TOTAL REV $15.72M
TOTAL EXP $16.34M
NET $-616.9K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas · NCAA Division I-FCS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 3,344

ZIP 79699 · IPEDS unitid 222178

Revenue Percentile (Division)
64th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$15.72M

Total Expenses
$16.34M

Net Result
$-616.9K

Unique Athletes
232

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 64%Women’s programs 36%

$10.07M
$5.65M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 223 (-6.3%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$5.44M

Basketball

$3.08M

All Track Combined

$1.81M

Baseball

$1.25M

Tennis

$938.6K

Soccer

$875.2K

Softball

$863.3K

Volleyball

$849.1K

Golf

$537.3K

Beach Volleyball

$73.8K

Expense by sport

Football

$5.71M

Basketball

$3.18M

All Track Combined

$1.98M

Baseball

$1.18M

Tennis

$960.3K

Soccer

$974.5K

Softball

$949.3K

Volleyball

$848.7K

Golf

$474.5K

Beach Volleyball

$73.8K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 132 0 $5.44M $5.71M $-272.1K
Basketball 2 14 12 $3.08M $3.18M $-99.7K
All Track Combined 3 115 100 $1.81M $1.98M $-168K
Baseball 1 35 0 $1.25M $1.18M $66.8K
Tennis 22 12 9 $938.6K $960.3K $-21.7K
Soccer 15 0 36 $875.2K $974.5K $-99.3K
Softball 16 0 21 $863.3K $949.3K $-86K
Volleyball 26 0 20 $849.1K $848.7K $337
Golf 8 13 0 $537.3K $474.5K $62.8K
Beach Volleyball 32 0 14 $73.8K $73.8K $30

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$67.8K

Athletes Tracked
232

Top Sport Share
Football · 34.6%

Program Count
10

Unique men
132

Unique women
100

Per-sport slots
533

Multi-sport coeff
2.30x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 232 unique athletes filling 533 sport roster slots — a 2.30x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
3,344
Revenue Tier
Above-median (64th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Texas
111 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Wofford College SC $15.75M $0 $26.6K
Illinois State University IL $15.85M $0 $130.6K
University of Pennsylvania PA $15.86M $0 $135.2K
Brown University RI $15.55M $0 $-167K
University of Maine ME $15.51M $0 $-208.8K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 3.9% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4.7K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 103.9% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 34.6% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 64th Revenue rank within NCAA Division I-FCS

Source: U.S. Department of Education — Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA). Fiscal year 2019. Last updated April 18, 2026.