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Columbia football money

In 2024-25, Columbia football brought in $5.4 million and spent $5.4 million, the 61st-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $766,000 for each of its 7 wins. 111 players were on the roster, with 9 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.9 million2012: expenses $2.9 million’122013: revenue $3.2 million2013: expenses $3.2 million2014: revenue $3.3 million2014: expenses $3.3 million’142015: revenue $3.8 million2015: expenses $3.8 million2016: revenue $4.1 million2016: expenses $4.1 million’162017: revenue $4.5 million2017: expenses $4.5 million2018: revenue $5.0 million2018: expenses $5.0 million’182019: revenue $4.4 million2019: expenses $4.4 million2021: revenue $5.1 million2021: expenses $5.1 million’212022: revenue $5.5 million2022: expenses $5.5 million2023: revenue $5.7 million2023: expenses $5.7 million’232024: revenue $5.4 million2024: expenses $5.4 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.7M)

Beside the Ivy League, 2024-25

2nd of 8 in revenue
  1. Yale$7.8M / $7.8M
  2. Columbia$5.4M / $5.4M
  3. Princeton$5.1M / $5.1M
  4. Harvard$4.9M / $4.9M
  5. Cornell$4.6M / $4.6M
  6. Dartmouth$3.8M / $3.8M
  7. Brown$3.6M / $3.6M
  8. Pennsylvania$3.5M / $3.5M

Each member’s football revenue (the thick bar) and expenses (the thin one under it) that year, as the schools reported them; schools count revenue differently.

Against the Ivy

revenue, 2012-13 to 2024-25

  1. Yale

    $7.8M in 24–⁠25

  2. Columbia

    $5.4M in 24–⁠25

  3. Princeton

    $5.1M in 24–⁠25

  4. Harvard

    $4.9M in 24–⁠25

  5. Cornell

    $4.6M in 24–⁠25

  6. Dartmouth

    $3.8M in 24–⁠25

  7. Brown

    $3.6M in 24–⁠25

  8. Pennsylvania

    $3.5M in 24–⁠25

Each program’s football revenue by season, as each school reports it (EADA), on one scale (top: $10.0M), for the programs in the Ivy this season, most revenue first; Columbia in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$5.4M$5.4M7–⁠3$0.8M61 of 1221119
2023-24$5.7M$5.7M3–⁠7$1.9M47 of 1201119
2022-23$5.5M$5.5M6–⁠4$0.9M43 of 1221179
2021-22$5.1M$5.1M7–⁠3$0.7M39 of 1191309
2019-20$4.4M$4.4M3–⁠7$1.5M45 of 1171109
2018-19$5.0M$5.0M6–⁠4$0.8M31 of 1151109
2017-18$4.5M$4.5M8–⁠2$0.6M35 of 1131149
2016-17$4.1M$4.1M3–⁠7$1.4M41 of 1131149
2015-16$3.8M$3.8M2–⁠8$1.9M49 of 1131039
2014-15$3.3M$3.3M0–⁠1064 of 112979
2013-14$3.2M$3.2M0–⁠1056 of 112919
2012-13$2.9M$2.9M3–⁠7$1.0M63 of 114949

As Columbia University in the City of New York reports them to the US Department of Education under the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (ope.ed.gov/athletics). Schools count revenue differently (some include institutional support), so compare with care. “Spent a win” is the year’s football expenses over that season’s wins. Rank is football revenue among programs in the same division that season. Browse every school’s in the data.