UCONN spends $71 million on athletics amid budget troubles

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Including $17 million a year subsidy from university.
http://dailycampus.com/stories/2015/12/ ... t-troubles

[DfromCT]

Including $17 million a year subsidy from university.
http://dailycampus.com/stories/2015/12/ ... t-troubles

Of the $17 million, over $12 million is in the form of tuition subsidies (including scholarships) to student athletes. Athletics is the only department that shows tuition subsidies as an expense. As we know, a scholarship is not the out-of-pocket expense that it is booked at. The other side of the coin is that the University of Connecticut is well aware of the value of investments made to participate in D1 sports. They know it's a good introduction to the University not only for students, but also for the nation. With academic rankings having an unprecedented rise in the past 15 years, the quality of student the University attracts been linked to, among other things, athletic success.