D3 schools whose budgets are tuition driven are in a no-win situation. Yes, sports are not essential so that's a logical place to start when cutting costs. However, at a lot (if not most) D3 schools, athletes make up a significant percentage of their enrollment. They might not lose all those kids, but a lot of kids would leave and a lot more HS students wouldn't consider attending a school that does not offer the sport they play... so the overall enrollment goes down and the amount of tuition revenue goes with it.caneedsmorelax wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:18 am Some D2 and D3 schools may even shut down entire athletic departments.
If you save x dollars cutting sports but lose y dollars when enrollment goes down, are you really doing anything to help the budget?