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Monroe County's only university spent $1,160,441 on football teams in 2023

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Kenneth Long, M.B.A., President | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Kenneth Long, M.B.A., President | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Monroe County's institution invested $1,160,441 on their football teams in 2023, a 7.3% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 11.8% of all money invested on sport teams at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Monroe County have grown 103.7% 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 Monroe County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$1,160,44111.8%
2022$1,081,18112.4%
2021$880,54115.3%
2020$1,077,87315.4%
2019$1,200,25917.5%

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