TOTAL REV $18.6M
TOTAL EXP $17.22M
NET $1.38M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 7,701

ZIP 71272 · IPEDS unitid 159647

Revenue Percentile (Division)
9th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$18.6M

Total Expenses
$17.22M

Net Result
$1.38M

Unique Athletes
185

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 72.2%Women’s programs 27.8%

$13.43M
$5.17M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 708 (10.1%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$8.98M

Basketball

$4.45M

All Track Combined

$1.16M

Baseball

$944.5K

Volleyball

$784.5K

Softball

$697.1K

Soccer

$644.6K

Golf

$366.6K

Tennis

$342.6K

Bowling

$233.1K

Expense by sport

Football

$8.05M

Basketball

$4.23M

All Track Combined

$1.12M

Baseball

$888.7K

Volleyball

$758.5K

Softball

$662.4K

Soccer

$619.7K

Golf

$340.1K

Tennis

$333.9K

Bowling

$227.5K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 105 0 $8.98M $8.05M $931.1K
Basketball 2 15 15 $4.45M $4.23M $217.4K
All Track Combined 3 98 80 $1.16M $1.12M $46.4K
Baseball 1 34 0 $944.5K $888.7K $55.8K
Volleyball 26 0 15 $784.5K $758.5K $26K
Softball 16 0 20 $697.1K $662.4K $34.7K
Soccer 15 0 31 $644.6K $619.7K $25K
Golf 8 10 0 $366.6K $340.1K $26.4K
Tennis 22 0 9 $342.6K $333.9K $8.7K
Bowling 33 0 10 $233.1K $227.5K $5.7K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$100.5K

Athletes Tracked
185

Top Sport Share
Football · 48.3%

Program Count
10

Unique men
105

Unique women
80

Per-sport slots
442

Multi-sport coeff
2.39x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 185 unique athletes filling 442 sport roster slots — a 2.39x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
7,701
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (9th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Louisiana
25 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Troy University AL $19.18M $1.6M $579.3K
Ball State University IN $19.2M $0 $598.4K
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH $19.32M $-10K $717K
University of Akron Main Campus OH $17.88M $0 $-722.3K
University of South Alabama AL $19.39M $0 $795K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 92.6% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 48.3% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 9th 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.