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Student Fees for Non-AQ Schools
This morning I showed you the Top 25 Recipients of Student Activity Fees in the BCS, and last week we looked at each school in the SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 and the ACC, Pac-10 and Big East.
Below is a breakdown, by conference, of every school in a non-AQ conference. Remember, “N/A” means the school is either private or otherwise immune to open records request, whereas “0″ means the athletic department does not receive student fees. Also, numbers are from the 2009-2010 school year.
Conference USA
| School | Student Fees | % of Total Revenue |
| University of Central Florida | $17,466,918.00 | 44% |
| East Carolina University | $10,441,783.00 | 32% |
| University of Memphis | $7,666,067.00 | 19% |
| Univ of Southern Miss | $6,056,608.00 | 31% |
| University of Houston | $4,728,620.00 | 14% |
| UTEP | $4,189,751.00 | 16% |
| Marshall University | $4,150,759.00 | 18% |
| Univ. of Alabama – B’ham | $3,454,483.00 | 14% |
| Rice University | N/A | N/A |
| SMU | N/A | N/A |
| Tulane University | N/A | N/A |
| University of Tulsa | N/A | N/A |
Mid-American Conference
| School | Student Fees | % of Total Revenue |
| Ohio Univ | $16,460,250.00 | 69% |
| Univ of Akron | $16,199,911.00 | 67% |
| Miami Univ (OH) | $13,786,549.00 | 53% |
| Kent State | $10,516,660.00 | 54% |
| Univ of Toledo | $9,824,257.00 | 49% |
| Bowling Green | $9,497,261.00 | 50% |
| Ball State Univ | $9,221,400.00 | 46% |
| Northern Illinois Univ | $8,333,419.00 | 38% |
| Univ of Buffalo | $7,439,422.00 | 29% |
| Eastern Michigan Univ | $1,572,843.00 | 6% |
| Central Michigan Univ | $0.00 | 0% |
| Western Michigan Univ | $0.00 | 0% |
Mountain West Conference
| School | Student Fees | % of Total Revenue |
| San Diego State Univ | $10,220,740.00 | 31% |
| Colorado State | $4,774,723.00 | 18% |
| Univ of Utah | $4,168,754.00 | 14% |
| UNLV | $2,287,676.00 | 4% |
| Univ New Mexico | $1,608,093.00 | 4% |
| Univ of Wyoming | $1,156,548.00 | 4% |
| USAF Academy | $428,142.00 | 1% |
| BYU | N/A | N/A |
| TCU | N/A | N/A |
Sun Belt Conference
| School | Student Fees | % of Total Revenue |
| Florida Intl Univ | $15,635,778.00 | 71% |
| Florida Atlantic Univ | $8,877,456.00 | 55% |
| Middle Tennessee State | $6,848,065.00 | 33% |
| Western Kentucky | $6,437,652.00 | 28% |
| Univ South Alabama | $5,680,478.00 | 35% |
| Univ North Texas | $5,007,059.00 | 49% |
| Univ Arkansas Little Rock | $3,627,665.00 | 38% |
| Arkansas State Univ | $2,832,773.00 | 30% |
| Troy Univ | $712,380.00 | 5% |
| Univ Louisiana Monroe | $362,045.00 | 3% |
| Univ Louisiana Lafayette | $0.00 | 0% |
Western Athletic Conference
| School | Student Fees | % of Total Revenue |
| San Jose State | $4,683,122.00 | 23% |
| Utah State | $3,700,874.00 | 19% |
| Boise State Univ | $2,980,056.00 | 8% |
| New Mexico State | $2,613,320.00 | 10% |
| Univ Nevada Reno | $2,333,116.00 | 10% |
| Univ Idaho | $2,218,219.00 | 14% |
| Univ Hawaii | $0.00 | 0% |
| Louisiana Tech Univ | $0.00 | 0% |
| Cal State Univ – Fresno | N/A | N/A |
Top 25 Recipients of Student Activity Fees in BCS
Student Section at UCF Football Game
Last week I showed you the top recipients of student fees in the AQ conferences. That list changes dramatically when you consider non-AQ schools. Here are the top 25 recipients of student activity fees in the BCS based on dollar amount:
| 1 | University of Central Florida | $17,466,918.00 | 44% |
| 2 | Ohio Univ | $16,460,250.00 | 69% |
| 3 | Univ of Akron | $16,199,911.00 | 67% |
| 4 | Florida Intl Univ | $15,635,778.00 | 71% |
| 5 | Miami Univ (OH) | $13,786,549.00 | 53% |
| 6 | University of South Florida | $13,026,289.00 | 33% |
| 7 | University of Virginia | $12,160,103.00 | 15% |
| 8 | Kent State | $10,516,660.00 | 54% |
| 9 | East Carolina University | $10,441,783.00 | 32% |
| 10 | San Diego State Univ | $10,220,740.00 | 31% |
| 11 | Univ of Toledo | $9,824,257.00 | 49% |
| 12 | Bowling Green | $9,497,261.00 | 50% |
| 13 | Ball State Univ | $9,221,400.00 | 46% |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic Univ | $8,877,456.00 | 55% |
| 15 | University of Connecticut | $8,626,506.00 | 15% |
| 16 | Rutgers University | $8,441,092.00 | 13% |
| 17 | Northern Illinois Univ | $8,333,419.00 | 38% |
| 18 | University of Memphis | $7,666,067.00 | 19% |
| 19 | Univ of Buffalo | $7,439,422.00 | 29% |
| 20 | Florida State University | $6,919,449.00 | 9% |
| 21 | University of North Carolina | $6,859,868.00 | 9% |
| 22 | Middle Tennessee State | $6,848,065.00 | 33% |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | $6,533,756.00 | 10% |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | $6,437,652.00 | 28% |
| 25 | Univ of Southern Miss | $6,056,608.00 | 31% |
Only six on the list come from AQ conferences and all are either from the ACC or Big East. It’s also interesting to note that five Florida schools and four Ohio schools are in the top 25, which I’ll discuss more below.
Perhaps more interesting than the dollar amount, which is certainly influenced by size of enrollment and amount of student activity fees charged per student, is which schools top the list in terms of the percent of total athletic department revenue being generated by student fees:
| School | Student Fees | % of Total Revenue | |
| 1 | Florida Intl Univ | $15,635,778.00 | 71% |
| 2 | Ohio Univ | $16,460,250.00 | 69% |
| 3 | Univ of Akron | $16,199,911.00 | 67% |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic Univ | $8,877,456.00 | 55% |
| 5 | Kent State | $10,516,660.00 | 54% |
| 6 | Miami Univ (OH) | $13,786,549.00 | 53% |
| 7 | Bowling Green | $9,497,261.00 | 50% |
| 8 | Univ of Toledo | $9,824,257.00 | 49% |
| 9 | Univ North Texas | $5,007,059.00 | 49% |
| 10 | Ball State Univ | $9,221,400.00 | 46% |
| 11 | University of Central Florida | $17,466,918.00 | 44% |
| 12 | Northern Illinois Univ | $8,333,419.00 | 38% |
| 13 | Univ Arkansas Little Rock | $3,627,665.00 | 38% |
| 14 | Univ South Alabama | $5,680,478.00 | 35% |
| 15 | University of South Florida | $13,026,289.00 | 33% |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee State | $6,848,065.00 | 33% |
| 17 | East Carolina University | $10,441,783.00 | 32% |
| 18 | San Diego State Univ | $10,220,740.00 | 31% |
| 19 | Univ of Southern Miss | $6,056,608.00 | 31% |
| 20 | Arkansas State Univ | $2,832,773.00 | 30% |
| 21 | Univ of Buffalo | $7,439,422.00 | 29% |
| 22 | Western Kentucky | $6,437,652.00 | 28% |
| 23 | San Jose State | $4,683,122.00 | 23% |
| 24 | University of Memphis | $7,666,067.00 | 19% |
| 25 | Utah State | $3,700,874.00 | 19% |
Seven schools get at least half their budget from student fees, with students at Florida International providing more than 70% of the total revenue for the athletic department! If you expand the pool to schools receiving at least a third of their athletic department revenue from student fees, you’re up to sixteen schools. This time only one AQ school makes it onto the list: South Florida. While there’s certainly a trend in the non-AQ conferences for requiring student fees to fund athletics, there’s a definite pattern in Florida and Ohio.
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