Washington Adventist University sports programs brought in $17,324 per athlete in revenue in 2016, meaning its athletes on average generated the 11th most sports revenue of any school in Maryland that year, according to a Montgomery News analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.
The university’s sports programs brought in a total of $883,540 in 2016.
The agency's office of postsecondary education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.
Maryland's 35 schools with money-generating sports programs reported $233,606,182 in sports revenue in 2016.
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Maryland college sports revenue
| Rank | School | Total Undergraduates | Sports Total Participation | Total Sports Revenue | Revenue per Athlete |
| 1 | University of Maryland-College Park | 26,174 | 517 | $94,881,357 | $183,523 |
| 2 | Loyola University Maryland | 4,030 | 363 | $19,289,058 | $53,138 |
| 3 | Morgan State University | 5,738 | 261 | $12,566,840 | $48,149 |
| 4 | Towson University | 16,827 | 509 | $21,942,865 | $43,110 |
| 5 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 9,474 | 402 | $13,033,798 | $32,422 |
| 6 | Coppin State University | 1,887 | 154 | $4,403,721 | $28,596 |
| 7 | Mount St Mary's University | 1,627 | 319 | $9,075,241 | $28,449 |
| 8 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 2,917 | 182 | $5,009,997 | $27,527 |
| 9 | Bowie State University | 3,931 | 160 | $3,886,139 | $24,288 |
| 10 | Baltimore City Community College | 1,293 | 32 | $611,234 | $19,101 |
| 11 | Washington Adventist University | 697 | 51 | $883,540 | $17,324 |
| 12 | Johns Hopkins University | 5,589 | 679 | $10,068,084 | $14,828 |
| 13 | Goucher College | 1,436 | 260 | $2,549,081 | $9,804 |
| 14 | Stevenson University | 3,065 | 644 | $6,152,200 | $9,553 |
| 15 | Garrett College | 444 | 61 | $520,687 | $8,536 |
| 16 | Salisbury University | 7,236 | 540 | $4,464,924 | $8,268 |
| 17 | Montgomery College | 7,469 | 149 | $1,230,673 | $8,260 |
| 18 | St Mary's College of Maryland | 1,540 | 352 | $2,888,121 | $8,205 |
| 19 | McDaniel College | 1,523 | 460 | $3,773,247 | $8,203 |
| 20 | Frostburg State University | 4,087 | 508 | $4,004,771 | $7,883 |
| 21 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | 515 | 77 | $587,830 | $7,634 |
| 22 | The Community College of Baltimore County | 5,923 | 273 | $2,016,275 | $7,386 |
| 23 | Harford Community College | 2,087 | 188 | $1,305,173 | $6,942 |
| 24 | Washington College | 1,437 | 365 | $2,477,571 | $6,788 |
| 25 | Prince George's Community College | 3,258 | 81 | $535,538 | $6,612 |
| 26 | Howard Community College | 3,511 | 159 | $847,654 | $5,331 |
| 27 | Hood College | 1,086 | 276 | $1,440,226 | $5,218 |
| 28 | Hagerstown Community College | 968 | 112 | $582,742 | $5,203 |
| 29 | Frederick Community College | 1,940 | 153 | $636,397 | $4,159 |
| 30 | College of Southern Maryland | 2,908 | 138 | $526,465 | $3,815 |
| 31 | Anne Arundel Community College | 3,878 | 147 | $559,375 | $3,805 |
| 32 | Chesapeake College | 654 | 89 | $293,296 | $3,295 |
| 33 | Cecil College | 939 | 112 | $331,741 | $2,962 |
| 34 | Allegany College of Maryland | 1,415 | 104 | $170,025 | $1,635 |
| 35 | St. John's College | 432 | 82 | $60,296 | $735 |
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