TOTAL REV $19.99M
TOTAL EXP $19.99M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 16,557

ZIP 28608 · IPEDS unitid 197869

Revenue Percentile (Division)
17th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$19.99M

Total Expenses
$19.99M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
272

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 70.7%Women’s programs 29.3%

$14.13M
$5.86M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 1,290 (8.4%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$9.19M

Basketball

$3.64M

Soccer

$1.35M

All Track Combined

$1.19M

Baseball

$823.1K

Volleyball

$744K

Softball

$712.8K

Field Hockey

$640.3K

Tennis

$638.4K

Golf

$527.5K

Expense by sport

Football

$9.19M

Basketball

$3.64M

Soccer

$1.35M

All Track Combined

$1.19M

Baseball

$823.1K

Volleyball

$744K

Softball

$712.8K

Field Hockey

$640.3K

Tennis

$638.4K

Golf

$527.5K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 130 0 $9.19M $9.19M $0
Basketball 2 15 18 $3.64M $3.64M $0
Soccer 15 30 33 $1.35M $1.35M $0
All Track Combined 3 83 142 $1.19M $1.19M $0
Baseball 1 38 0 $823.1K $823.1K $0
Volleyball 26 0 19 $744K $744K $0
Softball 16 0 21 $712.8K $712.8K $0
Field Hockey 6 0 28 $640.3K $640.3K $0
Tennis 22 10 8 $638.4K $638.4K $0
Golf 8 11 11 $527.5K $527.5K $0
Wrestling 28 32 0 $522K $522K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$73.5K

Athletes Tracked
272

Top Sport Share
Football · 46%

Program Count
11

Unique men
130

Unique women
142

Per-sport slots
629

Multi-sport coeff
2.31x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 272 unique athletes filling 629 sport roster slots — a 2.31x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
16,557
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (17th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in North Carolina
68 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Central Michigan University MI $20.02M $0 $30.6K
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX $19.95M $0 $-39.8K
Western Kentucky University KY $19.79M $0 $-199.3K
Elon University NC $19.77M $0 $-219.4K
Eastern Michigan University MI $19.68M $0 $-308.9K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.2K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 46.0% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 17th Revenue rank within NCAA Division I-FBS

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