TOTAL REV $19.32M
TOTAL EXP $19.33M
NET $-10K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

Bowling Green, Ohio · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 12,863

ZIP 43403 · IPEDS unitid 201441

Revenue Percentile (Division)
11th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$19.32M

Total Expenses
$19.33M

Net Result
$-10K

Unique Athletes
199

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 68.7%Women’s programs 31.3%

$13.26M
$6.06M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 280 (-2.1%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$7.18M

Basketball

$4.02M

Ice Hockey

$1.99M

Soccer

$1.31M

Volleyball

$773.7K

All Track Combined

$732.3K

Baseball

$687K

Swimming and Diving

$679.7K

Softball

$522K

Golf

$507.8K

Expense by sport

Football

$7.18M

Basketball

$4.02M

Ice Hockey

$1.99M

Soccer

$1.31M

Volleyball

$773.7K

All Track Combined

$732.3K

Baseball

$687K

Swimming and Diving

$689.7K

Softball

$522K

Golf

$507.8K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 110 0 $7.18M $7.18M $0
Basketball 2 15 15 $4.02M $4.02M $0
Ice Hockey 10 27 0 $1.99M $1.99M $0
Soccer 15 26 28 $1.31M $1.31M $0
Volleyball 26 0 18 $773.7K $773.7K $0
All Track Combined 3 0 89 $732.3K $732.3K $0
Baseball 1 34 0 $687K $687K $0
Swimming and Diving 18 0 30 $679.7K $689.7K $-10K
Softball 16 0 19 $522K $522K $0
Golf 8 8 10 $507.8K $507.8K $0
Gymnastics 9 0 15 $500.3K $500.3K $0
Tennis 22 0 7 $360.7K $360.7K $0
Track and Field, X-Country 25 10 0 $58.2K $58.2K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$97.1K

Athletes Tracked
199

Top Sport Share
Football · 37.2%

Program Count
13

Unique men
110

Unique women
89

Per-sport slots
461

Multi-sport coeff
2.32x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 199 unique athletes filling 461 sport roster slots — a 2.32x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
12,863
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (11th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Ohio
68 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of South Alabama AL $19.39M $0 $78K
Ball State University IN $19.2M $0 $-118.6K
Troy University AL $19.18M $1.6M $-137.7K
University at Buffalo NY $19.67M $0 $351.9K
Eastern Michigan University MI $19.68M $0 $361.9K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.1% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.5K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.1% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 37.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 11th 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.