Growth in Academic Support for Athletes
Tutoring and academic services for athletes have grown sharply in recent years. Over half of the nation's 73 biggest athletics programs, or those in the Bowl Championship Series conferences, have more than doubled their spending in this area during the past 10 years, according to a Chronicle survey conducted this month. On average, the responding institutions spent more than $1-million in 2007-8. Below, survey respondents are ranked by their 2007 budgets. Some 1997 budget figures are for the closest period available.
Back to main story| Institution | Capital Expenses, 1997-2007 | Budget, 1997 | Budget, 2007 | % Change | FT Employees, 1997 | FT Employees, 2007 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. of Oklahoma at Norman | $6,500,000 | $1,645,000 | $2,920,000 | 77.5 | 12 | 13 | 8.3 |
| U. of Texas at Austin | $5,000,000 | $1,532,000 | $2,000,000 | 30.5 | 10 | 18 | 80.0 |
| U. of California at Los Angeles | -- | $750,000 | $1,855,000 | 147.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| U. of Tennessee at Knoxville | $6,000,000 | -- | $1,750,000 | -- | 6 | 18 | 200.0 |
| U. of Kentucky | $3,000,000 | -- | $1,700,000 | -- | -- | 11 | -- |
| Ohio State U. | $5,000,000 | $543,000 | $1,600,000 | 194.7 | 9 | 21 | 133.3 |
| U. of Florida | $300,000 | $850,000 | $1,525,971 | 79.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Auburn U. | $4,200,000 | $650,000 | $1,500,000 | 130.8 | 10 | 14 | 40.0 |
| Texas A&M U. at College Station | $27,000,000 | $804,268 | $1,422,762 | 76.9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Pennsylvania State U. at University Park | -- | $770,299 | $1,414,947 | 83.7 | 14 | 16 | 14.3 |
| Clemson U. | -- | -- | $1,400,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| U. of Kansas | -- | -- | $1,400,000 | -- | -- | 15 | -- |
| U. of Wisconsin at Madison | $1,864,000 | $726,000 | $1,400,000 | 92.8 | 10 | 16 | 60.0 |
| U. of Maryland at College Park | -- | $570,655 | $1,330,888 | 133.2 | 8 | 15 | 87.5 |
| Michigan State U. | $7,000,000 | $400,000 | $1,300,000 | 225.0 | 9 | 13 | 44.4 |
| U. of Iowa | $5,000,000 | $950,000 | $1,300,000 | 36.8 | 12 | 17 | 41.7 |
| U. of Southern California | -- | -- | $1,300,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge | $15,000,000 | $319,655 | $1,264,048 | 295.4 | 6 | 14 | 133.3 |
| U. of Washington | $9,810,000 | $619,000 | $1,260,000 | 103.6 | 10 | 14 | 40.0 |
| U. of Connecticut | $20,000 | $590,893 | $1,239,000 | -- | 8 | 10 | 25.0 |
| U. of Virginia | $2,200,000 | $302,559 | $1,125,475 | 272.0 | 5 | 13 | 160.0 |
| U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $6,600,000 | -- | $1,100,000 | -- | 8 | 14 | 75.0 |
| North Carolina State U. | $1,100,000 | $652,602 | $1,100,000 | 68.6 | 8 | 13 | 62.5 |
| Florida State U. | -- | $551,602 | $1,060,512 | 92.3 | -- | -- | -- |
| U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor | -- | $752,000 | $1,030,000 | 37.0 | 8 | 10 | 25.0 |
| U. of Nebraska, Lincoln | $100,000 | -- | $950,000 | -- | -- | 12 | -- |
| Indiana U. at Bloomington | $3,000,000 | $665,000 | $925,000 | 39.1 | 5 | 10 | 100.0 |
| U. of Mississippi | $5,000,000 | $488,000 | $900,000 | 84.4 | 4 | 14 | 250.0 |
| U. of South Carolina at Columbia | $13,500,000 | $600,000 | $900,000 | 50.0 | 5 | 10 | 100.0 |
| Texas Tech U. | $4,300,000 | $568,173 | $893,400 | 57.2 | 8 | 10 | 25.0 |
| U. of Oregon | $169,594 | $202,724 | $871,606 | 329.9 | 4 | 8 | 100.0 |
| U. of Louisville | -- | $380,000 | $859,582 | 126.2 | 3 | 9 | 200.0 |
| U. of Arizona | $1,200,000 | $500,000 | $850,000 | 70.0 | 6 | 10 | 66.7 |
| U. of California at Berkeley | $75,000 | $540,000 | $850,000 | 57.4 | 6 | 11 | 83.3 |
| U. of Missouri at Columbia | $4,000,000 | $387,771 | $759,024 | 95.7 | 3 | 5 | 66.7 |
| Washington State U. | $1,081,360 | $427,000 | $701,510 | 64.3 | 7 | 10 | 42.9 |
| U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa | $10,000,000 | -- | $700,000 | -- | 8 | 10 | 25.0 |
| Kansas State U. | $100,000 | $350,000 | $684,000 | 95.4 | 6 | 8 | 33.3 |
| Mississippi State U. | $100,000 | $419,070 | $623,409 | 48.8 | 6 | 8 | 33.3 |
| Oregon State U. | -- | $182,884 | $611,000 | 234.1 | -- | 6 | -- |
| U. of Colorado at Boulder | -- | $419,150 | $600,559 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| West Virginia U. | $5,635,002 | $257,082 | $596,751 | 132.1 | 4 | 7 | 75.0 |
| Oklahoma State U. | -- | $357,000 | $569,000 | 59.4 | 7 | 10 | 42.9 |
| St. John's U. (N.Y.) | $1,500,000 | $45,000 | $455,000 | 911.1 | 1 | 7 | 600.0 |
| U. of Cincinnati | -- | -- | $407,075 | -- | -- | 5 | -- |
| U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville | -- | $101,500 | $374,000 | 268.5 | 9 | 12 | 33.3 |
| U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | -- | $173,320 | $259,655 | 49.8 | 8 | 12 | 50.0 |
| Iowa State U. | $3,400,000 | $88,058 | $174,100 | 97.7 | 6 | 8 | 33.3 |
| Duke U. | $1,800,000 | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 10 | 400.0 |
| U. of Georgia | $6,700,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
-- Did not respond
SOURCES: Chronicle reporting