TOTAL REV $12M
TOTAL EXP $12M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 9,194

ZIP 37614 · IPEDS unitid 220075

Revenue Percentile (Division)
39th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$12M

Total Expenses
$12M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
160

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 67%Women’s programs 33%

$8.04M
$3.96M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 216 (-2.3%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$3.79M

Basketball

$3.46M

Soccer

$1.1M

Baseball

$656.2K

Golf

$631.1K

Tennis

$614K

Softball

$474K

Volleyball

$471K

Track and Field, Indoor

$295.2K

Track and Field, Outdoor

$289.7K

Expense by sport

Football

$3.79M

Basketball

$3.46M

Soccer

$1.1M

Baseball

$656.2K

Golf

$631.1K

Tennis

$614K

Softball

$474K

Volleyball

$471K

Track and Field, Indoor

$295.2K

Track and Field, Outdoor

$289.7K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 118 0 $3.79M $3.79M $0
Basketball 2 15 15 $3.46M $3.46M $0
Soccer 15 28 31 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 1 34 0 $656.2K $656.2K $0
Golf 8 7 6 $631.1K $631.1K $0
Tennis 22 9 7 $614K $614K $0
Softball 16 0 25 $474K $474K $0
Volleyball 26 0 14 $471K $471K $0
Track and Field, Indoor 23 24 42 $295.2K $295.2K $0
Track and Field, Outdoor 24 23 42 $289.7K $289.7K $0
Track and Field, X-Country 25 13 16 $131K $131K $0
Other Sports 29 0 11 $79.3K $79.3K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$75K

Athletes Tracked
160

Top Sport Share
Football · 31.6%

Program Count
12

Unique men
118

Unique women
42

Per-sport slots
480

Multi-sport coeff
3.00x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 160 unique athletes filling 480 sport roster slots — a 3.00x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
9,194
Revenue Tier
Below-median (39th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Tennessee
44 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Sam Houston State University TX $12.03M $0 $36.3K
Valparaiso University IN $12.05M $1.09M $53.4K
Weber State University UT $11.88M $0 $-115.5K
Jacksonville State University AL $11.82M $0 $-181.7K
University of South Dakota SD $12.27M $0 $269.2K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.3K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 31.6% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 39th 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.