TOTAL REV $83.88M
TOTAL EXP $74.22M
NET $9.66M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York · NCAA Division I-FBS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 14,437

ZIP 13244 · IPEDS unitid 196413

Revenue Percentile (Division)
75th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$83.88M

Total Expenses
$74.22M

Net Result
$9.66M

Unique Athletes
224

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 84.6%Women’s programs 15.4%

$70.98M
$12.9M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 310 (2.2%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$42.62M

Basketball

$24.43M

Lacrosse

$3.31M

Rowing

$3.21M

All Track Combined

$2.78M

Soccer

$2.21M

Ice Hockey

$1.51M

Softball

$1.2M

Field Hockey

$1.01M

Volleyball

$980.9K

Expense by sport

Football

$27.71M

Basketball

$18.99M

Lacrosse

$5.53M

Rowing

$4.4M

All Track Combined

$4.05M

Soccer

$4.12M

Ice Hockey

$2.58M

Softball

$1.98M

Field Hockey

$1.83M

Volleyball

$1.75M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 127 0 $42.62M $27.71M $14.91M
Basketball 2 16 14 $24.43M $18.99M $5.44M
Lacrosse 11 60 41 $3.31M $5.53M $-2.21M
Rowing 13 57 56 $3.21M $4.4M $-1.2M
All Track Combined 3 97 97 $2.78M $4.05M $-1.27M
Soccer 15 32 28 $2.21M $4.12M $-1.91M
Ice Hockey 10 0 22 $1.51M $2.58M $-1.07M
Softball 16 0 22 $1.2M $1.98M $-781.9K
Field Hockey 6 0 21 $1.01M $1.83M $-819.1K
Volleyball 26 0 14 $980.9K $1.75M $-765.4K
Tennis 22 0 8 $609.8K $1.27M $-660.1K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$374.5K

Athletes Tracked
224

Top Sport Share
Football · 50.8%

Program Count
11

Unique men
127

Unique women
97

Per-sport slots
712

Multi-sport coeff
3.18x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 224 unique athletes filling 712 sport roster slots — a 3.18x 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
14,437
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (75th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in New York
150 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $83.62M $7.12M $-262.8K
Indiana University-Bloomington IN $83.06M $10.7M $-819.4K
Clemson University SC $85.06M $-4.23M $1.18M
Purdue University-Main Campus IN $82.48M $29.75M $-1.4M
University of Southern California CA $86.79M $15.71M $2.91M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $5.8K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 88.5% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 50.8% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 75th 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.