TOTAL REV $55.27M
TOTAL EXP $47.1M
NET $8.17M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 15,475

ZIP 66506 · IPEDS unitid 155399

Revenue Percentile (Division)
52th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$55.27M

Total Expenses
$47.1M

Net Result
$8.17M

Unique Athletes
231

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 99.3%Women’s programs 0.7%

$54.87M
$398.2K

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 2,280 (-12.8%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$45.03M

Basketball

$10.08M

Volleyball

$53.3K

Soccer

$33.1K

All Track Combined

$32.3K

Baseball

$20.2K

Rowing

$11.9K

Golf

$6.3K

Tennis

$4.8K

Expense by sport

Football

$22.76M

Basketball

$11.91M

Volleyball

$1.63M

Soccer

$1.42M

All Track Combined

$3.21M

Baseball

$2.32M

Rowing

$1.46M

Golf

$1.65M

Tennis

$754.9K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 131 0 $45.03M $22.76M $22.27M
Basketball 2 14 32 $10.08M $11.91M $-1.83M
Volleyball 26 0 17 $53.3K $1.63M $-1.58M
Soccer 15 0 33 $33.1K $1.42M $-1.38M
All Track Combined 3 106 100 $32.3K $3.21M $-3.17M
Baseball 1 38 0 $20.2K $2.32M $-2.3M
Rowing 13 0 68 $11.9K $1.46M $-1.45M
Golf 8 12 7 $6.3K $1.65M $-1.65M
Tennis 22 0 9 $4.8K $754.9K $-750.1K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$239.3K

Athletes Tracked
231

Top Sport Share
Football · 81.5%

Program Count
9

Unique men
131

Unique women
100

Per-sport slots
567

Multi-sport coeff
2.45x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 231 unique athletes filling 567 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
15,475
Revenue Tier
Above-median (52th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Kansas
45 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Southern Methodist University TX $55.58M $0 $312.9K
University of California-Los Angeles CA $56.49M $-22.66M $1.22M
Wake Forest University NC $54.01M $0 $-1.26M
University of Kansas KS $57.35M $2.76M $2.08M
University of California-Berkeley CA $52.05M $-12.8M $-3.22M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $3.6K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 85.2% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 81.5% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 52th 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.