Towson University football brought in $47,837 per athlete in revenue in 2016, making it the second highest-grossing football program in the state that year, according to a North Baltimore Journal analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.
The university’s football program brought in a total of nearly $4.5 million in 2016.
The U.S. Department of Education’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.
Maryland's nine schools with football programs reported $42,786,315 in revenue in 2016.
Maryland college football revenue
| School | Division | Enrollment | Football Total Participation | Football Revenue | Revenue Per Athlete |
| University of Maryland-College Park | NCAA Division I-FBS | 26,174 | 111 | $29,973,008 | $270,027 |
| Towson University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 16,827 | 95 | $4,544,506 | $47,837 |
| Morgan State University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 5,738 | 96 | $3,805,156 | $39,637 |
| Bowie State University | NCAA Division II with football | 3,931 | 71 | $1,042,400 | $14,682 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Other | 5,589 | 87 | $805,498 | $9,259 |
| McDaniel College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,523 | 105 | $614,543 | $5,853 |
| Salisbury University | NCAA Division III with football | 7,236 | 119 | $672,500 | $5,651 |
| Frostburg State University | NCAA Division III with football | 4,087 | 125 | $675,586 | $5,405 |
| Stevenson University | NCAA Division III with football | 3,065 | 131 | $653,118 | $4,986 |
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