TOTAL REV $25.69M
TOTAL EXP $25.69M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 10,272

ZIP 352940110 · IPEDS unitid 100663

Revenue Percentile (Division)
29th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$25.69M

Total Expenses
$25.69M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
231

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 72%Women’s programs 28%

$18.49M
$7.21M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 2,013 (24.4%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$12.18M

Basketball

$5.63M

Soccer

$1.72M

Baseball

$1.02M

All Track Combined

$1M

Volleyball

$898.3K

Softball

$882K

Tennis

$858.7K

Golf

$827.9K

Beach Volleyball

$397.5K

Expense by sport

Football

$12.18M

Basketball

$5.63M

Soccer

$1.72M

Baseball

$1.02M

All Track Combined

$1M

Volleyball

$898.3K

Softball

$882K

Tennis

$858.7K

Golf

$827.9K

Beach Volleyball

$397.5K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Coed (M/W) Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 127 0 $12.18M $12.18M $0
Basketball 2 16 15 $5.63M $5.63M $0
Soccer 15 33 30 $1.72M $1.72M $0
Baseball 1 37 0 $1.02M $1.02M $0
All Track Combined 3 0 104 $1M $1M $0
Volleyball 26 0 16 $898.3K $898.3K $0
Softball 16 0 22 $882K $882K $0
Tennis 22 10 9 $858.7K $858.7K $0
Golf 8 11 9 $827.9K $827.9K $0
Beach Volleyball 32 0 18 $397.5K $397.5K $0
Bowling 33 0 12 $275.2K $275.2K $0
Rifle 12 0 0 3 / 8 $0 $0 $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$111.2K

Athletes Tracked
231

Top Sport Share
Football · 47.4%

Program Count
12

Unique men
127

Unique women
104

Per-sport slots
469

Multi-sport coeff
2.03x

Coed men
3

Coed women
8

The program has 231 unique athletes filling 469 sport roster slots — a 2.03x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
10,272
Revenue Tier
Below-median (29th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Alabama
44 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA $24.95M $0 $-742.9K
Miami University-Oxford OH $26.5M $0 $809.9K
San Jose State University CA $24.82M $101 $-870.5K
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM $24.45M $90.7K $-1.25M
Middle Tennessee State University TN $23.93M $0 $-1.76M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.5K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 47.4% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 29th 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.