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

Mercer University, Georgia State University and Georgia Southern University top the list of highest grossing college baseball programs nationwide in 2016

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

Kennesaw State University, Georgia State University and Georgia Southern University top the list of highest grossing college volleyball programs in the state in 2016

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

Mercer University, Georgia Southern University and Georgia State University top the list of highest grossing college softball programs nationwide in 2016

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

Kennesaw State University, Mercer University and Georgia State University top the list of highest grossing women's college golf programs nationwide in 2016

Analysis: College softball grosses $451 million

Florida State University softball tops the list of highest grossing programs, reporting more than $2.2 million – or $95,837 per athlete – in 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

Analysis: College baseball grosses $684 million

Louisiana State University baseball tops the list of highest grossing programs, reporting more than $6.4 million – or $182,464 per athlete – in 2016, followed by Florida State University ($6 million), Vanderbilt ($5.9 million), UT Austin ($7 million) and University of Mississippi ($5 million), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.

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 women's basketball grosses $903 million

Stanford women's basketball tops the list of highest grossing programs with more than $21 million – or $1.5 million per athlete – in 2016, followed by UConn ($9 million), Baylor ($7.6 million), Florida State ($7 million) and Vanderbilt ($5.2 million), 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.