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Harvard football money

In 2024-25, Harvard football brought in $4.9 million and spent $4.9 million, the 75th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $617,000 for each of its 8 wins. 113 players were on the roster, with 9 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.6 million2012: expenses $2.6 million’122013: revenue $2.7 million2013: expenses $2.7 million2014: revenue $2.7 million2014: expenses $2.7 million’142015: revenue $2.8 million2015: expenses $2.8 million2016: revenue $2.9 million2016: expenses $2.9 million’162017: revenue $2.8 million2017: expenses $2.8 million2018: revenue $3.2 million2018: expenses $3.2 million’182019: revenue $3.6 million2019: expenses $3.6 million2021: revenue $3.6 million2021: expenses $3.6 million’212022: revenue $4.3 million2022: expenses $4.3 million2023: revenue $4.3 million2023: expenses $4.3 million’232024: revenue $4.9 million2024: expenses $4.9 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $4.9M)

Beside the Ivy League, 2024-25

4th 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; Harvard in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$4.9M$4.9M8–⁠2$0.6M75 of 1221139
2023-24$4.3M$4.3M8–⁠2$0.5M84 of 1201119
2022-23$4.3M$4.3M6–⁠4$0.7M72 of 1221159
2021-22$3.6M$3.6M8–⁠2$0.5M87 of 1191329
2019-20$3.6M$3.6M4–⁠6$0.9M69 of 1171079
2018-19$3.2M$3.2M6–⁠4$0.5M87 of 1151059
2017-18$2.8M$2.8M5–⁠5$0.6M94 of 1131089
2016-17$2.9M$2.9M7–⁠3$0.4M89 of 1131119
2015-16$2.8M$2.8M9–⁠1$0.3M88 of 1131209
2014-15$2.7M$2.7M10–⁠0$0.3M88 of 1121189
2013-14$2.7M$2.7M9–⁠1$0.3M79 of 1121209
2012-13$2.6M$2.6M8–⁠2$0.3M81 of 1141179

As Harvard 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.