TOTAL REV $10.35M
TOTAL EXP $10.35M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Charleston Southern University

Charleston, South Carolina · NCAA Division I-FCS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 2,555

ZIP 294069121 · IPEDS unitid 217688

Revenue Percentile (Division)
30th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$10.35M

Total Expenses
$10.35M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
183

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 61.6%Women’s programs 38.4%

$6.38M
$3.97M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 241 (-8.6%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$3.57M

Basketball

$2.4M

All Track Combined

$1.14M

Baseball

$681.1K

Softball

$563.8K

Volleyball

$548.1K

Soccer

$538.3K

Golf

$528.3K

Tennis

$379.6K

Expense by sport

Football

$3.57M

Basketball

$2.4M

All Track Combined

$1.14M

Baseball

$681.1K

Softball

$563.8K

Volleyball

$548.1K

Soccer

$538.3K

Golf

$528.3K

Tennis

$379.6K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 113 0 $3.57M $3.57M $0
Basketball 2 14 15 $2.4M $2.4M $0
All Track Combined 3 94 70 $1.14M $1.14M $0
Baseball 1 40 0 $681.1K $681.1K $0
Softball 16 0 26 $563.8K $563.8K $0
Volleyball 26 0 17 $548.1K $548.1K $0
Soccer 15 0 26 $538.3K $538.3K $0
Golf 8 10 7 $528.3K $528.3K $0
Tennis 22 0 10 $379.6K $379.6K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$56.5K

Athletes Tracked
183

Top Sport Share
Football · 34.5%

Program Count
9

Unique men
113

Unique women
70

Per-sport slots
442

Multi-sport coeff
2.42x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 183 unique athletes filling 442 sport roster slots — a 2.42x 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
2,555
Revenue Tier
Below-median (30th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in South Carolina
37 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Idaho State University ID $10.41M $0 $60K
Iona College NY $10.42M $0 $70.9K
Presbyterian College SC $10.21M $0 $-140.8K
Morgan State University MD $10.52M $1.61M $176.3K
The University of Tennessee-Martin TN $10.1M $-219.5K $-246.1K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 34.5% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 30th 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.