The 27 schools that make at least $100 million in college sports
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It is no secret that big-time college sports is a big-money business, and last year no school made more money from its athletics program than the University of Texas.
In all, there are now 27 schools that make at least $100 million in annual revenue from their athletic department, according to data collected by the U.S. Department of Education. That is up from 24 a year ago and 13 in 2014.
Here are the schools that make the most revenue off of college sports, with additional data collected by USA Today. In addition, we detail where most of the money comes from, including football, men's basketball, and women's basketball revenue, the three sports that typically generate the most money.
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