Business is booming at Wichita State since the Shockers left the Missouri Valley Conference, but the cost of business has risen since they joined the American Athletic Conference.
According to the school’s submission to the NCAA Membership Financial Reporting System, WSU registered record-highs in both revenue (more than $33 million) and expenses (nearly $32 million) during the 2017-18 academic year. The net result was a $1.37 million operating surplus for the athletic department.
But while WSU men’s basketball benefited from the exposure of playing every conference game on national television in a more highly regarded conference, the Shockers’ media rights revenue dropped in 2017-18.