TOTAL REV $68.85M
TOTAL EXP $75.33M
NET $-6.48M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 15,743

ZIP 386771848 · IPEDS unitid 176017

Revenue Percentile (Division)
65th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$68.85M

Total Expenses
$75.33M

Net Result
$-6.48M

Unique Athletes
179

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 96.8%Women’s programs 3.2%

$66.62M
$2.23M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 1,377 (-8%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$53.02M

Basketball

$10.81M

Baseball

$2.87M

All Track Combined

$575.7K

Softball

$366.5K

Tennis

$294.8K

Golf

$292.9K

Soccer

$286.9K

Volleyball

$268.9K

Rifle

$74.4K

Expense by sport

Football

$40.41M

Basketball

$14.43M

Baseball

$5.14M

All Track Combined

$3.8M

Softball

$2.36M

Tennis

$2.03M

Golf

$1.87M

Soccer

$2.36M

Volleyball

$2.33M

Rifle

$607.9K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 120 0 $53.02M $40.41M $12.61M
Basketball 2 18 13 $10.81M $14.43M $-3.62M
Baseball 1 35 0 $2.87M $5.14M $-2.28M
All Track Combined 3 59 59 $575.7K $3.8M $-3.22M
Softball 16 0 25 $366.5K $2.36M $-1.99M
Tennis 22 8 10 $294.8K $2.03M $-1.73M
Golf 8 10 9 $292.9K $1.87M $-1.58M
Soccer 15 0 25 $286.9K $2.36M $-2.07M
Volleyball 26 0 15 $268.9K $2.33M $-2.06M
Rifle 12 0 11 $74.4K $607.9K $-533.5K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$384.6K

Athletes Tracked
179

Top Sport Share
Football · 77%

Program Count
10

Unique men
120

Unique women
59

Per-sport slots
417

Multi-sport coeff
2.33x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 179 unique athletes filling 417 sport roster slots — a 2.33x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
15,743
Revenue Tier
Above-median (65th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Mississippi
31 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA $68.89M $6.2M $40.5K
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK $69.01M $17.3M $163.1K
University of Missouri-Columbia MO $68.29M $7.76M $-557.1K
Arizona State University-Tempe AZ $68.2M $-6.14M $-651.3K
Mississippi State University MS $68.01M $9.46M $-833.8K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 9.4% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 109.4% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 77.0% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 65th 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.