TOTAL REV $20.02M
TOTAL EXP $20.02M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 12,720

ZIP 48859 · IPEDS unitid 169248

Revenue Percentile (Division)
17th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$20.02M

Total Expenses
$20.02M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
215

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 63.1%Women’s programs 36.9%

$12.64M
$7.38M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 4,839 (-27.6%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$8.26M

Basketball

$3.76M

All Track Combined

$1.44M

Baseball

$881.6K

Soccer

$841.1K

Volleyball

$829.6K

Wrestling

$749.4K

Lacrosse

$721.8K

Softball

$720K

Gymnastics

$711K

Expense by sport

Football

$8.26M

Basketball

$3.76M

All Track Combined

$1.44M

Baseball

$881.6K

Soccer

$841.1K

Volleyball

$829.6K

Wrestling

$749.4K

Lacrosse

$721.8K

Softball

$720K

Gymnastics

$711K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 112 0 $8.26M $8.26M $0
Basketball 2 17 12 $3.76M $3.76M $0
All Track Combined 3 64 103 $1.44M $1.44M $0
Baseball 1 40 0 $881.6K $881.6K $0
Soccer 15 0 31 $841.1K $841.1K $0
Volleyball 26 0 19 $829.6K $829.6K $0
Wrestling 28 30 0 $749.4K $749.4K $0
Lacrosse 11 0 32 $721.8K $721.8K $0
Softball 16 0 20 $720K $720K $0
Gymnastics 9 0 17 $711K $711K $0
Field Hockey 6 0 21 $645.2K $645.2K $0
Golf 8 0 9 $456.8K $456.8K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$93.1K

Athletes Tracked
215

Top Sport Share
Football · 41.3%

Program Count
12

Unique men
112

Unique women
103

Per-sport slots
527

Multi-sport coeff
2.45x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 215 unique athletes filling 527 sport roster slots — a 2.45x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
12,720
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (17th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Michigan
58 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Appalachian State University NC $19.99M $0 $-30.6K
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX $19.95M $0 $-70.4K
Western Kentucky University KY $19.79M $0 $-229.9K
Elon University NC $19.77M $0 $-250K
Eastern Michigan University MI $19.68M $0 $-339.5K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.6K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 41.3% 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.