TOTAL REV $93.76M
TOTAL EXP $87.32M
NET $6.43M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 35,575

ZIP 488241046 · IPEDS unitid 171100

Revenue Percentile (Division)
82th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$93.76M

Total Expenses
$87.32M

Net Result
$6.43M

Unique Athletes
311

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 97.6%Women’s programs 2.4%

$91.55M
$2.21M

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$68.94M

Basketball

$20.29M

Golf

$1.01M

Volleyball

$755.6K

Ice Hockey

$678.4K

Soccer

$620.7K

Baseball

$375.6K

All Track Combined

$239.3K

Swimming and Diving

$207.2K

Wrestling

$157K

Expense by sport

Football

$43.99M

Basketball

$17.13M

Golf

$1.73M

Volleyball

$2.61M

Ice Hockey

$4M

Soccer

$2.8M

Baseball

$1.78M

All Track Combined

$2.7M

Swimming and Diving

$2.03M

Wrestling

$1.07M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 118 0 $68.94M $43.99M $24.95M
Basketball 2 18 16 $20.29M $17.13M $3.16M
Golf 8 10 10 $1.01M $1.73M $-725.2K
Volleyball 26 0 18 $755.6K $2.61M $-1.86M
Ice Hockey 10 26 0 $678.4K $4M $-3.32M
Soccer 15 26 36 $620.7K $2.8M $-2.18M
Baseball 1 33 0 $375.6K $1.78M $-1.4M
All Track Combined 3 133 178 $239.3K $2.7M $-2.46M
Swimming and Diving 18 29 33 $207.2K $2.03M $-1.83M
Wrestling 28 36 0 $157K $1.07M $-910.8K
Field Hockey 6 0 21 $133.5K $1.37M $-1.24M
Rowing 13 0 80 $123.9K $1.91M $-1.79M
Softball 16 0 18 $90.9K $1.61M $-1.52M
Gymnastics 9 0 16 $69.2K $1.17M $-1.1M
Tennis 22 9 12 $67K $1.42M $-1.36M

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$301.5K

Athletes Tracked
311

Top Sport Share
Football · 73.5%

Program Count
15

Unique men
133

Unique women
178

Per-sport slots
876

Multi-sport coeff
2.82x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 311 unique athletes filling 876 sport roster slots — a 2.82x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
35,575
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (82th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Michigan
58 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Oregon OR $92.83M $26M $-932K
University of Miami FL $94.84M $10.51M $1.08M
University of Louisville KY $92.17M $15.21M $-1.59M
University of Arkansas AR $95.36M $9.91M $1.6M
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL $91.59M $28.06M $-2.17M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.6K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 93.1% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 73.5% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 82th 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.