TOTAL REV $8.3M
TOTAL EXP $8M
NET $299.4K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 3,813

ZIP 71245 · IPEDS unitid 159009

Revenue Percentile (Division)
13th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$8.3M

Total Expenses
$8M

Net Result
$299.4K

Unique Athletes
154

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 65.8%Women’s programs 34.2%

$5.47M
$2.84M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 507 (15.3%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$3.44M

Basketball

$1.82M

All Track Combined

$866K

Baseball

$582.5K

Volleyball

$416.7K

Softball

$362.6K

Soccer

$324K

Tennis

$260K

Bowling

$226.2K

Expense by sport

Football

$3.44M

Basketball

$1.82M

All Track Combined

$617.4K

Baseball

$582.5K

Volleyball

$415.9K

Softball

$362.6K

Soccer

$324K

Tennis

$209.9K

Bowling

$226.2K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 105 0 $3.44M $3.44M $0
Basketball 2 19 18 $1.82M $1.82M $0
All Track Combined 3 47 49 $866K $617.4K $248.6K
Baseball 1 33 0 $582.5K $582.5K $0
Volleyball 26 0 18 $416.7K $415.9K $721
Softball 16 0 29 $362.6K $362.6K $0
Soccer 15 0 31 $324K $324K $0
Tennis 22 0 8 $260K $209.9K $50.1K
Bowling 33 0 10 $226.2K $226.2K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$53.9K

Athletes Tracked
154

Top Sport Share
Football · 41.4%

Program Count
9

Unique men
105

Unique women
49

Per-sport slots
367

Multi-sport coeff
2.38x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 154 unique athletes filling 367 sport roster slots — a 2.38x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
3,813
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (13th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Louisiana
25 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Portland State University OR $8.26M $0 $-40.1K
Nicholls State University LA $8.15M $812.1K $-146.9K
Western Illinois University IL $8.51M $0 $208.1K
Eastern Illinois University IL $8.56M $0 $260.7K
Western Carolina University NC $8M $0 $-300K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.2K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 96.4% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 41.4% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 13th 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.