Just for fun, here is a short comparison of the new WAC (sorry Rice, SMU, Tulsa, just getting started early) enrollments and athletic budgets. I listed operating and total athletic budgets. I think operating budgets tends to give a little better sense, as they even out things like scholarships and allocated department costs that can vary greatly. Not perfect of course, since booster club contributions are not included, but gives a little idea...(figures are for 2002-03, so of course things can change...)

School: Enrollment (in thous), Oper ($ millions), Total ($ millions)
Hawaii: 18.7, $3.4, $18.1
Fresno: 21.2, $2.8, $20.1
San Jose: 30.0, $2.6, $12.8
Boise: 17.6, $1.3, $13.7
Nevada: 15.0, $2.0, $14.4
La Tech: 11.2, $1.5, $9.1
UTEP: 17.2, $1.5, 10.6
NMSU: 15.2, $1.5, $9.4
USU: 22.8, $1.8, $8.9

UTEP enrollment is now at 18,582

NMSU enrollment is 16.1

Here is a link to the source that I use all of the time: <a href='http://mariah95.com/sports/wacalltimefootball.htm' target='_blank'>WAC History football records</a>

Thanks for the link. It is a great source of information. Just needs to updated with 2003 infor plus the New Mexico State and Utah State information.

It will be updated in the next few weeks! I have that information from a very reliable source.

USU numbers are "one campus" students, total enrolment is close to double when you take into account all of our satalite (extention) campuses, we've got one in every major city, every podunk little town in the rural areas (usually the county seat), even Wendover Nevada (boarder town).

So, when I update the WAC history website, can I get some Utah State info from you?