South County Times

Washington County's institution invested $5,741,648 on their football teams in 2023, a 24.5% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 16.4% of all money invested on sport teams at University of Rhode Island during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Washington County have grown 74.2% 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	$5,741,648	16.4%
2022	$4,612,848	16.5%
2021	$4,605,063	17.7%
2020	$5,065,432	18%
2019	$4,667,164	17.5%