TOTAL REV $39.53M
TOTAL EXP $39.53M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Houston

Houston, Texas · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 28,038

ZIP 772042018 · IPEDS unitid 225511

Revenue Percentile (Division)
46th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$39.53M

Total Expenses
$39.53M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
294

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 77.6%Women’s programs 22.4%

$30.69M
$8.84M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 3,554 (14.5%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$18.18M

Basketball

$10.05M

Baseball

$2.88M

All Track Combined

$2.36M

Golf

$1.34M

Volleyball

$1.1M

Swimming and Diving

$1.08M

Softball

$1.05M

Soccer

$979.5K

Tennis

$527.7K

Expense by sport

Football

$18.18M

Basketball

$10.05M

Baseball

$2.88M

All Track Combined

$2.36M

Golf

$1.34M

Volleyball

$1.1M

Swimming and Diving

$1.08M

Softball

$1.05M

Soccer

$979.5K

Tennis

$527.7K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 118 0 $18.18M $18.18M $0
Basketball 2 13 14 $10.05M $10.05M $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $2.88M $2.88M $0
All Track Combined 3 142 152 $2.36M $2.36M $0
Golf 8 12 8 $1.34M $1.34M $0
Volleyball 26 0 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming and Diving 18 0 34 $1.08M $1.08M $0
Softball 16 0 21 $1.05M $1.05M $0
Soccer 15 0 31 $979.5K $979.5K $0
Tennis 22 0 8 $527.7K $527.7K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$134.4K

Athletes Tracked
294

Top Sport Share
Football · 46%

Program Count
10

Unique men
142

Unique women
152

Per-sport slots
610

Multi-sport coeff
2.07x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 294 unique athletes filling 610 sport roster slots — a 2.07x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
28,038
Revenue Tier
Below-median (46th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Texas
111 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Brigham Young University-Provo UT $39.22M $-9.62M $-310.4K
University of Central Florida FL $39.08M $-2.24M $-444.1K
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA $38.12M $-14.38M $-1.41M
University of Connecticut CT $41.78M $-17.19M $2.25M
University of South Florida-Main Campus FL $36.8M $0 $-2.73M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 46.0% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 46th 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.