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Cornell football money

In 2024-25, Cornell football brought in $4.6 million and spent $4.6 million, the 81st-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.1 million for each of its 4 wins. 109 players were on the roster, with 10 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.5 million2012: expenses $2.5 million’122013: revenue $2.8 million2013: expenses $2.8 million2014: revenue $2.7 million2014: expenses $2.7 million’142015: revenue $2.3 million2015: expenses $2.3 million2016: revenue $2.2 million2016: expenses $2.2 million’162017: revenue $3.0 million2017: expenses $3.0 million2018: revenue $3.5 million2018: expenses $3.5 million’182019: revenue $3.0 million2019: expenses $3.0 million2021: revenue $3.2 million2021: expenses $3.2 million’212022: revenue $3.5 million2022: expenses $3.5 million2023: revenue $4.8 million2023: expenses $4.8 million’232024: revenue $4.6 million2024: expenses $4.6 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $4.8M)

Beside the Ivy League, 2024-25

5th 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; Cornell in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$4.6M$4.6M4–⁠6$1.1M81 of 12210910
2023-24$4.8M$4.8M3–⁠7$1.6M70 of 12011710
2022-23$3.5M$3.5M5–⁠5$0.7M98 of 1221119
2021-22$3.2M$3.2M2–⁠8$1.6M94 of 1191359
2019-20$3.0M$3.0M4–⁠6$0.8M91 of 1171099
2018-19$3.5M$3.5M3–⁠7$1.2M76 of 1151189
2017-18$3.0M$3.0M3–⁠7$1.0M89 of 1131249
2016-17$2.2M$2.2M4–⁠6$0.6M101 of 1131208
2015-16$2.3M$2.3M1–⁠9$2.3M99 of 1131158
2014-15$2.7M$2.7M1–⁠9$2.7M87 of 1121038
2013-14$2.8M$2.8M3–⁠7$0.9M74 of 1121038
2012-13$2.5M$2.5M4–⁠6$0.6M83 of 1141069

As Cornell University 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.