The Collegiate Licensing Company Names Top Selling Universities

August 14, 2009

ATLANTA, Ga., (August 14, 2009) – The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a division of IMG Worldwide, is pleased to announce its annual list of top-selling institutions and manufacturers. These rankings represent royalties reported July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 on all collegiate merchandise sold.

Notes of interest:

This marks the fourth consecutive year The University of Texas at Austin has ranked No. 1 in CLC’s fiscal year-end rankings.
University of Georgia was the biggest mover amongst top-10 institutions. The University gained four positions and finished the year at No. 3.
Nike USA Inc. has occupied the top spot amongst collegiate apparel licensees since 1999.
EA Sports has maintained its No. 1 status in non-apparel licensees since Q3 of 2003.
Top local licensee J & W Interests Inc., a State College, Pennsylvania-based collegiate apparel and non-apparel manufacturer and retailer, produces and sells officially licensed product for The Pennsylvania State University.
Top royalty producing non-apparel categories for CLC’s fiscal year-end include video games, domestic, housewares, and home furnishings, respectively.
Top apparel categories for 2008-09 include T-shirts, fleece, women’s, and headwear.

Top-75 Universities
(1.) The University of Texas at Austin
(2.) University of Florida
(3.) University of Georgia
(4.) Louisiana State University
(5.) The University of Alabama
(6.) University of North Carolina
(7.) The University of Michigan
(8.) The Pennsylvania State University
(9.) University of Notre Dame
(10.) The University of Oklahoma
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For full details visit:

http://www.clc.com/clcweb/publishing.nsf/Content/Rankings+Annual+2009