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Robeson County's only university spent $1,028,460 on football teams in 2023

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Robin Gary Cummings, M.D., Chancellor | University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Robin Gary Cummings, M.D., Chancellor | University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Robeson County's institution invested $1,028,460 on their football teams in 2023, a 36.7% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 24.1% of all money invested on sport teams at University of North Carolina at Pembroke during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Robeson County have grown 23.5% 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 Robeson County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,028,46024.1%
2022$752,19019.4%
2021$768,17920.4%
2020$905,14222.8%
2019$884,93322.3%

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