Sean Callahan claims there are over 20,000 seats exempted from donations and also said we are the only school that does this anymore other than a couple hundred tickets or so at a few places.They don't need to recoup anything. Half has been pledged. The other half comes from the athletic department. The athletic department that makes money hand over fist.
What else are they going to do with the constant flow of money?
Season ticket "donation" levels depend on many factors. Some pay nothing. A lot pay $250 per ticket. Some way more.
ASU ended the practice several years ago and I had a ticket holder friend who wasn’t thrilled but she agreed it was the right move for lots of reasons. (And that includes faculty/staff.)