TOTAL REV $66.66M
TOTAL EXP $56.4M
NET $10.26M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 26,627

ZIP 500112030 · IPEDS unitid 153603

Revenue Percentile (Division)
62th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$66.66M

Total Expenses
$56.4M

Net Result
$10.26M

Unique Athletes
212

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 96.4%Women’s programs 3.6%

$64.25M
$2.41M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 2,004 (-7%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$52.1M

Basketball

$12.13M

All Track Combined

$519.7K

Wrestling

$423.8K

Swimming and Diving

$385.3K

Soccer

$361.7K

Softball

$321.1K

Volleyball

$164.6K

Golf

$150K

Gymnastics

$58.1K

Expense by sport

Football

$29.42M

Basketball

$11.68M

All Track Combined

$3.16M

Wrestling

$1.81M

Swimming and Diving

$1.2M

Soccer

$1.31M

Softball

$1.42M

Volleyball

$1.98M

Golf

$2.19M

Gymnastics

$1.33M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 135 0 $52.1M $29.42M $22.68M
Basketball 2 17 19 $12.13M $11.68M $447K
All Track Combined 3 108 77 $519.7K $3.16M $-2.64M
Wrestling 28 45 0 $423.8K $1.81M $-1.39M
Swimming and Diving 18 0 33 $385.3K $1.2M $-815.5K
Soccer 15 0 32 $361.7K $1.31M $-948.9K
Softball 16 0 23 $321.1K $1.42M $-1.1M
Volleyball 26 0 19 $164.6K $1.98M $-1.81M
Golf 8 8 7 $150K $2.19M $-2.04M
Gymnastics 9 0 23 $58.1K $1.33M $-1.28M
Tennis 22 0 10 $43.2K $889K $-845.8K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$314.4K

Athletes Tracked
212

Top Sport Share
Football · 78.2%

Program Count
11

Unique men
135

Unique women
77

Per-sport slots
556

Multi-sport coeff
2.62x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 212 unique athletes filling 556 sport roster slots — a 2.62x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
26,627
Revenue Tier
Above-median (62th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Iowa
42 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA $66.06M $-13.86M $-597.8K
Mississippi State University MS $68.01M $9.46M $1.35M
Arizona State University-Tempe AZ $68.2M $-6.14M $1.54M
University of Missouri-Columbia MO $68.29M $7.76M $1.63M
University of Arizona AZ $65.02M $9.44M $-1.64M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.5K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 84.6% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 78.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 62th 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.