big part in UK being so high in these rankings on an annual basis. The school comes in at No. 7 in the SEC in revenue and No. 5 in expenses. Here's a look at the full top 25:
|
SCHOOL |
CONF |
TOTAL REVENUE |
TOTAL EXPENSES |
TOTAL SUBSIDY |
% SUBSIDY |
1 |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
$192,608,876 |
$109,313,651 |
$0 |
0.00 |
2 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
$183,521,028 |
$173,248,133 |
$0 |
0.00 |
3 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
$167,166,065 |
$154,033,208 |
$0 |
0.00 |
4 |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
$152,477,026 |
$151,144,964 |
$263,345 |
0.17 |
5 |
Alabama |
SEC |
$148,911,674 |
$132,354,913 |
$2,616,895 |
1.76 |
6 |
Florida |
SEC |
$147,105,242 |
$125,384,443 |
$1,856,122 |
1.26 |
7 |
LSU |
SEC |
$138,642,237 |
$121,947,775 |
$0 |
0.00 |
8 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
$134,269,349 |
$123,017,251 |
$0 |
0.00 |
9 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
$126,584,033 |
$113,413,325 |
$0 |
0.00 |
10 |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
$125,720,619 |
$122,271,407 |
$0 |
0.00 |
11 |
Auburn |
SEC |
$124,657,247 |
$115,498,047 |
$4,293,893 |
3.44 |
12 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
$123,895,543 |
$118,691,112 |
$7,850,256 |
6.34 |
13 |
Florida State |
ACC |
$120,822,522 |
$111,386,681 |
$7,073,039 |
5.85 |
14 |
Kentucky |
SEC |
$116,494,690 |
$115,159,039 |
$0 |
0.00 |
15 |
Georgia |
SEC |
$116,151,279 |
$96,559,307 |
$3,212,769 |
2.77 |
16 |
Arkansas |
SEC |
$114,172,847 |
$97,106,539 |
$0 |
0.00 |
17 |
South Carolina |
SEC |
$113,172,545 |
$107,430,044 |
$0 |
0.00 |
18 |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
$111,162,265 |
$111,162,265 |
$6,919,096 |
6.22 |
19 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
$108,687,274 |
$108,283,151 |
$702,284 |
0.65 |
20 |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
$105,969,545 |
$109,214,651 |
$650,000 |
0.61 |
21 |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
$105,701,523 |
$103,880,557 |
$2,009,125 |
1.90 |
22 |
Louisville |
ACC |
$104,325,207 |
$101,624,437 |
$7,139,281 |
6.84 |
23 |
Washington |
Pac-12 |
$103,540,117 |
$104,403,253 |
$3,895,000 |
3.76 |
24 |
Nebraska |
Big Ten |
$102,157,399 |
$98,023,037 |
$0 |
0.00 |
25 |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
$96,912,767 |
$96,912,767 |
$2,668,512 |
2.75 |
See the full ranking here. Then go read Kyle Tucker's breakdown of the rankings and just how much UK has climbed since 2005.