TOTAL REV $17.88M
TOTAL EXP $17.88M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 11,197

ZIP 443254702 · IPEDS unitid 200800

Revenue Percentile (Division)
8th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$17.88M

Total Expenses
$17.88M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
215

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 68.7%Women’s programs 31.3%

$12.28M
$5.59M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 3,455 (-23.6%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$7.21M

Basketball

$4.48M

Soccer

$1.91M

Swimming and Diving

$865.4K

Volleyball

$719.1K

All Track Combined

$642.7K

Softball

$634.6K

Golf

$534.4K

Tennis

$376.5K

Baseball

$272.5K

Expense by sport

Football

$7.21M

Basketball

$4.48M

Soccer

$1.91M

Swimming and Diving

$865.4K

Volleyball

$719.1K

All Track Combined

$642.7K

Softball

$634.6K

Golf

$534.4K

Tennis

$376.5K

Baseball

$272.5K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Coed (M/W) Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 110 0 $7.21M $7.21M $0
Basketball 2 16 14 $4.48M $4.48M $0
Soccer 15 33 23 $1.91M $1.91M $0
Swimming and Diving 18 0 31 $865.4K $865.4K $0
Volleyball 26 0 15 $719.1K $719.1K $0
All Track Combined 3 129 86 $642.7K $642.7K $0
Softball 16 0 23 $634.6K $634.6K $0
Golf 8 8 7 $534.4K $534.4K $0
Tennis 22 0 10 $376.5K $376.5K $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $272.5K $272.5K $0
Lacrosse 11 0 27 $232.6K $232.6K $0
Rifle 12 0 0 7 / 9 $0 $0 $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$83.1K

Athletes Tracked
215

Top Sport Share
Football · 40.3%

Program Count
12

Unique men
129

Unique women
86

Per-sport slots
567

Multi-sport coeff
2.64x

Coed men
7

Coed women
9

The program has 215 unique athletes filling 567 sport roster slots — a 2.64x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
11,197
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (8th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Ohio
68 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Texas State University TX $17.7M $0 $-172.8K
Northern Illinois University IL $17.22M $0 $-652.5K
Louisiana Tech University LA $18.6M $1.38M $722.3K
Florida International University FL $16.67M $-5.1M $-1.2M
Troy University AL $19.18M $1.6M $1.3M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.6K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 40.3% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 8th 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.