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Ward County's only university spent $1,294,647 on football teams in 2023

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Steven Shirley, Ph.D., President | Minot State University

Steven Shirley, Ph.D., President | Minot State University

Ward County's institution invested $1,294,647 on their football teams in 2023, a 12.4% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 16.9% of all money invested on sport teams at Minot State University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Ward County have grown 269.2% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Football Team's Expenditures in Ward County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,294,64716.9%
2022$1,151,80016.1%
2021$00%
2020$1,042,63119.4%
2019$941,12418.1%

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