TOTAL REV $6.31M
TOTAL EXP $6.25M
NET $54.6K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, Iowa · NAIA Division II · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 637

ZIP 51104 · IPEDS unitid 152992

Revenue Percentile (Division)
80th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$6.31M

Total Expenses
$6.25M

Net Result
$54.6K

Unique Athletes
129

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 65.9%Women’s programs 34.1%

$4.16M
$2.15M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 143 (-18.3%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$1.49M

Soccer

$913.4K

Basketball

$882.8K

Volleyball

$643.8K

Wrestling

$564.8K

All Track Combined

$546.9K

Softball

$510.7K

Baseball

$436.8K

Golf

$318.5K

Other Sports

$0

Expense by sport

Football

$1.48M

Soccer

$913.4K

Basketball

$875.7K

Volleyball

$633.3K

Wrestling

$550.6K

All Track Combined

$539.6K

Softball

$510.7K

Baseball

$436.8K

Golf

$317.2K

Other Sports

$0

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Coed (M/W) Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 84 0 $1.49M $1.48M $14.2K
Soccer 15 36 41 $913.4K $913.4K $0
Basketball 2 28 29 $882.8K $875.7K $7.1K
Volleyball 26 23 28 $643.8K $633.3K $10.5K
Wrestling 28 45 0 $564.8K $550.6K $14.3K
All Track Combined 3 88 35 $546.9K $539.6K $7.3K
Softball 16 0 39 $510.7K $510.7K $0
Baseball 1 41 0 $436.8K $436.8K $0
Golf 8 10 11 $318.5K $317.2K $1.3K
Other Sports 29 0 0 1 / 7 $0 $0 $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$48.9K

Athletes Tracked
129

Top Sport Share
Football · 23.6%

Program Count
10

Unique men
88

Unique women
41

Per-sport slots
538

Multi-sport coeff
4.17x

Coed men
1

Coed women
7

The program has 129 unique athletes filling 538 sport roster slots — a 4.17x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NAIA Division II
Sector
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
637
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (80th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Iowa
42 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of St Francis IL $6.31M $229.6K $6.2K
Saint Ambrose University IA $6.27M $251.4K $-38.5K
Point University GA $6.26M $0 $-44.3K
Tennessee Wesleyan College TN $6.36M $140.3K $50.4K
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion IN $6.24M $695.4K $-66.5K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $9.9K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 99.1% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 23.6% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 80th Revenue rank within NAIA Division II

Source: U.S. Department of Education — Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA). Fiscal year 2019. Last updated April 18, 2026.