TOTAL REV $68.01M
TOTAL EXP $58.56M
NET $9.46M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 16,817

ZIP 39762 · IPEDS unitid 176080

Revenue Percentile (Division)
63th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$68.01M

Total Expenses
$58.56M

Net Result
$9.46M

Unique Athletes
233

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 79.3%Women’s programs 20.7%

$53.93M
$14.08M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 1,340 (8.7%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$39.96M

Basketball

$12.78M

Baseball

$3.47M

All Track Combined

$3.17M

Softball

$1.94M

Soccer

$1.82M

Tennis

$1.78M

Golf

$1.55M

Volleyball

$1.55M

Expense by sport

Football

$30.51M

Basketball

$12.78M

Baseball

$3.47M

All Track Combined

$3.17M

Softball

$1.94M

Soccer

$1.82M

Tennis

$1.78M

Golf

$1.55M

Volleyball

$1.55M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 121 0 $39.96M $30.51M $9.46M
Basketball 2 20 15 $12.78M $12.78M $0
Baseball 1 45 0 $3.47M $3.47M $0
All Track Combined 3 96 112 $3.17M $3.17M $0
Softball 16 0 27 $1.94M $1.94M $0
Soccer 15 0 31 $1.82M $1.82M $0
Tennis 22 9 10 $1.78M $1.78M $0
Golf 8 11 11 $1.55M $1.55M $0
Volleyball 26 0 17 $1.55M $1.55M $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$291.9K

Athletes Tracked
233

Top Sport Share
Football · 58.8%

Program Count
9

Unique men
121

Unique women
112

Per-sport slots
525

Multi-sport coeff
2.25x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 233 unique athletes filling 525 sport roster slots — a 2.25x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
16,817
Revenue Tier
Above-median (63th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Mississippi
31 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Arizona State University-Tempe AZ $68.2M $-6.14M $182.5K
University of Missouri-Columbia MO $68.29M $7.76M $276.7K
University of Mississippi MS $68.85M $-6.48M $833.8K
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA $68.89M $6.2M $874.3K
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK $69.01M $17.3M $996.9K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 86.1% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 58.8% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 63th 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.