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Princeton football money

In 2024-25, Princeton football brought in $5.1 million and spent $5.1 million, the 69th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.7 million for each of its 3 wins. 122 players were on the roster, with 9 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $2.4 million2012: expenses $2.4 million’122013: revenue $2.5 million2013: expenses $2.5 million2014: revenue $2.9 million2014: expenses $2.9 million’142015: revenue $2.8 million2015: expenses $2.8 million2016: revenue $3.3 million2016: expenses $3.3 million’162017: revenue $3.1 million2017: expenses $3.1 million2018: revenue $4.0 million2018: expenses $4.0 million’182019: revenue $3.5 million2019: expenses $3.5 million2021: revenue $3.6 million2021: expenses $3.6 million’212022: revenue $4.2 million2022: expenses $4.2 million2023: revenue $5.3 million2023: expenses $5.3 million’232024: revenue $5.1 million2024: expenses $5.1 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $5.3M)

Beside the Ivy League, 2024-25

3rd 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; Princeton in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$5.1M$5.1M3–⁠7$1.7M69 of 1221229
2023-24$5.3M$5.3M5–⁠5$1.1M54 of 1201189
2022-23$4.2M$4.2M8–⁠2$0.5M75 of 1221239
2021-22$3.6M$3.6M9–⁠1$0.4M86 of 1191309
2019-20$3.5M$3.5M8–⁠2$0.4M72 of 1171099
2018-19$4.0M$4.0M10–⁠0$0.4M59 of 1151159
2017-18$3.1M$3.1M5–⁠5$0.6M85 of 1131109
2016-17$3.3M$3.3M8–⁠2$0.4M72 of 1131189
2015-16$2.8M$2.8M5–⁠5$0.6M84 of 1131219
2014-15$2.9M$2.9M5–⁠5$0.6M75 of 1121169
2013-14$2.5M$2.5M8–⁠2$0.3M87 of 1121139
2012-13$2.4M$2.4M5–⁠5$0.5M84 of 1141079

As Princeton 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.