TOTAL REV $21.02M
TOTAL EXP $20.91M
NET $115.9K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York · NCAA Division I-FCS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 14,971

ZIP 14853 · IPEDS unitid 190415

Revenue Percentile (Division)
82th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$21.02M

Total Expenses
$20.91M

Net Result
$115.9K

Unique Athletes
381

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 60.9%Women’s programs 39.1%

$12.8M
$8.22M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 757 (5.3%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$3.04M

Ice Hockey

$2.86M

Basketball

$2.09M

Rowing

$1.96M

Lacrosse

$1.49M

All Track Combined

$1.27M

Wrestling

$1.04M

Other Sports

$937.8K

Soccer

$896.6K

Swimming and Diving

$836.2K

Expense by sport

Football

$3.04M

Ice Hockey

$2.86M

Basketball

$2.09M

Rowing

$1.96M

Lacrosse

$1.49M

All Track Combined

$1.27M

Wrestling

$1.04M

Other Sports

$883.8K

Soccer

$896.6K

Swimming and Diving

$836.2K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 109 0 $3.04M $3.04M $0
Ice Hockey 10 29 27 $2.86M $2.86M $0
Basketball 2 17 21 $2.09M $2.09M $0
Rowing 13 89 43 $1.96M $1.96M $0
Lacrosse 11 47 38 $1.49M $1.49M $0
All Track Combined 3 170 211 $1.27M $1.27M $0
Wrestling 28 35 0 $1.04M $1.04M $0
Other Sports 29 66 38 $937.8K $883.8K $54K
Soccer 15 30 28 $896.6K $896.6K $0
Swimming and Diving 18 35 28 $836.2K $836.2K $0
Tennis 22 13 9 $670.6K $670.6K $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $636.8K $607K $29.8K
Volleyball 26 0 19 $521.4K $521.4K $0
Softball 16 0 18 $478.1K $478.1K $0
Squash 17 18 15 $423.6K $422.7K $907
Field Hockey 6 0 23 $416K $416K $0
Gymnastics 9 0 23 $381.6K $381.6K $0
Fencing 5 0 43 $330.3K $330.3K $0
Equestrian 34 0 32 $320.4K $320.4K $0
Sailing 36 0 20 $283.6K $252.3K $31.2K
Golf 8 11 0 $127.2K $127.2K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$55.2K

Athletes Tracked
381

Top Sport Share
Football · 14.5%

Program Count
21

Unique men
170

Unique women
211

Per-sport slots
1,340

Multi-sport coeff
3.52x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 381 unique athletes filling 1,340 sport roster slots — a 3.52x 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
14,971
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (82th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in New York
150 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Lafayette College PA $21.05M $0 $27.8K
University of North Dakota ND $20.94M $930.8K $-79.5K
University of Rhode Island RI $20.73M $242.1K $-291.9K
College of the Holy Cross MA $21.45M $0 $431.3K
Yale University CT $21.61M $1.37M $590K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 99.4% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 14.5% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 82th 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.