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Sailing at U.S. colleges

Colleges reported $13.2 million of sailing revenue in the 2024–25 survey year, according to the Education Department’s athletics disclosures.

29 colleges fielded sailing, with 1,063 athletes and $12.0 million of expenses: 0.1% of the revenue colleges attributed to any sport.

Sailing, 2024–25

29
Colleges fielding it: $13.2 million
Revenue, as reported: $13,240,904; Not profit.; $12.0 million
Expenses, as reported: $11,986,291; 1,063
Athletes: 382 men and 681 women.; 64.1%
Women’s share of athletes: 43
Head coaches: 100
Assistant coaches

Revenue and expenses over time

Colleges reported $13.2 million of sailing revenue in 2024–⁠25, against $3.6 million in 2008–⁠09, in each year's dollars

Revenue and expenses the colleges attributed to sailing each survey year from 2008–⁠09 to 2024–⁠25, with the colleges that fielded it and its athletes. In each year's dollars.

The colleges that fielded the sport each year, not a fixed set of colleges. An athlete on two teams of the sport is counted on each.

Not adjusted for inflation.

Source: The Education Department’s athletics disclosures

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The figures

Colleges reported $13.2 million of sailing revenue in 2024–25, against $3.6 million in 2008–09, in each year's dollars. Revenue and expenses the colleges attributed to sailing each survey year from 2008–09 to 2024–25, with the colleges that fielded it and its athletes. In each year's dollars.
Survey year	Revenue	Expenses	Colleges	Athletes
2008–⁠09	$3.6 million	$4.5 million	31	1,087
2009–⁠10	$3.9 million	$4.3 million	28	1,034
2010–⁠11	$4.6 million	$4.6 million	30	1,155
2011–⁠12	$6.1 million	$5.1 million	32	1,093
2012–⁠13	$5.2 million	$5.2 million	31	1,074
2013–⁠14	$5.8 million	$5.8 million	31	1,034
2014–⁠15	$7.8 million	$6.8 million	31	1,070
2015–⁠16	$5.9 million	$6.1 million	29	1,015
2016–⁠17	$6.2 million	$6.4 million	31	1,058
2017–⁠18	$7.5 million	$6.7 million	29	995
2018–⁠19	$7.8 million	$7.5 million	32	1,183
2019–⁠20	$6.7 million	$6.9 million	31	1,115
2020–⁠21	$5.4 million	$4.9 million	22	771
2021–⁠22	$12.2 million	$12.0 million	29	1,036
2022–⁠23	$13.8 million	$12.1 million	30	1,075
2023–⁠24	$14.2 million	$13.8 million	29	1,038
2024–⁠25	$13.2 million	$12.0 million	29	1,063

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The colleges reporting the most sailing revenue

The 25 largest of the 29 colleges that reported sailing revenue for 2024–25, with the expenses they attributed to it beside it. Neither column is a measure of profit.

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Colleges by reported sailing revenue, 2024–25
Rank	College	State	Revenue	Expenses	Athletes
1	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	$1.9 million$1,894,518	$864,402	61
2	Stanford University	California	$1.0 million$1,022,998	$1.0 million$1,022,998	32
3	College of Charleston	South Carolina	$820,289	$820,289	124
4	Brown University	Rhode Island	$768,637	$768,637	61
5	Yale University	Connecticut	$762,241	$762,241	52
6	Boston College	Massachusetts	$681,895	$681,895	33
7	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	$614,591	$614,591	25
8	Georgetown University	District of Columbia	$604,725	$604,725	47
9	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Maryland	$546,310	$546,310	48
10	Bowdoin College	Maine	$483,247	$424,564	29
11	Harvard University	Massachusetts	$475,909	$475,909	40
12	Hobart William Smith Colleges	New York	$464,266	$464,266	41
13	Old Dominion University	Virginia	$458,938	$458,938	23
14	Cornell University	New York	$437,073	$417,081	18
15	Tufts University	Massachusetts	$401,949	$298,742	75
16	Roger Williams University	Rhode Island	$338,896	$286,309	36
17	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	$329,480	$329,480	39
18	University of South Florida	Florida	$328,617	$328,617	17
19	Connecticut College	Connecticut	$253,939	$253,939	42
20	Rollins College	Florida	$224,089	$224,089	19
21	Washington College	Maryland	$201,101	$201,101	12
22	California State University Maritime Academy	California	$181,601	$83,457	30
23	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	$181,249	$296,602	48
24	Eckerd College	Florida	$173,229	$173,229	17
25	Christopher Newport University	Virginia	$157,278	$157,278	14

Every sport side by side: college sports by reported revenue and college sports by athletes. How the figures are made: the method.

Sources

Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data — every varsity team, by college and sport — Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 27, 2026

Compiled automatically from Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act data — every varsity team, by college and sport by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved October 16, 2026