Amid increasing investments into student-athletes and sports programs, the University of Arizona will be charging a βcompetitive feeβ for 2025-26 season tickets.
The announcement from Arizona Athletics late Tuesday cited the expected finalization of the House Settlement, which involves sharing about $20 million in revenue among college athletes.
βIn a relentless effort to compete at the highest level in the evolving landscape of college athletics, like many of our peers, Arizona is implementing a Competitive Fee for season tickets for 2025-26,β the university posted on its website.
βWe recognize that our season ticket holders are the backbone of our support and we are cognizant of the costs of supporting Arizona Athletics,β the statement said. βThough we are adding the fee, we will not be increasing the costs of season tickets for 2025-26.β
Impacted season tickets include football, menβs and womenβs basketball, softball and baseball.
Football and menβs basketball will have a $50 competitive fee, while womenβs basketball, softball and baseball will have $25 competitive fees.
Arizona fans watch the basketball Wildcats against Wisconsin on the scoreboard screen before the football Wildcats kick off against Houston in their Big 12 game on Nov. 15, 2024, at Arizona Stadium.
The university estimates the fees are less than $8 per game for football, $3 per game for menβs basketball, $2 per game for womenβs basketball and $1 for softball and baseball.
In addition to the season ticket fee, there will also be new fees for single-game tickets. UA says it will release details about the single-game fees at a later date.
Arizona Athletics noted that it has taken steps to reduce expenses in other areas, renegotiating vendor contracts, working to secure corporate sponsorships, restructuring the departmentβs debt and reimagining its philanthropic initiatives.
For more information about the new competitive fees, visit tucne.ws/uaseasontix.
