The University of Central Florida is near the top of the middle-tier list of money-making athletic programs, according to news-press.com.
Ranked right behind UCF (#56) on the list of top grossing programs is the University of South Florida at #57, according to USA Today.
UCF generated $49.7 million with $45.3 million in expenses, while USF generated $48.3 million with $46.8 million in expenses, according to news-press.com.
Todd Stansbury, UCF’s athletic director, told news-press.com that UCF isn’t just a football school, and that many UCF athletic teams thrived this year.
“We’re also not a program where we have a football team and that’s it. This year: football, volleyball, women’s soccer, women’s golf and softball won conference championships,” said Stansbury.
Stansbury also mentioned that UCF athletes have the best graduation rate in the country.
“We have the No. 1 graduation rate for student-athletes out of any public institution in the country. Our graduation success rate was 95 percent for the latest six-year average,” said Stansbury.
UCF football is scheduled to resume on September 3 against Florida International University at 6 p.m. at Bright House Stadium.
