TOTAL REV $61.03M
TOTAL EXP $47.64M
NET $13.39M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington · NCAA Division I-FBS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 22,999

ZIP 991645910 · IPEDS unitid 236939

Revenue Percentile (Division)
56th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$61.03M

Total Expenses
$47.64M

Net Result
$13.39M

Unique Athletes
252

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 87.4%Women’s programs 12.6%

$53.34M
$7.69M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 1,701 (8%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$44.04M

Basketball

$7.81M

All Track Combined

$1.96M

Baseball

$1.74M

Rowing

$1.13M

Soccer

$1.07M

Volleyball

$1.01M

Swimming

$868.1K

Golf

$821.6K

Tennis

$572.9K

Expense by sport

Football

$23.05M

Basketball

$9.8M

All Track Combined

$2.8M

Baseball

$2.45M

Rowing

$1.65M

Soccer

$2.11M

Volleyball

$2.08M

Swimming

$1.42M

Golf

$1.38M

Tennis

$897.6K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 137 0 $44.04M $23.05M $20.99M
Basketball 2 17 37 $7.81M $9.8M $-1.99M
All Track Combined 3 116 115 $1.96M $2.8M $-835K
Baseball 1 45 0 $1.74M $2.45M $-716.9K
Rowing 13 0 79 $1.13M $1.65M $-514.9K
Soccer 15 0 32 $1.07M $2.11M $-1.04M
Volleyball 26 0 17 $1.01M $2.08M $-1.07M
Swimming 19 0 26 $868.1K $1.42M $-550.5K
Golf 8 11 9 $821.6K $1.38M $-554.1K
Tennis 22 0 10 $572.9K $897.6K $-324.7K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$242.2K

Athletes Tracked
252

Top Sport Share
Football · 72.2%

Program Count
10

Unique men
137

Unique women
115

Per-sport slots
651

Multi-sport coeff
2.58x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 252 unique athletes filling 651 sport roster slots — a 2.58x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FBS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
22,999
Revenue Tier
Above-median (56th pct.)
Peers in Division
127 schools
Peers in Washington
40 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Maryland-College Park MD $61.13M $6.98M $100.8K
Boston College MA $62.17M $-63.5K $1.13M
Stanford University CA $59.62M $-15.41M $-1.41M
West Virginia University WV $63.36M $12.24M $2.32M
Texas Tech University TX $64.17M $11.8M $3.14M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.7K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 78.1% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 72.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 56th 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.