TOTAL REV $30.56M
TOTAL EXP $29.91M
NET $646.3K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana · NCAA Division I-FBS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 7,260

ZIP 701185698 · IPEDS unitid 160755

Revenue Percentile (Division)
36th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$30.56M

Total Expenses
$29.91M

Net Result
$646.3K

Unique Athletes
147

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 65%Women’s programs 35%

$19.88M
$10.68M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 929 (14.7%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$11.49M

Basketball

$3.87M

Baseball

$2.63M

Track and Field, X-Country

$2.1M

Tennis

$2.1M

Track and Field, Outdoor

$1.92M

Track and Field, Indoor

$1.27M

Volleyball

$1.14M

Swimming and Diving

$1.08M

Golf

$1.01M

Expense by sport

Football

$11.9M

Basketball

$5.85M

Baseball

$2.22M

Track and Field, X-Country

$795.3K

Tennis

$1.27M

Track and Field, Outdoor

$1.81M

Track and Field, Indoor

$1.08M

Volleyball

$1.31M

Swimming and Diving

$1.23M

Golf

$585K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Coed (M/W) Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 116 0 $11.49M $11.9M $-411.6K
Basketball 2 17 13 $3.87M $5.85M $-1.98M
Baseball 1 37 0 $2.63M $2.22M $408.3K
Track and Field, X-Country 25 9 10 $2.1M $795.3K $1.3M
Tennis 22 10 9 $2.1M $1.27M $823.8K
Track and Field, Outdoor 24 20 31 $1.92M $1.81M $103.4K
Track and Field, Indoor 23 0 31 $1.27M $1.08M $184.6K
Volleyball 26 0 22 $1.14M $1.31M $-174.7K
Swimming and Diving 18 0 28 $1.08M $1.23M $-147.6K
Golf 8 0 8 $1.01M $585K $421.1K
Beach Volleyball 32 0 23 $837.6K $903.9K $-66.3K
Bowling 33 0 7 $678.3K $415.5K $262.8K
Sailing 36 0 13 10 / 13 $449.8K $526.7K $-76.9K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$207.9K

Athletes Tracked
147

Top Sport Share
Football · 37.6%

Program Count
13

Unique men
116

Unique women
31

Per-sport slots
404

Multi-sport coeff
2.75x

Coed men
10

Coed women
13

The program has 147 unique athletes filling 404 sport roster slots — a 2.75x 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
7,260
Revenue Tier
Below-median (36th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Louisiana
25 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Boise State University ID $30.61M $492.3K $46.7K
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV $30.22M $0 $-342.6K
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA $31.28M $0 $717.6K
Rice University TX $31.5M $0 $944.6K
University of Tulsa OK $31.84M $0 $1.28M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4.2K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 97.9% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 37.6% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 36th 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.