University of Maryland - Baltimore County baseball tops the list of highest grossing programs in the state, reporting more than $714,000 – or $21,003 per athlete – in 2016, followed by University of Maryland - College Park ($627,586), and Towson University ($547,886)), according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of the latest federal data.
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education compiles athletics data annually from more than 2,000 schools receiving federal financial aid.
In Maryland, 26 schools have baseball programs, grossing more than $5.3 million in 2016.
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Top Maryland baseball programs by revenue
| School | Division | Total Undergraduates | Baseball players | Baseball team revenue | Revenue per athlete |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | NCAA Division I without football | 9,474 | 34 | $714,091 | $21,003 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | NCAA Division I-FBS | 26,174 | 35 | $627,586 | $17,931 |
| Towson University | NCAA Division I-FCS | 16,827 | 36 | $547,886 | $15,219 |
| Mount St Mary's University | NCAA Division I without football | 1,627 | 33 | $436,905 | $13,240 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Other | 5,589 | 38 | $298,785 | $7,863 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | NCAA Division I without football | 2,917 | 29 | $262,715 | $9,059 |
| Coppin State University | NCAA Division I without football | 1,887 | 35 | $258,318 | $7,381 |
| McDaniel College | NCAA Division III with football | 1,523 | 40 | $242,445 | $6,061 |
| The Community College of Baltimore County | NJCAA Division II | 5,923 | 69 | $220,025 | $3,189 |
| Salisbury University | NCAA Division III with football | 7,236 | 37 | $167,432 | $4,525 |
| Garrett College | Other | 444 | 27 | $167,093 | $6,189 |
| Frostburg State University | NCAA Division III with football | 4,087 | 34 | $160,804 | $4,730 |
| Washington College | NCAA Division III without football | 1,437 | 32 | $151,707 | $4,741 |
| Hagerstown Community College | NJCAA Division I | 968 | 23 | $149,566 | $6,503 |
| Stevenson University | NCAA Division III with football | 3,065 | 44 | $126,110 | $2,866 |
| Hood College | NCAA Division III without football | 1,086 | 40 | $119,974 | $2,999 |
| Harford Community College | NJCAA Division I | 2,087 | 33 | $98,316 | $2,979 |
| Frederick Community College | NJCAA Division II | 1,940 | 30 | $94,934 | $3,164 |
| St Mary's College of Maryland | NCAA Division III without football | 1,540 | 30 | $87,834 | $2,928 |
| Montgomery College | NJCAA Division III | 7,469 | 20 | $79,832 | $3,992 |
| Chesapeake College | NJCAA Division II | 654 | 29 | $73,199 | $2,524 |
| Prince George's Community College | NJCAA Division III | 3,258 | 20 | $61,820 | $3,091 |
| Cecil College | NJCAA Division II | 939 | 27 | $53,582 | $1,985 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | NJCAA Division III | 3,878 | 23 | $51,593 | $2,243 |
| College of Southern Maryland | NJCAA Division II | 2,908 | 17 | $48,016 | $2,824 |
| Allegany College of Maryland | NJCAA Division II | 1,415 | 22 | $34,156 | $1,553 |
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