Athletics plays an important role in the life of the university and the community. Athletic events provide entertainment, build interest in other university programs, economically impact San Angelo, and offer opportunities for social interaction among students, alumni and area residents.

Athletic Foundation contributions are used to supplement university allocations. Donated money is used to employ tutors for student-athletes, bring recruits to campus, send coaches to evaluate prospective student-athletes, and provide other general enrichment funds in support of intercollegiate athletics at Angelo State University.

Student-athletes and coaches depend on your financial support to provide resources that enable them to be highly competitive on the playing surface and in the classroom.
 

ASU Athletics Quick Facts 

• In 2007-08, the estimated economic impact on the San Angelo economy for Angelo State home athletic events was $1.4 milliion.
   
• ASU has more graduates coaching Texas high school football than any other institution in the state, including Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, according to the 2007-08 Texas Sports Guide.
   
• In 2007-08, ASU had 349 student-athletes of which 226 received athletic aid. That mean's approximately 1/3 of our student-athletes participate with no athletic aid at all. Some work their way into a scholarship perhaps while many will not.
   
• Athletic aid ranges from books (approximately $1,000 per year) to tuition, fees, books, room and board.
   
• The average athletic scholarship value for 2007-08 was approximately $5,220. That means the typical student-athlete is paying $7,464 from other resources for his/her attending ASU.
   
• Total athletic scholarship aid awarded for 2007-08 was $1,179,639.
   
• Angelo State athletic programs have grown from nine sports in 1998 to 12 sports in 2008-09. 

NCAA Division II Quick Facts 

• NCAA Division II allows "split" scholarships, so receiving an athletic scholarship from a DII institution does not necessarily mean a "free ride."
   
• NCAA Division II prides itself on balance in academics, athletics and life. Many ASU coaches and student-athletes choose DII because intercollegiate athletics is not a business; intercollegiate athletcs in DII is still an extracurricular activity. The vaule of intercollegiate athletic programs is still viewed in terms of what student-athletes learn from participationk, not in the money generated by those programs.