@MTH posted:Of course it doesn't. Which is why all of these numbers you keep posting are pretty much worthless. They create the impression that programs like Furman are self supporting, which is nowhere close to true. Don't get me wrong, it sucks that it's impossible to find accurate numbers on exactly how many programs make/lose money, and how many programs are "fully funded." But, posting vague, incomplete data really does not help.
As for being self supporting, most knowledgeable people know football and basketball are the revenue generating sports. Expense by Sport.
As for vague, it depends on the user.
Based on feedback from many that visit college baseball insights, they are working purely in the dark with respects to the overall financial budget of any athletic department, thinking only about athletic scholarship $$$ for themselves vs how much $$$ is allocated toward training, salaries, etc. Having a top level number and shows the trajectory of a programs financial situation provide them context of a program.
To a average user, the families, they are probably have tunnel vision, and are only thinking about their own athletic scholarship $$$.
To Recruiting Services, they can quickly see the trajectory of the athletic department, subsequently they can do some additional research on the school.
For example, Winston Salem had a big decrease from 2017 - 2018.
What happen, Elizabeth City dropped its baseball program, thus dropping the conference below the necessary numbers of schools to get automatic bids.
The conference was provided a waiver for a couple of years.
Conference dropped baseball, thus all teams went independent for 2 years.
Some of the independent schools found other conferences.
Two schools eliminated baseball St. Augustine and Winston Salem.
To a college coach, being able to see overall spend of other schools can give him some talking points to his athletic director.
So to response to your point it depends on your level of understanding what might go into the number?
Question, for you, does the information from Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act add some level of value that most might not know or understand?
https://www2.ed.gov/finaid/pro.../athletics/eada.html