TOTAL REV $116.52M
TOTAL EXP $72.76M
NET $43.76M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 19,130

ZIP 68588 · IPEDS unitid 181464

Revenue Percentile (Division)
94th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$116.52M

Total Expenses
$72.76M

Net Result
$43.76M

Unique Athletes
290

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 94.9%Women’s programs 5.1%

$110.62M
$5.9M

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$95.85M

Basketball

$15.02M

Volleyball

$3.75M

Baseball

$847.1K

All Track Combined

$212.1K

Wrestling

$201.3K

Golf

$157.3K

Gymnastics

$121.8K

Soccer

$94.5K

Softball

$76.6K

Expense by sport

Football

$31.6M

Basketball

$15.46M

Volleyball

$3.24M

Baseball

$2.42M

All Track Combined

$5.58M

Wrestling

$1.64M

Golf

$1.55M

Gymnastics

$2.52M

Soccer

$2.12M

Softball

$1.8M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 176 0 $95.85M $31.6M $64.25M
Basketball 2 20 37 $15.02M $15.46M $-445.7K
Volleyball 26 0 17 $3.75M $3.24M $513.7K
Baseball 1 47 0 $847.1K $2.42M $-1.58M
All Track Combined 3 88 114 $212.1K $5.58M $-5.37M
Wrestling 28 35 0 $201.3K $1.64M $-1.44M
Golf 8 11 10 $157.3K $1.55M $-1.4M
Gymnastics 9 20 16 $121.8K $2.52M $-2.4M
Soccer 15 0 33 $94.5K $2.12M $-2.02M
Softball 16 0 21 $76.6K $1.8M $-1.72M
Swimming and Diving 18 0 43 $71.6K $1.88M $-1.81M
Tennis 22 12 11 $47.3K $1.59M $-1.55M
Bowling 33 0 13 $29.6K $699.2K $-669.6K
Rifle 12 0 15 $23.7K $551.8K $-528.1K
Beach Volleyball 32 0 13 $20.1K $102.8K $-82.7K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$401.8K

Athletes Tracked
290

Top Sport Share
Football · 82.3%

Program Count
15

Unique men
176

Unique women
114

Per-sport slots
752

Multi-sport coeff
2.59x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 290 unique athletes filling 752 sport roster slots — a 2.59x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
19,130
Revenue Tier
Top-tier (94th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Nebraska
21 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA $116.37M $35.74M $-148.4K
Florida State University FL $115.91M $5.99M $-608.8K
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN $114.04M $36.54M $-2.49M
Auburn University AL $113.02M $23.18M $-3.5M
University of Notre Dame IN $109.76M $8.13M $-6.76M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $6.1K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 62.4% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 82.3% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 94th 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.