Analysis: Which college baseball program grossed the most in Alabama

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University of Alabama at Birmingham, Samford University and Auburn University top the list of highest grossing college baseball programs in Alabama in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education.

Alabama Baseball Programs by Revenue

Rank
School
Division
Athletes (#)
Revenue
Revenue Per Athlete
1
University of South Alabama
NCAA Division I-FBS
35
$1,477,257
$42,207
2
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCAA Division I-FBS
36
$1,195,193
$33,200
3
Samford University
NCAA Division I-FCS
36
$1,060,994
$29,472
4
Auburn University
NCAA Division I-FBS
33
$884,192
$26,794
5
Troy University
NCAA Division I-FBS
35
$845,414
$24,155
6
University of Mobile
NAIA Division I
25
$539,889
$21,596
7
Jacksonville State University
NCAA Division I-FCS
39
$790,811
$20,277
8
Alabama State University
NCAA Division I-FCS
34
$621,120
$18,268
9
Faulkner University
NAIA Division I
61
$1,020,611
$16,731
10
Alabama A & M University
NCAA Division I-FCS
35
$516,227
$14,749
11
University of North Alabama
NCAA Division II with football
31
$422,251
$13,621
12
University of Montevallo
NCAA Division II without football
41
$537,220
$13,103
13
University of West Alabama
NCAA Division II with football
45
$578,314
$12,851
14
Auburn University at Montgomery
NCAA Division II without football
30
$331,353
$11,045
15
Spring Hill College
NCAA Division II without football
32
$341,432
$10,670
16
Alabama Southern Community College
NJCAA Division II
33
$336,157
$10,187
17
Bishop State Community College
NJCAA Division I
27
$263,449
$9,757
18
Shelton State Community College
NJCAA Division I
36
$349,061
$9,696
19
Jefferson Davis Community College
NJCAA Division I
28
$261,024
$9,322
20
Central Alabama Community College
NJCAA Division I
35
$322,901
$9,226
21
Birmingham Southern College
NCAA Division III with football
31
$283,870
$9,157
22
Tuskegee University
NCAA Division II with football
27
$236,958
$8,776
23
Enterprise State Community College
NJCAA Division I
24
$209,048
$8,710
24
Marion Military Institute
NJCAA Division I
40
$340,438
$8,511
25
Talladega College
NAIA Division I
35
$289,739
$8,278
26
Stillman College
NAIA Division I
17
$127,494
$7,500
27
Huntingdon College
NCAA Division III with football
51
$343,143
$6,728
28
Snead State Community College
NJCAA Division I
46
$287,928
$6,259
29
Selma University
NCCAA Division I
20
$119,231
$5,962
30
Lurleen B Wallace Community College
NJCAA Division I
29
$167,436
$5,774
31
Concordia College Alabama
USCAA
23
$126,030
$5,480
32
Miles College
NCAA Division II with football
31
$167,358
$5,399

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