TOTAL REV $73.46M
TOTAL EXP $69.08M
NET $4.38M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee · NCAA Division I-FBS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 6,824

ZIP 37240 · IPEDS unitid 221999

Revenue Percentile (Division)
69th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$73.46M

Total Expenses
$69.08M

Net Result
$4.38M

Unique Athletes
197

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 75.4%Women’s programs 24.6%

$55.39M
$18.06M

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$33.39M

Basketball

$20.11M

Baseball

$5.5M

Soccer

$2.49M

Tennis

$2.45M

All Track Combined

$2.37M

Golf

$2.32M

Lacrosse

$1.95M

Swimming

$1.77M

Bowling

$960K

Expense by sport

Football

$29.22M

Basketball

$20.11M

Baseball

$5.5M

Soccer

$2.49M

Tennis

$2.36M

All Track Combined

$2.37M

Golf

$2.32M

Lacrosse

$1.95M

Swimming

$1.72M

Bowling

$882.6K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 111 0 $33.39M $29.22M $4.17M
Basketball 2 16 22 $20.11M $20.11M $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $5.5M $5.5M $0
Soccer 15 0 30 $2.49M $2.49M $0
Tennis 22 11 7 $2.45M $2.36M $83.8K
All Track Combined 3 0 86 $2.37M $2.37M $0
Golf 8 8 8 $2.32M $2.32M $-2
Lacrosse 11 0 31 $1.95M $1.95M $0
Swimming 19 0 28 $1.77M $1.72M $47.3K
Bowling 33 0 10 $960K $882.6K $77.5K
Track and Field, X-Country 25 8 0 $168.2K $168.2K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$372.9K

Athletes Tracked
197

Top Sport Share
Football · 45.4%

Program Count
11

Unique men
111

Unique women
86

Per-sport slots
411

Multi-sport coeff
2.09x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 197 unique athletes filling 411 sport roster slots — a 2.09x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
6,824
Revenue Tier
Above-median (69th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Tennessee
44 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC $75.24M $18.32M $1.78M
University of Utah UT $75.62M $14.61M $2.16M
Northwestern University IL $70.77M $643.7K $-2.68M
University of Kentucky KY $76.3M $-433.6K $2.84M
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ $69.73M $0 $-3.72M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $10.8K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 94.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 45.4% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 69th 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.