TOTAL REV $9.4M
TOTAL EXP $9.4M
NET $4

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, Louisiana · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 6,196

ZIP 714970002 · IPEDS unitid 160038

Revenue Percentile (Division)
23th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$9.4M

Total Expenses
$9.4M

Net Result
$4

Unique Athletes
209

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 59.5%Women’s programs 40.5%

$5.6M
$3.8M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 1,180 (23.5%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$3.22M

Basketball

$2.04M

All Track Combined

$1.27M

Baseball

$796.6K

Soccer

$613.9K

Softball

$602.2K

Volleyball

$582.1K

Tennis

$287.3K

Expense by sport

Football

$3.22M

Basketball

$2.04M

All Track Combined

$1.27M

Baseball

$796.6K

Soccer

$613.9K

Softball

$602.2K

Volleyball

$582.1K

Tennis

$287.3K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 123 0 $3.22M $3.22M $-2
Basketball 2 25 16 $2.04M $2.04M $1
All Track Combined 3 93 86 $1.27M $1.27M $1
Baseball 1 41 0 $796.6K $796.6K $1
Soccer 15 0 30 $613.9K $613.9K $1
Softball 16 0 27 $602.2K $602.2K $1
Volleyball 26 0 14 $582.1K $582.1K $0
Tennis 22 0 8 $287.3K $287.3K $1

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$45K

Athletes Tracked
209

Top Sport Share
Football · 34.2%

Program Count
8

Unique men
123

Unique women
86

Per-sport slots
463

Multi-sport coeff
2.22x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 209 unique athletes filling 463 sport roster slots — a 2.22x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
6,196
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (23th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Louisiana
25 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Norfolk State University VA $9.32M $0 $-85K
Prairie View A & M University TX $9.28M $0 $-122K
Southeast Missouri State University MO $9.27M $0 $-133K
Virginia Military Institute VA $9.17M $0 $-232K
Delaware State University DE $9.01M $0 $-396.6K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.5K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 34.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 23th 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.