Analysis: George Washington University athletes No. 1 in D.C. for economic impact

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George Washington University sports programs brought in $74,153 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the most sports revenue of any school in Washington, D.C., that year, according to a Washington D.C. Business Daily analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

The university’s sports programs brought in a total of $37,743,777 in 2016. 

The agency's office of postsecondary education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.

The district's eight schools with money-generating sports programs reported $122,048,978  in sports revenue in 2016.

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Washington, D.C., college sports revenue

RankSchoolTotal UndergraduatesSports Total ParticipationTotal Sports RevenueRevenue per Athlete
1George Washington University10,343509$37,743,777$74,153
2Georgetown University6,874659$44,652,901$67,759
3American University6,981245$13,588,278$55,462
4Howard University5,553369$14,741,466$39,950
5University of the District of Columbia1,786110$3,785,221$34,411
6Gallaudet University1,082252$2,868,170$11,382
7Catholic University of America3,088517$4,370,245$8,453
8Trinity Washington University1,07160$293,920$4,899
Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education

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