TOTAL REV $12.03M
TOTAL EXP $12.03M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 15,311

ZIP 77340 · IPEDS unitid 227881

Revenue Percentile (Division)
40th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$12.03M

Total Expenses
$12.03M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
210

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 62.8%Women’s programs 37.2%

$7.56M
$4.47M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 1,194 (8.5%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$4.41M

Basketball

$2.26M

All Track Combined

$1.19M

Baseball

$1.07M

Soccer

$633K

Softball

$627.7K

Golf

$614.6K

Volleyball

$536K

Tennis

$379.7K

Bowling

$311.4K

Expense by sport

Football

$4.41M

Basketball

$2.26M

All Track Combined

$1.19M

Baseball

$1.07M

Soccer

$633K

Softball

$627.7K

Golf

$614.6K

Volleyball

$536K

Tennis

$379.7K

Bowling

$311.4K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 128 0 $4.41M $4.41M $0
Basketball 2 15 17 $2.26M $2.26M $0
All Track Combined 3 78 82 $1.19M $1.19M $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $1.07M $1.07M $0
Soccer 15 0 30 $633K $633K $0
Softball 16 0 21 $627.7K $627.7K $0
Golf 8 10 9 $614.6K $614.6K $0
Volleyball 26 0 17 $536K $536K $0
Tennis 22 0 10 $379.7K $379.7K $0
Bowling 33 0 8 $311.4K $311.4K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$57.3K

Athletes Tracked
210

Top Sport Share
Football · 36.6%

Program Count
10

Unique men
128

Unique women
82

Per-sport slots
460

Multi-sport coeff
2.19x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 210 unique athletes filling 460 sport roster slots — a 2.19x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
15,311
Revenue Tier
Below-median (40th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Texas
111 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Valparaiso University IN $12.05M $1.09M $17.1K
East Tennessee State University TN $12M $0 $-36.3K
Weber State University UT $11.88M $0 $-151.8K
Jacksonville State University AL $11.82M $0 $-218K
University of South Dakota SD $12.27M $0 $232.8K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $786 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 40th 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.