San Diego City Wire

San Diego County's 14 colleges invested $22,883,758 on their football teams in 2023, a 10.9% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 12.3% of all money invested on sport teams at the 14 colleges in the county during 2023.

The average sports expenses at San Diego County have grown 161.7% since 2010.

San Diego State University stood out as the university in San Diego County which received the most football funding during 2023. The institution received $20,142,242 — or 88% of all the money destined to football teams.

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	$22,883,758	12.3%
2022	$20,636,403	13%
2021	$12,140,749	11.4%
2020	$19,129,707	13.7%
2019	$18,252,317	14.3%