TOTAL REV $76.3M
TOTAL EXP $76.73M
NET $-433.6K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 20,537

ZIP 405060032 · IPEDS unitid 157085

Revenue Percentile (Division)
72th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$76.3M

Total Expenses
$76.73M

Net Result
$-433.6K

Unique Athletes
188

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 98%Women’s programs 2%

$74.76M
$1.54M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 521 (-2.5%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$44.54M

Basketball

$29.73M

Baseball

$522.6K

Volleyball

$393.1K

Soccer

$326.2K

Gymnastics

$281.5K

Softball

$178.3K

All Track Combined

$112.7K

Tennis

$106.5K

Swimming and Diving

$63.3K

Expense by sport

Football

$30.63M

Basketball

$23.98M

Baseball

$2.69M

Volleyball

$2.23M

Soccer

$3.18M

Gymnastics

$1.71M

Softball

$2.07M

All Track Combined

$3.97M

Tennis

$1.79M

Swimming and Diving

$3M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Coed (M/W) Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 120 0 $44.54M $30.63M $13.92M
Basketball 2 14 14 $29.73M $23.98M $5.75M
Baseball 1 44 0 $522.6K $2.69M $-2.16M
Volleyball 26 0 17 $393.1K $2.23M $-1.83M
Soccer 15 28 29 $326.2K $3.18M $-2.86M
Gymnastics 9 0 20 $281.5K $1.71M $-1.43M
Softball 16 0 22 $178.3K $2.07M $-1.89M
All Track Combined 3 55 68 $112.7K $3.97M $-3.86M
Tennis 22 10 9 $106.5K $1.79M $-1.69M
Swimming and Diving 18 27 38 $63.3K $3M $-2.94M
Golf 8 9 11 $39.1K $1.47M $-1.43M
Rifle 12 0 0 6 / 5 $0 $0 $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$405.8K

Athletes Tracked
188

Top Sport Share
Football · 58.4%

Program Count
12

Unique men
120

Unique women
68

Per-sport slots
535

Multi-sport coeff
2.85x

Coed men
6

Coed women
5

The program has 188 unique athletes filling 535 sport roster slots — a 2.85x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
20,537
Revenue Tier
Above-median (72th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Kentucky
27 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Utah UT $75.62M $14.61M $-679.3K
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC $75.24M $18.32M $-1.06M
Vanderbilt University TN $73.46M $4.38M $-2.84M
Northwestern University IL $70.77M $643.7K $-5.53M
Purdue University-Main Campus IN $82.48M $29.75M $6.18M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.6% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $3.7K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.6% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 58.4% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 72th 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.