TOTAL REV $19.67M
TOTAL EXP $19.67M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 20,374

ZIP 142601660 · IPEDS unitid 196088

Revenue Percentile (Division)
13th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$19.67M

Total Expenses
$19.67M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
234

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 65.6%Women’s programs 34.4%

$12.9M
$6.77M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 2,038 (11.1%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$8.92M

Basketball

$4.45M

All Track Combined

$1.24M

Tennis

$982K

Swimming and Diving

$940.9K

Volleyball

$876.6K

Soccer

$865.2K

Softball

$765.2K

Wrestling

$624.2K

Expense by sport

Football

$8.92M

Basketball

$4.45M

All Track Combined

$1.24M

Tennis

$982K

Swimming and Diving

$940.9K

Volleyball

$876.6K

Soccer

$865.2K

Softball

$765.2K

Wrestling

$624.2K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 117 0 $8.92M $8.92M $0
Basketball 2 17 15 $4.45M $4.45M $0
All Track Combined 3 105 117 $1.24M $1.24M $0
Tennis 22 8 10 $982K $982K $0
Swimming and Diving 18 0 28 $940.9K $940.9K $0
Volleyball 26 0 16 $876.6K $876.6K $0
Soccer 15 0 25 $865.2K $865.2K $0
Softball 16 0 23 $765.2K $765.2K $0
Wrestling 28 32 0 $624.2K $624.2K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$84.1K

Athletes Tracked
234

Top Sport Share
Football · 45.4%

Program Count
9

Unique men
117

Unique women
117

Per-sport slots
513

Multi-sport coeff
2.19x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 234 unique athletes filling 513 sport roster slots — a 2.19x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
20,374
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (13th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in New York
150 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Eastern Michigan University MI $19.68M $0 $10K
Elon University NC $19.77M $0 $99.6K
Western Kentucky University KY $19.79M $0 $119.7K
University of South Alabama AL $19.39M $0 $-273.9K
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX $19.95M $0 $279.2K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $965 Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 45.4% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 13th 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.