Long post- but I read a tweet that put me into research gear.
The tweet: "There's no way in hell Jimbo Fisher would
leave FSU for A&M….they're just a bunch of country rednecks that couldn't even
afford him."
Of course, the fact that this FSU fan tried to insult my
favorite university in the world tiffed me a bit, but that wasn't my problem.
My problem was that I was pretty sure that A&M (as a University and Athletic
program) were pretty "loaded."
Let the Google begin! I'm running on a tight schedule today
so I didn't triple check everything, but here is the info I got from businessInsider.com:
Texas A&M is the 9th most wealthy University
in the World.
These rednecks follow only Harvard, Yale, University of
Texas System, Stanford, Princeton, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
in Saudi Arabia, M.I.T., and Penn.
Here is the wording from Business Insider.com's page:
"The wealthier the university, the better its
facilities are likely to be, and better facilities mean more up-to-date
technology and research opportunities. Moreover, richer schools tend to attract
a world-class faculty, and usually have more scholarship moneys to distribute,
sometimes even waiving tuition costs entirely for students in financial need.
Though a university’s wealth typically comes from donations
of money, people and charitable foundations also donate such things as land,
buildings, artwork, rare books and documents, and other things of high monetary
value. We have ranked them by financial endowment, meaning the trust available
to each university through cash and other assets."
Texas A&M University System ranks #9 on The 100 Richest
Universities 2017!
Texas A&M has become one of the biggest tertiary systems
in the United States. Though the system consists of 11 campuses throughout the
state of Texas, its flagship is undoubtedly Texas A&M College Station, home
of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The endowment is
currently valued at $10.5 billion, increased in part by a wildly successful
fundraising campaign in 2013 that raised $740 million. Notably, the system is
heavily involved in research of various kinds, with projects funded by NASA and
the National Institute of Health, among others. In each of the last four years,
the system has spent upwards of $700 million on research.
• Endowment:
$10,539,526,000
• Annual
cost of tuition per undergraduate student: $27,745 (College Station)
• Average
salary of full professor: $137,956 (College Station)
• Annual
research budget: $866,678,000 (College Station) — Texas A — M ranks #15 for
Largest Research Budgets"
Business Insider listed the top 100 schools. Number 100 on
the list was St. Louis University with 1.05 billion. Florida State was not in
the top 100.
Sure, Erin, but you're comparing university and research
endowment when we're talking coaching salaries. Well 1) in the context of refuting
his "dumb redneck", it mattered to me. This school is
loaded. They
turn out successful graduates and you pretty much have to be in the top 7% of
your graduating class to get in right now.
But fine. Let's talk athletic departments.
From the same source:
This was the three-year average from
years 2014-16
NCAA athletic programs that profit-
10. Texas A&M- 119.5 mil/year
17. FSU 104.8 mil/year
Bottom line: FSU, if you can afford him, these country
rednecks can afford him.
Thanks and Gig'em.
Howdy Coach, Welcome to Aggieland!
