TOTAL REV $64.9M
TOTAL EXP $44.49M
NET $20.41M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 28,791

ZIP 803090017 · IPEDS unitid 126614

Revenue Percentile (Division)
60th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$64.9M

Total Expenses
$44.49M

Net Result
$20.41M

Unique Athletes
214

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 93.7%Women’s programs 6.3%

$60.84M
$4.06M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 3,899 (15.7%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$50.48M

Basketball

$9.79M

All Track Combined

$1.17M

Soccer

$1.03M

Skiing

$656K

Golf

$629.2K

Lacrosse

$576.1K

Tennis

$296.2K

Volleyball

$266.4K

Expense by sport

Football

$22.7M

Basketball

$9.61M

All Track Combined

$2.63M

Soccer

$2.36M

Skiing

$1.59M

Golf

$1.51M

Lacrosse

$1.21M

Tennis

$895K

Volleyball

$1.97M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 122 0 $50.48M $22.7M $27.78M
Basketball 2 17 23 $9.79M $9.61M $180.4K
All Track Combined 3 91 92 $1.17M $2.63M $-1.45M
Soccer 15 0 26 $1.03M $2.36M $-1.33M
Skiing 14 12 14 $656K $1.59M $-935.5K
Golf 8 11 8 $629.2K $1.51M $-881.9K
Lacrosse 11 0 35 $576.1K $1.21M $-635.8K
Tennis 22 0 9 $296.2K $895K $-598.9K
Volleyball 26 0 18 $266.4K $1.97M $-1.71M

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$303.3K

Athletes Tracked
214

Top Sport Share
Football · 77.8%

Program Count
9

Unique men
122

Unique women
92

Per-sport slots
478

Multi-sport coeff
2.23x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 214 unique athletes filling 478 sport roster slots — a 2.23x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
28,791
Revenue Tier
Above-median (60th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Colorado
22 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Arizona AZ $65.02M $9.44M $114.5K
Texas Tech University TX $64.17M $11.8M $-733.2K
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA $66.06M $-13.86M $1.16M
West Virginia University WV $63.36M $12.24M $-1.55M
Iowa State University IA $66.66M $10.26M $1.76M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.3K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 68.5% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 77.8% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 60th 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.