TOTAL REV $114.04M
TOTAL EXP $77.5M
NET $36.54M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 21,972

ZIP 37996 · IPEDS unitid 221759

Revenue Percentile (Division)
91th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$114.04M

Total Expenses
$77.5M

Net Result
$36.54M

Unique Athletes
229

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 95.9%Women’s programs 4.1%

$109.42M
$4.62M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 1,505 (7.4%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$91.62M

Basketball

$20.08M

Baseball

$506.3K

Swimming and Diving

$439.1K

Softball

$332.1K

Volleyball

$295.8K

All Track Combined

$188.1K

Rowing

$170.4K

Golf

$168.7K

Soccer

$159.7K

Expense by sport

Football

$38.12M

Basketball

$15.72M

Baseball

$2.94M

Swimming and Diving

$4.26M

Softball

$2.24M

Volleyball

$1.82M

All Track Combined

$3.7M

Rowing

$2.14M

Golf

$2.35M

Soccer

$1.99M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 130 0 $91.62M $38.12M $53.5M
Basketball 2 17 33 $20.08M $15.72M $4.36M
Baseball 1 48 0 $506.3K $2.94M $-2.43M
Swimming and Diving 18 35 37 $439.1K $4.26M $-3.82M
Softball 16 0 23 $332.1K $2.24M $-1.91M
Volleyball 26 0 18 $295.8K $1.82M $-1.52M
All Track Combined 3 115 99 $188.1K $3.7M $-3.52M
Rowing 13 0 92 $170.4K $2.14M $-1.97M
Golf 8 14 8 $168.7K $2.35M $-2.18M
Soccer 15 0 42 $159.7K $1.99M $-1.83M
Tennis 22 13 12 $77.5K $2.21M $-2.13M

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$498K

Athletes Tracked
229

Top Sport Share
Football · 80.3%

Program Count
11

Unique men
130

Unique women
99

Per-sport slots
736

Multi-sport coeff
3.21x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 229 unique athletes filling 736 sport roster slots — a 3.21x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
21,972
Revenue Tier
Top-tier (91th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Tennessee
44 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Auburn University AL $113.02M $23.18M $-1.02M
Florida State University FL $115.91M $5.99M $1.88M
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA $116.37M $35.74M $2.34M
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE $116.52M $43.76M $2.49M
University of Notre Dame IN $109.76M $8.13M $-4.27M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $5.2K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 68.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 80.3% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 91th 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.