TOTAL REV $85.06M
TOTAL EXP $89.29M
NET $-4.23M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 19,441

ZIP 29634 · IPEDS unitid 217882

Revenue Percentile (Division)
76th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$85.06M

Total Expenses
$89.29M

Net Result
$-4.23M

Unique Athletes
239

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 90.3%Women’s programs 9.7%

$76.81M
$8.25M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 2,266 (13.2%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$63.12M

Basketball

$10.91M

All Track Combined

$2.53M

Soccer

$2M

Baseball

$1.47M

Rowing

$1.36M

Softball

$1.05M

Tennis

$985.9K

Volleyball

$961.3K

Golf

$667K

Expense by sport

Football

$55.91M

Basketball

$12.78M

All Track Combined

$4.08M

Soccer

$4.12M

Baseball

$2.89M

Rowing

$2.03M

Softball

$1.78M

Tennis

$2.12M

Volleyball

$1.83M

Golf

$1.75M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 122 0 $63.12M $55.91M $7.21M
Basketball 2 16 16 $10.91M $12.78M $-1.87M
All Track Combined 3 83 117 $2.53M $4.08M $-1.55M
Soccer 15 32 25 $2M $4.12M $-2.12M
Baseball 1 41 0 $1.47M $2.89M $-1.43M
Rowing 13 0 113 $1.36M $2.03M $-667.1K
Softball 16 0 16 $1.05M $1.78M $-720.6K
Tennis 22 10 7 $985.9K $2.12M $-1.14M
Volleyball 26 0 17 $961.3K $1.83M $-872.9K
Golf 8 8 7 $667K $1.75M $-1.08M

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$355.9K

Athletes Tracked
239

Top Sport Share
Football · 74.2%

Program Count
10

Unique men
122

Unique women
117

Per-sport slots
630

Multi-sport coeff
2.64x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 239 unique athletes filling 630 sport roster slots — a 2.64x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
19,441
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (76th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in South Carolina
37 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Syracuse University NY $83.88M $9.66M $-1.18M
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $83.62M $7.12M $-1.44M
University of Southern California CA $86.79M $15.71M $1.73M
Indiana University-Bloomington IN $83.06M $10.7M $-2M
Purdue University-Main Campus IN $82.48M $29.75M $-2.58M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 5.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 105.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 74.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 76th 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.