TOTAL REV $19.28M
TOTAL EXP $18.94M
NET $332.5K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 19,639

ZIP 93407 · IPEDS unitid 110422

Revenue Percentile (Division)
78th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$19.28M

Total Expenses
$18.94M

Net Result
$332.5K

Unique Athletes
260

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 63.5%Women’s programs 36.5%

$12.23M
$7.04M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 392 (2%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$5.32M

Basketball

$3.97M

Soccer

$1.74M

Baseball

$1.47M

All Track Combined

$1.2M

Volleyball

$1M

Tennis

$892.5K

Golf

$833.6K

Softball

$833.6K

Wrestling

$741.5K

Expense by sport

Football

$5.32M

Basketball

$3.97M

Soccer

$1.74M

Baseball

$1.24M

All Track Combined

$1.2M

Volleyball

$1M

Tennis

$892.5K

Golf

$833.6K

Softball

$833.6K

Wrestling

$741.5K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 114 0 $5.32M $5.32M $0
Basketball 2 14 20 $3.97M $3.97M $0
Soccer 15 34 33 $1.74M $1.74M $0
Baseball 1 31 0 $1.47M $1.24M $227.1K
All Track Combined 3 91 146 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 26 0 19 $1M $1M $0
Tennis 22 12 11 $892.5K $892.5K $0
Golf 8 12 6 $833.6K $833.6K $0
Softball 16 0 22 $833.6K $833.6K $0
Wrestling 28 26 0 $741.5K $741.5K $0
Beach Volleyball 32 0 21 $690.3K $584.8K $105.5K
Swimming and Diving 18 38 34 $585.4K $585.4K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$74.1K

Athletes Tracked
260

Top Sport Share
Football · 27.6%

Program Count
12

Unique men
114

Unique women
146

Per-sport slots
684

Multi-sport coeff
2.63x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 260 unique athletes filling 684 sport roster slots — a 2.63x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
19,639
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (78th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in California
185 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Dayton OH $19.16M $-1.8M $-111.5K
Towson University MD $18.96M $0 $-318.7K
Duquesne University PA $19.62M $0 $340.1K
Sacred Heart University CT $20.13M $0 $855.7K
Campbell University NC $18.37M $0 $-907.7K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $981 Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 98.3% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 27.6% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 78th 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.