TOTAL REV $16.21M
TOTAL EXP $16.21M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 9,650

ZIP 394060001 · IPEDS unitid 176372

Revenue Percentile (Division)
5th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$16.21M

Total Expenses
$16.21M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
157

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 70.6%Women’s programs 29.4%

$11.44M
$4.76M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 647 (-6.3%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$7.76M

Basketball

$3.15M

Baseball

$1.15M

All Track Combined

$687.1K

Soccer

$685.2K

Volleyball

$671.2K

Softball

$638.1K

Golf

$532.3K

Tennis

$471.6K

Track and Field, Indoor

$276.9K

Expense by sport

Football

$7.76M

Basketball

$3.15M

Baseball

$1.15M

All Track Combined

$687.1K

Soccer

$685.2K

Volleyball

$671.2K

Softball

$638.1K

Golf

$532.3K

Tennis

$471.6K

Track and Field, Indoor

$276.9K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 114 0 $7.76M $7.76M $0
Basketball 2 16 18 $3.15M $3.15M $0
Baseball 1 37 0 $1.15M $1.15M $0
All Track Combined 3 0 43 $687.1K $687.1K $0
Soccer 15 0 23 $685.2K $685.2K $0
Volleyball 26 0 19 $671.2K $671.2K $0
Softball 16 0 24 $638.1K $638.1K $0
Golf 8 10 8 $532.3K $532.3K $0
Tennis 22 7 6 $471.6K $471.6K $0
Track and Field, Indoor 23 26 0 $276.9K $276.9K $0
Beach Volleyball 32 0 6 $182.9K $182.9K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$103.2K

Athletes Tracked
157

Top Sport Share
Football · 47.9%

Program Count
11

Unique men
114

Unique women
43

Per-sport slots
357

Multi-sport coeff
2.27x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 157 unique athletes filling 357 sport roster slots — a 2.27x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
9,650
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (5th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Mississippi
31 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Florida International University FL $16.67M $-5.1M $466.5K
Arkansas State University-Main Campus AR $15.35M $0 $-857.7K
Northern Illinois University IL $17.22M $0 $1.02M
Texas State University TX $17.7M $0 $1.5M
University of Akron Main Campus OH $17.88M $0 $1.67M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.7K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 47.9% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 5th 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.