TOTAL REV $97.6M
TOTAL EXP $82.88M
NET $14.72M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 21,092

ZIP 522421316 · IPEDS unitid 153658

Revenue Percentile (Division)
84th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$97.6M

Total Expenses
$82.88M

Net Result
$14.72M

Unique Athletes
260

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 97.5%Women’s programs 2.5%

$95.2M
$2.4M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 1,380 (7%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$81.42M

Basketball

$12.2M

Wrestling

$1.71M

All Track Combined

$426.7K

Softball

$423K

Golf

$261.7K

Baseball

$237.2K

Swimming and Diving

$202.3K

Volleyball

$179.7K

Soccer

$140.6K

Expense by sport

Football

$41.69M

Basketball

$14.04M

Wrestling

$2.34M

All Track Combined

$4.51M

Softball

$2.18M

Golf

$1.32M

Baseball

$2.44M

Swimming and Diving

$2.94M

Volleyball

$2.05M

Soccer

$2.03M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 128 0 $81.42M $41.69M $39.73M
Basketball 2 16 24 $12.2M $14.04M $-1.84M
Wrestling 28 36 0 $1.71M $2.34M $-629.1K
All Track Combined 3 109 132 $426.7K $4.51M $-4.08M
Softball 16 0 30 $423K $2.18M $-1.76M
Golf 8 8 11 $261.7K $1.32M $-1.06M
Baseball 1 41 0 $237.2K $2.44M $-2.2M
Swimming and Diving 18 28 36 $202.3K $2.94M $-2.74M
Volleyball 26 0 19 $179.7K $2.05M $-1.87M
Soccer 15 0 39 $140.6K $2.03M $-1.89M
Tennis 22 9 9 $126.7K $1.68M $-1.55M
Gymnastics 9 17 18 $123.5K $2.33M $-2.21M
Rowing 13 0 92 $81.7K $1.44M $-1.36M
Field Hockey 6 0 22 $66K $1.88M $-1.81M

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$375.4K

Athletes Tracked
260

Top Sport Share
Football · 83.4%

Program Count
14

Unique men
128

Unique women
132

Per-sport slots
824

Multi-sport coeff
3.17x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 260 unique athletes filling 824 sport roster slots — a 3.17x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
21,092
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (84th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Iowa
42 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Texas A & M University-College Station TX $98.56M $13.73M $965.2K
University of Arkansas AR $95.36M $9.91M $-2.24M
University of Miami FL $94.84M $10.51M $-2.76M
Baylor University TX $100.85M $21.13M $3.25M
Michigan State University MI $93.76M $6.43M $-3.84M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4.6K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 84.9% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 83.4% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 84th 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.