TOTAL REV $17.6M
TOTAL EXP $16.51M
NET $1.09M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 12,275

ZIP 59717 · IPEDS unitid 180461

Revenue Percentile (Division)
74th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$17.6M

Total Expenses
$16.51M

Net Result
$1.09M

Unique Athletes
223

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 74.5%Women’s programs 25.5%

$13.11M
$4.48M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 737 (6.4%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$9.98M

Basketball

$3.13M

All Track Combined

$1.48M

Skiing

$997.4K

Volleyball

$933.7K

Tennis

$724.9K

Golf

$346.2K

Expense by sport

Football

$8.16M

Basketball

$3.59M

All Track Combined

$1.4M

Skiing

$1.11M

Volleyball

$1.09M

Tennis

$746.6K

Golf

$407.1K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 113 0 $9.98M $8.16M $1.82M
Basketball 2 15 19 $3.13M $3.59M $-458K
All Track Combined 3 87 110 $1.48M $1.4M $81K
Skiing 14 12 17 $997.4K $1.11M $-114.7K
Volleyball 26 0 17 $933.7K $1.09M $-158K
Tennis 22 10 8 $724.9K $746.6K $-21.7K
Golf 8 0 10 $346.2K $407.1K $-60.9K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$78.9K

Athletes Tracked
223

Top Sport Share
Football · 56.7%

Program Count
7

Unique men
113

Unique women
110

Per-sport slots
418

Multi-sport coeff
1.87x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 223 unique athletes filling 418 sport roster slots — a 1.87x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
12,275
Revenue Tier
Above-median (74th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Montana
12 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Mercer University GA $17.57M $0 $-23K
University of the Incarnate Word TX $17.39M $194K $-209.3K
California State University-Sacramento CA $17.35M $0 $-249.3K
SUNY at Albany NY $17.99M $2.86M $390.2K
Dartmouth College NH $17.02M $0 $-574.2K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 93.8% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 56.7% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 74th 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.