TOTAL REV $30.95M
TOTAL EXP $30.95M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 18,772

ZIP 22807 · IPEDS unitid 232423

Revenue Percentile (Division)
98th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$30.95M

Total Expenses
$30.95M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
236

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 60.4%Women’s programs 39.6%

$18.69M
$12.26M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 452 (2.5%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$11.32M

Basketball

$6.2M

Soccer

$2.74M

Softball

$1.39M

All Track Combined

$1.38M

Baseball

$1.35M

Golf

$1.21M

Lacrosse

$1.2M

Tennis

$1.14M

Swimming and Diving

$1.04M

Expense by sport

Football

$11.32M

Basketball

$6.2M

Soccer

$2.74M

Softball

$1.39M

All Track Combined

$1.38M

Baseball

$1.35M

Golf

$1.21M

Lacrosse

$1.2M

Tennis

$1.14M

Swimming and Diving

$1.04M

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 113 0 $11.32M $11.32M $0
Basketball 2 13 33 $6.2M $6.2M $0
Soccer 15 31 35 $2.74M $2.74M $0
Softball 16 0 23 $1.39M $1.39M $0
All Track Combined 3 0 123 $1.38M $1.38M $0
Baseball 1 37 0 $1.35M $1.35M $0
Golf 8 9 9 $1.21M $1.21M $0
Lacrosse 11 0 32 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 22 10 9 $1.14M $1.14M $0
Swimming and Diving 18 0 31 $1.04M $1.04M $0
Volleyball 26 0 17 $994.5K $994.5K $0
Field Hockey 6 0 29 $981.4K $981.4K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$131.1K

Athletes Tracked
236

Top Sport Share
Football · 36.6%

Program Count
12

Unique men
113

Unique women
123

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
18,772
Revenue Tier
Top-tier (98th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Virginia
47 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Georgetown University DC $32.37M $0 $1.42M
University of Delaware DE $28.06M $274K $-2.89M
Fordham University NY $27.53M $0 $-3.42M
Liberty University VA $35.64M $0 $4.69M
Colgate University NY $25.67M $0 $-5.28M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.6K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 36.6% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 98th 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.