TOTAL REV $113.02M
TOTAL EXP $89.83M
NET $23.18M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Auburn University

Auburn University, Alabama · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 22,364

ZIP 36849 · IPEDS unitid 100858

Revenue Percentile (Division)
91th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$113.02M

Total Expenses
$89.83M

Net Result
$23.18M

Unique Athletes
216

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 98.3%Women’s programs 1.7%

$111.06M
$1.96M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 2,739 (14%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$97.67M

Basketball

$12.5M

Baseball

$625.1K

Equestrian

$408.6K

Swimming and Diving

$351.4K

All Track Combined

$330K

Gymnastics

$322.1K

Golf

$212.9K

Softball

$194.4K

Soccer

$168.8K

Expense by sport

Football

$45.95M

Basketball

$16.06M

Baseball

$4.13M

Equestrian

$2.23M

Swimming and Diving

$3.69M

All Track Combined

$3.64M

Gymnastics

$2.39M

Golf

$2.65M

Softball

$2.32M

Soccer

$2.38M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 122 0 $97.67M $45.95M $51.71M
Basketball 2 20 15 $12.5M $16.06M $-3.56M
Baseball 1 39 0 $625.1K $4.13M $-3.51M
Equestrian 34 0 37 $408.6K $2.23M $-1.82M
Swimming and Diving 18 28 37 $351.4K $3.69M $-3.34M
All Track Combined 3 82 94 $330K $3.64M $-3.31M
Gymnastics 9 0 21 $322.1K $2.39M $-2.07M
Golf 8 13 8 $212.9K $2.65M $-2.44M
Softball 16 0 25 $194.4K $2.32M $-2.12M
Soccer 15 0 24 $168.8K $2.38M $-2.22M
Volleyball 26 0 16 $126.7K $1.94M $-1.82M
Tennis 22 9 8 $113.2K $2.43M $-2.32M

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$523.2K

Athletes Tracked
216

Top Sport Share
Football · 86.4%

Program Count
12

Unique men
122

Unique women
94

Per-sport slots
598

Multi-sport coeff
2.77x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 216 unique athletes filling 598 sport roster slots — a 2.77x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
22,364
Revenue Tier
Top-tier (91th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Alabama
44 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN $114.04M $36.54M $1.02M
Florida State University FL $115.91M $5.99M $2.9M
University of Notre Dame IN $109.76M $8.13M $-3.26M
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA $116.37M $35.74M $3.36M
University of Florida FL $109.52M $32.02M $-3.5M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $5.1K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 79.5% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 86.4% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 91th 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.