TOTAL REV $145.47M
TOTAL EXP $111.51M
NET $33.95M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 42,586

ZIP 43210 · IPEDS unitid 204796

Revenue Percentile (Division)
98th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$145.47M

Total Expenses
$111.51M

Net Result
$33.95M

Unique Athletes
243

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 98%Women’s programs 2%

$142.62M
$2.85M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 1,688 (4.1%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$115.51M

Basketball

$22.81M

Wrestling

$1.16M

Ice Hockey

$1.15M

Lacrosse

$957.8K

Baseball

$592.1K

Volleyball

$469.3K

Tennis

$451.9K

Soccer

$407.3K

Gymnastics

$357.8K

Expense by sport

Football

$52.62M

Basketball

$15.68M

Wrestling

$2.44M

Ice Hockey

$5.93M

Lacrosse

$4.22M

Baseball

$1.86M

Volleyball

$3.49M

Tennis

$2.25M

Soccer

$3.37M

Gymnastics

$2.34M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Coed (M/W) Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 125 0 $115.51M $52.62M $62.89M
Basketball 2 15 32 $22.81M $15.68M $7.13M
Wrestling 28 34 0 $1.16M $2.44M $-1.28M
Ice Hockey 10 27 24 $1.15M $5.93M $-4.78M
Lacrosse 11 54 40 $957.8K $4.22M $-3.26M
Baseball 1 42 0 $592.1K $1.86M $-1.26M
Volleyball 26 21 24 $469.3K $3.49M $-3.02M
Tennis 22 10 11 $451.9K $2.25M $-1.8M
Soccer 15 29 42 $407.3K $3.37M $-2.97M
Gymnastics 9 23 19 $357.8K $2.34M $-1.99M
Swimming 19 36 38 $346.7K $3.75M $-3.41M
All Track Combined 3 131 112 $333.8K $3.44M $-3.1M
Golf 8 13 9 $284.3K $1.71M $-1.42M
Softball 16 0 21 $165.4K $1.64M $-1.47M
Field Hockey 6 0 24 $164.2K $1.37M $-1.21M
Rowing 13 0 92 $132.8K $2.25M $-2.11M
Fencing 5 27 19 $79.8K $1.4M $-1.32M
Synchronized Swimming 20 0 27 $56.6K $1.08M $-1.03M
Diving 4 7 6 $32.7K $685.8K $-653K
Rifle 12 0 0 5 / 9 $0 $0 $0
Other Sports 29 0 0 9 / 6 $0 $0 $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$598.6K

Athletes Tracked
243

Top Sport Share
Football · 79.4%

Program Count
21

Unique men
131

Unique women
112

Per-sport slots
1,134

Multi-sport coeff
4.67x

Coed men
14

Coed women
15

The program has 243 unique athletes filling 1,134 sport roster slots — a 4.67x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
42,586
Revenue Tier
Top-tier (98th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Ohio
68 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Georgia GA $148.87M $65.31M $3.4M
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI $149.99M $50.12M $4.53M
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA $136.93M $37.69M $-8.54M
The University of Alabama AL $135.55M $38.34M $-9.91M
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI $124.33M $41.69M $-21.13M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $3.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 76.7% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 79.4% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 98th 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.