“Substantial progress has been made ... for programs like ours to invest more into our student-athletes.”

Schools’ spending on capital projects for athletics programs — money spent on top of day-to-day operating costs — was collected by the NCAA for the first time on reports for 2015-16. Of the $1.3 billion in such spending, a combination of cash and debt financing, about two-thirds came from Power Five schools, which constitute less than one-fourth of Division I public schools.

“Substantial progress has been made in the past few years with NCAA legislation opening the door for programs like ours to invest even more into our studentathletes,” Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long said in a statement to USA TODAY Sports. “Fully funding cost of attendance financial aid for athletes grew by nearly 9% in 2016 — the largest single-year jump since 2010. The increase for 2016 includes rises in the traditional elements of athletics scholarships — tuition, fees, room and board — plus the additional amounts for incidental expenses that athletes were allowed to receive for the first time.

Coaches’ compensation rose by 5% in 2016, the smallest rate of increase during the 11 years USA TODAY Sports has compiled the information. (The 2016 data are based on documents acquired in conjunction with the Sports Capital Journalism Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.)

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