TOTAL REV $16.67M
TOTAL EXP $16.26M
NET $411K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama · NCAA Division I-FCS · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 3,508

ZIP 352292240 · IPEDS unitid 102049

Revenue Percentile (Division)
69th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$16.67M

Total Expenses
$16.26M

Net Result
$411K

Unique Athletes
176

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 63.8%Women’s programs 36.2%

$10.64M
$6.03M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 473 (15.6%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$5.92M

Basketball

$3.45M

All Track Combined

$1.83M

Baseball

$1.18M

Soccer

$1.07M

Volleyball

$923.5K

Softball

$805.9K

Tennis

$792.3K

Golf

$701.1K

Expense by sport

Football

$5.61M

Basketball

$3.45M

All Track Combined

$1.83M

Baseball

$1.17M

Soccer

$1.07M

Volleyball

$905K

Softball

$755.8K

Tennis

$778.2K

Golf

$701.1K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 124 0 $5.92M $5.61M $315.9K
Basketball 2 13 13 $3.45M $3.45M $0
All Track Combined 3 52 52 $1.83M $1.83M $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $1.18M $1.17M $12.4K
Soccer 15 0 27 $1.07M $1.07M $0
Volleyball 26 0 16 $923.5K $905K $18.5K
Softball 16 0 20 $805.9K $755.8K $50.1K
Tennis 22 7 10 $792.3K $778.2K $14.1K
Golf 8 11 6 $701.1K $701.1K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$94.7K

Athletes Tracked
176

Top Sport Share
Football · 35.5%

Program Count
9

Unique men
124

Unique women
52

Per-sport slots
386

Multi-sport coeff
2.19x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 176 unique athletes filling 386 sport roster slots — a 2.19x 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
3,508
Revenue Tier
Above-median (69th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Alabama
44 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Columbia University in the City of New York NY $16.67M $0 $-2.6K
Bryant University RI $16.79M $0 $113.3K
University of San Diego CA $16.94M $0 $266.3K
Dartmouth College NH $17.02M $0 $347.9K
California State University-Sacramento CA $17.35M $0 $672.8K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $4.8K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 97.5% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 35.5% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 69th 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.