TOTAL REV $5.63M
TOTAL EXP $18.64M
NET $-13.02M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 18,276

ZIP 442420001 · IPEDS unitid 203517

Revenue Percentile (Division)
1th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$5.63M

Total Expenses
$18.64M

Net Result
$-13.02M

Unique Athletes
214

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 96.1%Women’s programs 3.9%

$5.41M
$221.2K

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 613 (-3.2%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$4.68M

Basketball

$431.1K

Golf

$135.2K

Wrestling

$123K

Baseball

$78.3K

All Track Combined

$74.7K

Softball

$21.9K

Field Hockey

$21.8K

Gymnastics

$17.5K

Soccer

$15.1K

Expense by sport

Football

$7.03M

Basketball

$3.43M

Golf

$1.02M

Wrestling

$667.9K

Baseball

$1.09M

All Track Combined

$1.15M

Softball

$796.4K

Field Hockey

$802.1K

Gymnastics

$663.2K

Soccer

$838.6K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 101 0 $4.68M $7.03M $-2.34M
Basketball 2 16 14 $431.1K $3.43M $-3M
Golf 8 10 9 $135.2K $1.02M $-888.6K
Wrestling 28 38 0 $123K $667.9K $-544.9K
Baseball 1 35 0 $78.3K $1.09M $-1.01M
All Track Combined 3 107 107 $74.7K $1.15M $-1.07M
Softball 16 0 26 $21.9K $796.4K $-774.5K
Field Hockey 6 0 25 $21.8K $802.1K $-780.3K
Gymnastics 9 0 21 $17.5K $663.2K $-645.7K
Soccer 15 0 24 $15.1K $838.6K $-823.5K
Volleyball 26 0 15 $14.3K $720.3K $-706K
Lacrosse 11 0 27 $11K $445.1K $-434.2K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$26.3K

Athletes Tracked
214

Top Sport Share
Football · 83.2%

Program Count
12

Unique men
107

Unique women
107

Per-sport slots
575

Multi-sport coeff
2.69x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 214 unique athletes filling 575 sport roster slots — a 2.69x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
18,276
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (1th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Ohio
68 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Georgia Southern University GA $8.48M $-9.76M $2.85M
University of Louisiana at Monroe LA $12.67M $0 $7.05M
University of Idaho ID $13.69M $0 $8.06M
Arkansas State University-Main Campus AR $15.35M $0 $9.72M
University of Southern Mississippi MS $16.21M $0 $10.58M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 231.3% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $308 Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 331.3% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 83.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 1th 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.