(04-09-2018 10:56 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(04-09-2018 06:32 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(04-09-2018 05:29 PM)McKinney Wrote:  So I picked UMass and I really don't mind paying the athletics fee

The athletics fee at UMass for the current school year is only $65.50 per semester. That's peanuts compared to the fees charged to students at some of the other schools mentioned in this thread.

How does UMass make up the other 30 million a year of deficit in their athletic budget? Does it come from the taxpayers or is it baked into other required tuition and fee charges.

It's complicate and do not know exactly, but it does come from the tax payers, who pay less than 50% of the cost to support higher education. Under $10 per tax payer. It'll take a while to show up but winning helps. The hockey program made the first round of Hockey East playoffs and had over 15k in attendance for the 3 games. UMass is doing some things with parking. Three years ago it was free. Last year lot 11 was free to season ticket holders. Now there is a $50 donation to the General Athletic Fund and lot 22 is free to STH.