TOTAL REV $17.57M
TOTAL EXP $17.57M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia · NCAA Division I-FCS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 4,253

ZIP 31207 · IPEDS unitid 140447

Revenue Percentile (Division)
73th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$17.57M

Total Expenses
$17.57M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
141

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 66.4%Women’s programs 33.6%

$11.67M
$5.91M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 430 (11.2%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$5.74M

Basketball

$3.88M

Soccer

$1.56M

Lacrosse

$1.44M

Baseball

$1.22M

Softball

$1.02M

Golf

$848.3K

Tennis

$827.4K

Track and Field, Outdoor

$328.2K

Track and Field, X-Country

$276.1K

Expense by sport

Football

$5.74M

Basketball

$3.88M

Soccer

$1.56M

Lacrosse

$1.44M

Baseball

$1.22M

Softball

$1.02M

Golf

$848.3K

Tennis

$827.4K

Track and Field, Outdoor

$328.2K

Track and Field, X-Country

$276.1K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 107 0 $5.74M $5.74M $0
Basketball 2 16 12 $3.88M $3.88M $0
Soccer 15 28 25 $1.56M $1.56M $0
Lacrosse 11 52 34 $1.44M $1.44M $0
Baseball 1 36 0 $1.22M $1.22M $0
Softball 16 0 24 $1.02M $1.02M $0
Golf 8 11 7 $848.3K $848.3K $0
Tennis 22 9 9 $827.4K $827.4K $0
Track and Field, Outdoor 24 0 21 $328.2K $328.2K $0
Track and Field, X-Country 25 10 12 $276.1K $276.1K $0
Volleyball 26 0 14 $252.6K $252.6K $0
Beach Volleyball 32 0 18 $172.4K $172.4K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$124.6K

Athletes Tracked
141

Top Sport Share
Football · 32.7%

Program Count
12

Unique men
107

Unique women
34

Per-sport slots
445

Multi-sport coeff
3.16x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 141 unique athletes filling 445 sport roster slots — a 3.16x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
4,253
Revenue Tier
Above-median (73th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Georgia
53 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Montana State University MT $17.6M $1.09M $23K
University of the Incarnate Word TX $17.39M $194K $-186.3K
California State University-Sacramento CA $17.35M $0 $-226.3K
SUNY at Albany NY $17.99M $2.86M $413.1K
Dartmouth College NH $17.02M $0 $-551.2K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4.1K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 32.7% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 73th 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.