Report shows UW Athletics economic impact down compared to 2011 · The Badger Herald

While the University of Wisconsin’s overall athletic performance has stayed roughly the same, if not better than it was in 2011, the economic impact their athletic program has had on the state in that time has fallen by more than one-third.

While construction spending by the athletic department has decreased since 2011, according to a UW official, this decrease only accounts for some of the drop.

The economic impact study —…