TOTAL REV $15.85M
TOTAL EXP $15.85M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 17,072

ZIP 617901000 · IPEDS unitid 145813

Revenue Percentile (Division)
65th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$15.85M

Total Expenses
$15.85M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
236

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 57.3%Women’s programs 42.7%

$9.08M
$6.77M

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$4.28M

Basketball

$3.88M

All Track Combined

$1.43M

Baseball

$981.8K

Softball

$959.3K

Volleyball

$949K

Soccer

$791.6K

Tennis

$718.2K

Golf

$707.7K

Swimming and Diving

$625.8K

Expense by sport

Football

$4.28M

Basketball

$3.88M

All Track Combined

$1.43M

Baseball

$981.8K

Softball

$959.3K

Volleyball

$949K

Soccer

$791.6K

Tennis

$718.2K

Golf

$707.7K

Swimming and Diving

$625.8K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 103 0 $4.28M $4.28M $0
Basketball 2 16 15 $3.88M $3.88M $0
All Track Combined 3 122 114 $1.43M $1.43M $0
Baseball 1 37 0 $981.8K $981.8K $0
Softball 16 0 20 $959.3K $959.3K $0
Volleyball 26 0 17 $949K $949K $0
Soccer 15 0 30 $791.6K $791.6K $0
Tennis 22 11 7 $718.2K $718.2K $0
Golf 8 8 9 $707.7K $707.7K $0
Swimming and Diving 18 0 31 $625.8K $625.8K $0
Gymnastics 9 0 14 $525.2K $525.2K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$67.2K

Athletes Tracked
236

Top Sport Share
Football · 27%

Program Count
11

Unique men
122

Unique women
114

Per-sport slots
554

Multi-sport coeff
2.35x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 236 unique athletes filling 554 sport roster slots — a 2.35x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
17,072
Revenue Tier
Above-median (65th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Illinois
96 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Pennsylvania PA $15.86M $0 $4.6K
Wofford College SC $15.75M $0 $-104K
Abilene Christian University TX $15.72M $-616.9K $-130.6K
North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND $16M $0 $144.8K
Brown University RI $15.55M $0 $-297.6K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $929 Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 27.0% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 65th 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.