TOTAL REV $82.48M
TOTAL EXP $52.74M
NET $29.75M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 32,603

ZIP 479072040 · IPEDS unitid 243780

Revenue Percentile (Division)
72th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$82.48M

Total Expenses
$52.74M

Net Result
$29.75M

Unique Athletes
221

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 83.2%Women’s programs 16.8%

$68.58M
$13.9M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 3,948 (13.8%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$51.95M

Basketball

$21.67M

Volleyball

$5.49M

Swimming

$717.6K

Soccer

$583.4K

Baseball

$507.8K

All Track Combined

$482.3K

Softball

$471K

Tennis

$417.4K

Golf

$159.4K

Expense by sport

Football

$23.82M

Basketball

$12.71M

Volleyball

$1.98M

Swimming

$2.68M

Soccer

$1.46M

Baseball

$1.65M

All Track Combined

$3.19M

Softball

$1.36M

Tennis

$1.41M

Golf

$1.3M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 109 0 $51.95M $23.82M $28.13M
Basketball 2 15 15 $21.67M $12.71M $8.96M
Volleyball 26 0 17 $5.49M $1.98M $3.51M
Swimming 19 30 38 $717.6K $2.68M $-1.96M
Soccer 15 0 36 $583.4K $1.46M $-875.7K
Baseball 1 38 0 $507.8K $1.65M $-1.14M
All Track Combined 3 104 112 $482.3K $3.19M $-2.7M
Softball 16 0 26 $471K $1.36M $-893.4K
Tennis 22 10 9 $417.4K $1.41M $-995.4K
Golf 8 9 10 $159.4K $1.3M $-1.14M
Wrestling 28 30 0 $33.6K $1.18M $-1.15M

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$373.2K

Athletes Tracked
221

Top Sport Share
Football · 63%

Program Count
11

Unique men
109

Unique women
112

Per-sport slots
608

Multi-sport coeff
2.75x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 221 unique athletes filling 608 sport roster slots — a 2.75x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
32,603
Revenue Tier
Above-median (72th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Indiana
41 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Indiana University-Bloomington IN $83.06M $10.7M $580.5K
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $83.62M $7.12M $1.14M
Syracuse University NY $83.88M $9.66M $1.4M
Clemson University SC $85.06M $-4.23M $2.58M
University of Southern California CA $86.79M $15.71M $4.31M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.5K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 63.9% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 63.0% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 72th 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.