TOTAL REV $19.39M
TOTAL EXP $19.39M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 8,057

ZIP 366880002 · IPEDS unitid 102094

Revenue Percentile (Division)
12th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$19.39M

Total Expenses
$19.39M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
154

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 71.4%Women’s programs 28.6%

$13.85M
$5.55M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 1,316 (-14%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$8.76M

Basketball

$3.71M

Baseball

$1.43M

Softball

$915.7K

Tennis

$855.3K

Soccer

$832.8K

Volleyball

$813.8K

Golf

$733.5K

Track and Field, Outdoor

$594.8K

Track and Field, Indoor

$573.6K

Expense by sport

Football

$8.98M

Basketball

$3.55M

Baseball

$1.37M

Softball

$915.7K

Tennis

$855.3K

Soccer

$832.8K

Volleyball

$813.8K

Golf

$733.5K

Track and Field, Outdoor

$594.8K

Track and Field, Indoor

$573.6K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 117 0 $8.76M $8.98M $-217.2K
Basketball 2 15 15 $3.71M $3.55M $163.5K
Baseball 1 35 0 $1.43M $1.37M $53.7K
Softball 16 0 22 $915.7K $915.7K $0
Tennis 22 8 9 $855.3K $855.3K $0
Soccer 15 0 28 $832.8K $832.8K $0
Volleyball 26 0 13 $813.8K $813.8K $1
Golf 8 10 6 $733.5K $733.5K $0
Track and Field, Outdoor 24 47 37 $594.8K $594.8K $0
Track and Field, Indoor 23 44 37 $573.6K $573.6K $0
Track and Field, X-Country 25 12 13 $177K $177K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$125.9K

Athletes Tracked
154

Top Sport Share
Football · 45.2%

Program Count
11

Unique men
117

Unique women
37

Per-sport slots
468

Multi-sport coeff
3.04x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 154 unique athletes filling 468 sport roster slots — a 3.04x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
8,057
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (12th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Alabama
44 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH $19.32M $-10K $-78K
Ball State University IN $19.2M $0 $-196.6K
Troy University AL $19.18M $1.6M $-215.7K
University at Buffalo NY $19.67M $0 $273.9K
Eastern Michigan University MI $19.68M $0 $283.9K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 45.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 12th 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.