The rich Fayetteville news blog Iconoclast tells us today that the UA has a No. 1 to boast of: It’s tops in the nation in the ratio of athletic expenses to total instructional expenditures. Woo pig!

The information comes from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity.

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Based on data reported by the U.S. Department of Education, the UA’s total athletic expenses equal 56.5 percent of total instructional expenditures (as reported through the Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data Source—IPEDS). The University of Alabama was ranked second nationally at 50.2%.

 

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