TOTAL REV $135.55M
TOTAL EXP $97.21M
NET $38.34M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 29,014

ZIP 354870166 · IPEDS unitid 100751

Revenue Percentile (Division)
96th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$135.55M

Total Expenses
$97.21M

Net Result
$38.34M

Unique Athletes
272

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 93.8%Women’s programs 6.2%

$127.1M
$8.46M

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$110.11M

Basketball

$15.73M

Baseball

$1.51M

All Track Combined

$1.22M

Rowing

$1.08M

Gymnastics

$1.05M

Softball

$1.04M

Swimming and Diving

$878.6K

Golf

$835.3K

Soccer

$816.1K

Expense by sport

Football

$58.51M

Basketball

$13.24M

Baseball

$3.22M

All Track Combined

$4.48M

Rowing

$2.15M

Gymnastics

$2.39M

Softball

$2.42M

Swimming and Diving

$3.24M

Golf

$2.08M

Soccer

$1.88M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 135 0 $110.11M $58.51M $51.6M
Basketball 2 17 24 $15.73M $13.24M $2.5M
Baseball 1 37 0 $1.51M $3.22M $-1.71M
All Track Combined 3 115 137 $1.22M $4.48M $-3.26M
Rowing 13 0 115 $1.08M $2.15M $-1.07M
Gymnastics 9 0 19 $1.05M $2.39M $-1.34M
Softball 16 0 22 $1.04M $2.42M $-1.38M
Swimming and Diving 18 35 43 $878.6K $3.24M $-2.36M
Golf 8 10 8 $835.3K $2.08M $-1.24M
Soccer 15 0 31 $816.1K $1.88M $-1.07M
Volleyball 26 0 20 $712.2K $1.91M $-1.2M
Tennis 22 11 7 $575.4K $1.7M $-1.12M

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$498.4K

Athletes Tracked
272

Top Sport Share
Football · 81.2%

Program Count
12

Unique men
135

Unique women
137

Per-sport slots
786

Multi-sport coeff
2.89x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 272 unique athletes filling 786 sport roster slots — a 2.89x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
29,014
Revenue Tier
Top-tier (96th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Alabama
44 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA $136.93M $37.69M $1.37M
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH $145.47M $33.95M $9.91M
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI $124.33M $41.69M $-11.22M
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK $124.04M $35.25M $-11.52M
University of Georgia GA $148.87M $65.31M $13.31M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4.7K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 71.7% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 81.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 96th 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.