TOTAL REV $17.22M
TOTAL EXP $17.22M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 10,565

ZIP 601152828 · IPEDS unitid 147703

Revenue Percentile (Division)
6th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$17.22M

Total Expenses
$17.22M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
202

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 67.9%Women’s programs 32.1%

$11.69M
$5.53M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 2,597 (-19.7%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$7.44M

Basketball

$3.09M

Soccer

$1.22M

All Track Combined

$876.7K

Volleyball

$754.6K

Tennis

$740.6K

Baseball

$737.4K

Golf

$669K

Softball

$637.8K

Gymnastics

$535K

Expense by sport

Football

$7.44M

Basketball

$3.09M

Soccer

$1.22M

All Track Combined

$876.7K

Volleyball

$754.6K

Tennis

$740.6K

Baseball

$737.4K

Golf

$669K

Softball

$637.8K

Gymnastics

$535K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 109 0 $7.44M $7.44M $0
Basketball 2 15 16 $3.09M $3.09M $0
Soccer 15 26 26 $1.22M $1.22M $0
All Track Combined 3 0 93 $876.7K $876.7K $0
Volleyball 26 0 15 $754.6K $754.6K $0
Tennis 22 6 9 $740.6K $740.6K $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $737.4K $737.4K $0
Golf 8 11 7 $669K $669K $0
Softball 16 0 25 $637.8K $637.8K $0
Gymnastics 9 0 19 $535K $535K $0
Wrestling 28 28 0 $524.4K $524.4K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$85.3K

Athletes Tracked
202

Top Sport Share
Football · 43.2%

Program Count
11

Unique men
109

Unique women
93

Per-sport slots
440

Multi-sport coeff
2.18x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 202 unique athletes filling 440 sport roster slots — a 2.18x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
10,565
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (6th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Illinois
96 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Texas State University TX $17.7M $0 $479.7K
Florida International University FL $16.67M $-5.1M $-551.1K
University of Akron Main Campus OH $17.88M $0 $652.5K
University of Southern Mississippi MS $16.21M $0 $-1.02M
Louisiana Tech University LA $18.6M $1.38M $1.37M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.6K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 43.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 6th 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.