As of the 2017–18 academic year, the UAA had an annual operating budget of $128 million which is funded entirely through its own revenues with additional support from Gator Boosters, the fundraising arm of the athletic department.

The UAA does not depend on the University of Florida's state funding for financial support, and has contributed over $80 million to the school's academic programs since 1990.

Fifteen men have served as the athletic director of the University of Florida's intercollegiate sports program since the position was created in 1917.

This was once a common arrangement at American universities, especially in the first half of the 20th century, when athletic departments were loosely organized and operated on much smaller budgets than today's major college programs.

Scott Stricklin, who has served as Florida's AD since Foley's retirement, arrived with extensive management experience in university athletic departments but had similarly never been a college coach or player.