TOTAL REV $31.5M
TOTAL EXP $31.5M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Rice University

Houston, Texas · NCAA Division I-FBS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 3,931

ZIP 770051827 · IPEDS unitid 227757

Revenue Percentile (Division)
39th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$31.5M

Total Expenses
$31.5M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
210

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 68.6%Women’s programs 31.4%

$21.61M
$9.89M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 98 (2.6%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$13.73M

Basketball

$6.46M

All Track Combined

$2.87M

Baseball

$2.1M

Tennis

$1.58M

Soccer

$1.46M

Volleyball

$1.41M

Swimming

$1.31M

Golf

$580.5K

Expense by sport

Football

$13.73M

Basketball

$6.46M

All Track Combined

$2.87M

Baseball

$2.1M

Tennis

$1.58M

Soccer

$1.46M

Volleyball

$1.41M

Swimming

$1.31M

Golf

$580.5K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 105 0 $13.73M $13.73M $0
Basketball 2 16 20 $6.46M $6.46M $0
All Track Combined 3 82 105 $2.87M $2.87M $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Tennis 22 10 8 $1.58M $1.58M $0
Soccer 15 0 26 $1.46M $1.46M $0
Volleyball 26 0 15 $1.41M $1.41M $0
Swimming 19 0 30 $1.31M $1.31M $0
Golf 8 9 0 $580.5K $580.5K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$150K

Athletes Tracked
210

Top Sport Share
Football · 43.6%

Program Count
9

Unique men
105

Unique women
105

Per-sport slots
461

Multi-sport coeff
2.20x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 210 unique athletes filling 461 sport roster slots — a 2.20x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
3,931
Revenue Tier
Below-median (39th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Texas
111 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA $31.28M $0 $-227.1K
University of Tulsa OK $31.84M $0 $336.1K
Boise State University ID $30.61M $492.3K $-897.9K
Tulane University of Louisiana LA $30.56M $646.3K $-944.6K
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV $30.22M $0 $-1.29M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $8K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 43.6% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 39th 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.