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Yale football money

In 2024-25, Yale football brought in $7.8 million and spent $7.8 million, the 17th-most revenue of 122 FCS programs. That’s $1.1 million for each of its 7 wins. 121 players were on the roster, with 9 assistant coaches.

Revenue and expenses

2012: revenue $3.0 million2012: expenses $3.0 million’122013: revenue $3.3 million2013: expenses $3.2 million2014: revenue $3.2 million2014: expenses $3.2 million’142015: revenue $3.5 million2015: expenses $3.5 million2016: revenue $3.9 million2016: expenses $3.3 million’162017: revenue $5.2 million2017: expenses $4.2 million2018: revenue $4.2 million2018: expenses $4.2 million’182019: revenue $4.9 million2019: expenses $4.7 million2021: revenue $8.2 million2021: expenses $8.2 million’212022: revenue $9.1 million2022: expenses $8.8 million2023: revenue $10.0 million2023: expenses $9.7 million’232024: revenue $7.8 million2024: expenses $7.8 million’24

Revenue Expenses (top: $10.0M)

Beside the Ivy League, 2024-25

1st 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; Yale in its color.

By season

SeasonRevenueExpensesRecordSpent a winRankRosterAssistants
2024-25$7.8M$7.8M7–⁠3$1.1M17 of 1221219
2023-24$10.0M$9.7M7–⁠3$1.4M4 of 1201199
2022-23$9.1M$8.8M8–⁠2$1.1M4 of 1221178
2021-22$8.2M$8.2M5–⁠5$1.6M5 of 11912611
2019-20$4.9M$4.7M9–⁠1$0.5M34 of 1171069
2018-19$4.2M$4.2M5–⁠5$0.8M52 of 1151059
2017-18$5.2M$4.2M9–⁠1$0.5M21 of 1131089
2016-17$3.9M$3.3M3–⁠7$1.1M50 of 1131039
2015-16$3.5M$3.5M6–⁠4$0.6M61 of 1131109
2014-15$3.2M$3.2M8–⁠2$0.4M66 of 1121059
2013-14$3.3M$3.2M5–⁠5$0.6M54 of 112969
2012-13$3.0M$3.0M2–⁠8$1.5M54 of 1141019

As Yale 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.