TOTAL REV $88.01M
TOTAL EXP $73.37M
NET $14.65M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of South Carolina-Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 26,119

ZIP 29208 · IPEDS unitid 218663

Revenue Percentile (Division)
77th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$88.01M

Total Expenses
$73.37M

Net Result
$14.65M

Unique Athletes
276

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 93.6%Women’s programs 6.4%

$82.41M
$5.61M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 2,791 (12%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$69.26M

Basketball

$13.36M

Baseball

$1.97M

All Track Combined

$1.07M

Softball

$573.9K

Soccer

$462.9K

Swimming and Diving

$455.3K

Volleyball

$261.6K

Tennis

$220.5K

Golf

$187.3K

Expense by sport

Football

$34.17M

Basketball

$15.16M

Baseball

$3.48M

All Track Combined

$4.25M

Softball

$2.15M

Soccer

$3.19M

Swimming and Diving

$2.72M

Volleyball

$1.8M

Tennis

$2.01M

Golf

$1.68M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 117 0 $69.26M $34.17M $35.08M
Basketball 2 16 31 $13.36M $15.16M $-1.8M
Baseball 1 39 0 $1.97M $3.48M $-1.51M
All Track Combined 3 80 159 $1.07M $4.25M $-3.17M
Softball 16 0 22 $573.9K $2.15M $-1.58M
Soccer 15 28 34 $462.9K $3.19M $-2.72M
Swimming and Diving 18 25 43 $455.3K $2.72M $-2.26M
Volleyball 26 0 19 $261.6K $1.8M $-1.54M
Tennis 22 7 10 $220.5K $2.01M $-1.79M
Golf 8 8 8 $187.3K $1.68M $-1.49M
Equestrian 34 0 43 $145.9K $2.07M $-1.93M
Beach Volleyball 32 0 20 $53.2K $694.9K $-641.6K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$318.9K

Athletes Tracked
276

Top Sport Share
Football · 78.7%

Program Count
12

Unique men
117

Unique women
159

Per-sport slots
709

Multi-sport coeff
2.57x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 276 unique athletes filling 709 sport roster slots — a 2.57x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
26,119
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (77th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in South Carolina
37 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC $88.89M $19.53M $880.2K
University of Southern California CA $86.79M $15.71M $-1.23M
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA $90.55M $18.56M $2.54M
Clemson University SC $85.06M $-4.23M $-2.95M
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL $91.59M $28.06M $3.57M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $3.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 83.4% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 78.7% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 77th 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.