TOTAL REV $55.58M
TOTAL EXP $55.58M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas · NCAA Division I-FBS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 6,516

ZIP 752750221 · IPEDS unitid 228246

Revenue Percentile (Division)
53th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$55.58M

Total Expenses
$55.58M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
205

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 62.2%Women’s programs 37.8%

$34.6M
$20.99M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 360 (5.8%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$21.2M

Basketball

$10.8M

Soccer

$4.62M

Equestrian

$4.34M

Swimming and Diving

$3.47M

Rowing

$2.73M

Tennis

$2.31M

All Track Combined

$2.19M

Golf

$2.04M

Volleyball

$1.87M

Expense by sport

Football

$21.2M

Basketball

$10.8M

Soccer

$4.62M

Equestrian

$4.34M

Swimming and Diving

$3.47M

Rowing

$2.73M

Tennis

$2.31M

All Track Combined

$2.19M

Golf

$2.04M

Volleyball

$1.87M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 140 0 $21.2M $21.2M $0
Basketball 2 14 12 $10.8M $10.8M $0
Soccer 15 31 27 $4.62M $4.62M $0
Equestrian 34 0 37 $4.34M $4.34M $0
Swimming and Diving 18 40 25 $3.47M $3.47M $0
Rowing 13 0 65 $2.73M $2.73M $0
Tennis 22 18 12 $2.31M $2.31M $0
All Track Combined 3 0 36 $2.19M $2.19M $0
Golf 8 15 10 $2.04M $2.04M $0
Volleyball 26 0 15 $1.87M $1.87M $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$271.1K

Athletes Tracked
205

Top Sport Share
Football · 38.1%

Program Count
10

Unique men
140

Unique women
65

Per-sport slots
497

Multi-sport coeff
2.42x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 205 unique athletes filling 497 sport roster slots — a 2.42x 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
6,516
Revenue Tier
Above-median (53th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Texas
111 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Kansas State University KS $55.27M $8.17M $-312.9K
University of California-Los Angeles CA $56.49M $-22.66M $906.8K
Wake Forest University NC $54.01M $0 $-1.58M
University of Kansas KS $57.35M $2.76M $1.77M
University of California-Berkeley CA $52.05M $-12.8M $-3.53M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $8.5K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 38.1% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 53th 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.