UH ranks low in athletic department subsidies

The university is 10th of 12 Mountain West teams and last of 10 teams in the Big West

By Ferd Lewis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 16, 2012

~~Outgoing Manoa Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw said she believes "that increased financial support for University of Hawaii Manoa athletics is both needed and justified" in the wake of a study showing its teams are being subsidized at a lower rate than those they will compete against in the Mountain West and Big West conferences.
Between 2006 and 2011, 32.6 percent of the UH athletic department's more than $30 million in annual expenses were subsidized by the state, school or students, according to USA Today figures. 
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<h4>SPORTS SUBSIDIES</h4>
(Percentage that athletic programs are subsidized by state, school or students, 2006-11) 
MOUNTAIN WEST 
Air Force 64.6 
Utah State 64.1 
San Jose State 60.3 
Nevada-Las Vegas 54.2 
Wyoming 50.7 
Colorado State 48.1 
Nevada 44.2 
New Mexico 41.2 
San Diego State 40.1 
Hawaii 32.6 
Boise State 28 
Fresno State 27.8 
Note: Current and incoming members 
Source: USA Today 
 
BIG WEST 
Cal State Northridge 87.8 
UC Riverside 85.5 
UC Santa Barbara 79.9 
UC Irvine 79.9 
Cal Poly 77.8 
UC Davis 77.6 
CS Fullerton 71.4 
Long Beach State 65 
San Diego State 40.1 
Hawaii 32.6 
Source: USA Today 
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Outgoing Manoa Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw said she believes "that increased financial support for University of Hawaii Manoa athletics is both needed and justified" in the wake of a study showing its teams are being subsidized at a lower rate than those they will compete against in the Mountain West and Big West conferences.

Between 2006 and 2011, 32.6 percent of the UH athletic department's more than $30 million in annual expenses were subsidized by the state, school or students, according to USA Today figures. SPORTS SUBSIDIES (Percentage that athletic programs are subsidized by state, school or students, 2006-11) MOUNTAIN WEST Air Force 64.6 Utah State 64.1 San Jose State 60.3 Nevada-Las Vegas 54.2 Wyoming 50.7 Colorado State 48.1 Nevada 44.2 New Mexico 41.2 San Diego State 40.1 Hawaii 32.6 Boise State 28 Fresno State 27.8 Note: Current and incoming members Source: USA Today BIG WEST Cal State Northridge 87.8 UC Riverside 85.5 UC Santa Barbara 79.9 UC Irvine 79.9 Cal Poly 77.8 UC Davis 77.6 CS Fullerton 71.4 Long Beach State 65 San Diego State 40.1 Hawaii 32.6 Source: USA Today Login for more...