TOTAL REV $59.62M
TOTAL EXP $75.03M
NET $-15.41M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Stanford University

Stanford, California · NCAA Division I-FBS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 6,994

ZIP 94305 · IPEDS unitid 243744

Revenue Percentile (Division)
55th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$59.62M

Total Expenses
$75.03M

Net Result
$-15.41M

Unique Athletes
141

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 88.6%Women’s programs 11.4%

$52.8M
$6.82M

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$40.93M

Basketball

$10.13M

Golf

$960.8K

Volleyball

$862.4K

Soccer

$799.1K

Tennis

$707.6K

Water Polo

$669K

Baseball

$659K

Rowing

$583.3K

Swimming and Diving

$577.2K

Expense by sport

Football

$27.74M

Basketball

$12.11M

Golf

$2.22M

Volleyball

$3.17M

Soccer

$3.88M

Tennis

$1.98M

Water Polo

$1.91M

Baseball

$2.4M

Rowing

$2.61M

Swimming and Diving

$3.07M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Coed (M/W) Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 102 0 $40.93M $27.74M $13.19M
Basketball 2 15 15 $10.13M $12.11M $-1.97M
Golf 8 9 10 $960.8K $2.22M $-1.26M
Volleyball 26 16 17 $862.4K $3.17M $-2.3M
Soccer 15 27 25 $799.1K $3.88M $-3.08M
Tennis 22 13 9 $707.6K $1.98M $-1.27M
Water Polo 27 22 17 $669K $1.91M $-1.24M
Baseball 1 35 0 $659K $2.4M $-1.74M
Rowing 13 36 38 $583.3K $2.61M $-2.02M
Swimming and Diving 18 27 26 $577.2K $3.07M $-2.49M
Track and Field, Indoor 23 39 39 $513.1K $1.77M $-1.26M
Gymnastics 9 22 17 $347.2K $2.55M $-2.2M
Squash 17 0 11 $304K $361.6K $-57.6K
Fencing 5 14 15 $280.6K $261.4K $19.2K
Track and Field, X-Country 25 24 18 $236K $1.77M $-1.53M
Softball 16 0 21 $200.4K $1.88M $-1.68M
Field Hockey 6 0 23 $178.7K $1.43M $-1.25M
Other Sports 29 0 29 $161.8K $388.3K $-226.4K
Wrestling 28 29 0 $157.1K $927.8K $-770.7K
Lacrosse 11 0 37 $113.9K $1.51M $-1.39M
Synchronized Swimming 20 0 13 $100K $255.9K $-155.9K
Sailing 36 0 14 9 / 14 $71.8K $255K $-183.2K
Beach Volleyball 32 0 15 $69.3K $593K $-523.7K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$422.8K

Athletes Tracked
141

Top Sport Share
Football · 68.7%

Program Count
23

Unique men
102

Unique women
39

Per-sport slots
839

Multi-sport coeff
5.95x

Coed men
9

Coed women
14

The program has 141 unique athletes filling 839 sport roster slots — a 5.95x 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
6,994
Revenue Tier
Above-median (55th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in California
185 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Washington State University WA $61.03M $13.39M $1.41M
University of Maryland-College Park MD $61.13M $6.98M $1.51M
University of Kansas KS $57.35M $2.76M $-2.27M
Boston College MA $62.17M $-63.5K $2.55M
University of California-Los Angeles CA $56.49M $-22.66M $-3.13M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 25.8% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $8.5K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 125.8% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 68.7% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 55th 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.