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IOWA CITY — For the fourth straight year , University of Iowa Athletics in 2025 set a new revenue record of $153.2 million — while athletics revenue at Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa declined, leaving UNI with a nearly $3 million deficit.

Where UNI Athletics in the 2025 budget year that ended June 30 generated $15 million in revenue — down from $15.9 million in 2024 — the Panther program spent $17.9 million, putting them nearly $3 million in the red and 22 percent over budget.

To help offset the shortfall, UNI took additional financial support from the main campus — totaling $5.4 million.

“New leadership in athletics, with many staff changes in FY 2025, continues to

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