Sioux City Times

Buena Vista County's institution invested $464,372 on their football teams in 2023, a 9% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 13.7% of all money invested on sport teams at Buena Vista University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Buena Vista County have grown 70% 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.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$464,372	13.7%
2022	$426,047	14.3%
2021	$343,055	13.4%
2020	$399,529	15.4%
2019	$459,874	17.7%