Kings County's universities spent no money on their football teams in 2023

Dr. Suri Duitch, Interim President | CUNY Kingsborough Community College

By NYC Gazette

Jun 23, 2024

Kings County's five colleges did not fund their football teams in 2023, the same as in the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

The average sports expenses at Kings County have grown 27.2% 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.

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Cuny Brooklyn College• St. Joseph's College-New York• Kingsborough Community College• Cuny Medgar Evers College• Pratt Institute-Main