Member Impact

Value of an Athletic Scholarship

Member Impact

Value of an Athletic Scholarship


Razorback Athletics

  • Is one of approximately 20 programs in the nation that is financially self-sustaining
  • Receives $0 in state or taxpayer funding
  • Receives $0 student fees or direct university funding
  • Operates on revenues derived from ticket sales, support from Razorback Foundation members, sponsors and revenues distributed by the Southeastern Conference
  • Is contributing more than $3.5 million annually in direct funding to campus
  • Has an annual economic impact of more than $160 million
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Value of an Athletics Scholarship


Tuition & Fees
Living Expenses
Academic & Personal Development
Medical & Sports Performance
Apparel & Equipment
Media & Promotions

* Based on value of a full scholarship

Value Breakdown

* Based on value of a full scholarship


$15,660

Living Expenses

$10,484

Tuition & Fees

$6,101

Academic & Personal Development

$9,689

Apparel & Equipment

$11,107

Media & Promotions

$16,851

Medical & Sports Performance

Benchmarking vs. Power 5


Metric (Conf Ave)
SEC Ranking 1 2 3 4 5
Total Contributions Revenues 23.27M 12th SEC 38.63M BIG 12 31.62M ACC 28.03M BIG 10 21.28M PAC 12 18.75M
Total Ticket Sales Revenues 38.97M 3rd SEC 31.78M BIG 10 28.02M BIG 12 25.68M ACC 22.01M PAC 12 16.34M
Football Revenues 67.80M 8th SEC 71.40M BIG 10 68.90M BIG 12 57.50M ACC 50.00M PAC 12 49.90M
Men's Basketball Revenues 17.30M 2nd BIG 10 17.80M ACC 17.00M BIG 12 12.90M SEC 13.00M PAC 12 9.80M
Student Athletics Fees $0 14th ACC 6.76M PAC 12 2.69M BIG 10 2.15M BIG 12 1.28M SEC 1.17M

Fiscal Year 2017-18 financial data compiled by third party through public information sources and EADA data.

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