TOTAL REV $12.83M
TOTAL EXP $12.75M
NET $80.7K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 5,237

ZIP 77705 · IPEDS unitid 226091

Revenue Percentile (Division)
47th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$12.83M

Total Expenses
$12.75M

Net Result
$80.7K

Unique Athletes
173

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 65.1%Women’s programs 34.9%

$8.36M
$4.48M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 1,077 (-17.1%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$4.61M

Basketball

$2.57M

All Track Combined

$1.2M

Baseball

$1.02M

Tennis

$762.9K

Golf

$731.1K

Soccer

$729.2K

Softball

$632.9K

Volleyball

$570.8K

Expense by sport

Football

$4.61M

Basketball

$2.51M

All Track Combined

$1.2M

Baseball

$1.02M

Tennis

$762.2K

Golf

$718.5K

Soccer

$729.2K

Softball

$631.3K

Volleyball

$570.8K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 120 0 $4.61M $4.61M $0
Basketball 2 14 12 $2.57M $2.51M $65.8K
All Track Combined 3 73 53 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $1.02M $1.02M $0
Tennis 22 9 9 $762.9K $762.2K $766
Golf 8 9 9 $731.1K $718.5K $12.6K
Soccer 15 0 20 $729.2K $729.2K $0
Softball 16 0 22 $632.9K $631.3K $1.6K
Volleyball 26 0 17 $570.8K $570.8K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$74.2K

Athletes Tracked
173

Top Sport Share
Football · 35.9%

Program Count
9

Unique men
120

Unique women
53

Per-sport slots
402

Multi-sport coeff
2.32x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 173 unique athletes filling 402 sport roster slots — a 2.32x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
5,237
Revenue Tier
Below-median (47th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Texas
111 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Northern Colorado CO $12.77M $0 $-67.7K
Indiana State University IN $13M $257.8K $170.8K
Stephen F Austin State University TX $13.01M $0 $175K
Howard University DC $13.05M $0 $219.9K
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC $13.13M $1.78M $296.9K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $2.5K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 99.4% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 35.9% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 47th 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.