Lowe Delta News

Jefferson County's institution invested $2,408,003 on their football teams in 2023, a 9% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 26.9% of all money invested on sport teams at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Jefferson County have grown 2.3% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$2,408,003	26.9%
2022	$2,208,406	26%
2021	$2,066,957	25.4%
2020	$2,414,263	28%
2019	$2,354,136	28.6%