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Analysis: Which college swimming & diving program grossed the most in the U.S.

Central Connecticut State University, University of Connecticut and Yale University top the list of highest grossing women's college swimming and diving programs in the state in 2016

Analysis: Which college football program grossed the most in the U.S.

University of Connecticut, Yale University and Central Connecticut State University top the list of highest grossing college football programs nationwide in 2016

Analysis: College athletics grossed $31,832 per athlete in 2016

University of Georgia grossed $352,349 per athlete in 2016 – the highest of all athletic programs that year, followed by University of Texas at Austin ($346,947 per athlete) and Louisiana State University ($315,988 per athlete), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Analysis: College sports raked in $18.1 billion in 2016

University of Texas at Austin grossed $207 million in 2016, making it the highest-grossing college sports program that year, followed by Ohio State University ($176 million) and University of Alabama ($174 million), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

March Madness money: How do women's teams in the tournament rank?

Of the 64 teams in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Stanford is No. 1 for how much money it makes, grossing more than $21.4 million – or $1.5 million per player – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Analysis: College men's basketball grosses $2 billion

Though excluded from the NCAA tournament, University of Louisville men's basketball tops the list of highest grossing programs with nearly $44 million – or $2.9 million per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.