TOTAL REV $25.44M
TOTAL EXP $25.44M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania · NCAA Division I-FCS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 3,602

ZIP 17837 · IPEDS unitid 211291

Revenue Percentile (Division)
94th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$25.44M

Total Expenses
$25.44M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
336

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 89 (2.5%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$5.94M

Basketball

$4.02M

All Track Combined

$2.22M

Swimming and Diving

$2.02M

Soccer

$1.98M

Lacrosse

$1.89M

Field Hockey

$1.15M

Softball

$1.1M

Volleyball

$1.04M

Water Polo

$947.7K

Expense by sport

Football

$5.94M

Basketball

$4.02M

All Track Combined

$2.22M

Swimming and Diving

$2.02M

Soccer

$1.98M

Lacrosse

$1.89M

Field Hockey

$1.15M

Softball

$1.1M

Volleyball

$1.04M

Water Polo

$947.7K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 84 0 $5.94M $5.94M $0
Basketball 2 14 16 $4.02M $4.02M $0
All Track Combined 3 152 184 $2.22M $2.22M $0
Swimming and Diving 18 27 32 $2.02M $2.02M $0
Soccer 15 28 27 $1.98M $1.98M $0
Lacrosse 11 43 43 $1.89M $1.89M $0
Field Hockey 6 0 24 $1.15M $1.15M $0
Softball 16 0 19 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 26 0 19 $1.04M $1.04M $0
Water Polo 27 18 18 $947.7K $947.7K $0
Wrestling 28 33 0 $924.6K $924.6K $0
Rowing 13 0 63 $899.1K $899.1K $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $482.9K $482.9K $0
Tennis 22 8 9 $454.2K $454.2K $0
Golf 8 8 9 $366.5K $366.5K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$75.7K

Athletes Tracked
336

Top Sport Share
Football · 23.3%

Program Count
15

Unique men
152

Unique women
184

Per-sport slots
913

Multi-sport coeff
2.72x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 336 unique athletes filling 913 sport roster slots — a 2.72x 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
3,602
Revenue Tier
Top-tier (94th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Pennsylvania
131 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Colgate University NY $25.67M $0 $232.4K
Coastal Carolina University SC $24.96M $0 $-478.2K
University of Richmond VA $24.79M $0 $-647.2K
Princeton University NJ $24.57M $0 $-872.1K
Lehigh University PA $23.89M $0 $-1.54M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $7.1K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 23.3% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 94th 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.