TOTAL REV $5.87M
TOTAL EXP $5.66M
NET $212.3K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

South Carolina State University

Orangeburg, South Carolina · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 1,958

ZIP 291170001 · IPEDS unitid 218733

Revenue Percentile (Division)
5th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$5.87M

Total Expenses
$5.66M

Net Result
$212.3K

Unique Athletes
135

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 68.6%Women’s programs 31.4%

$4.03M
$1.84M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 265 (-11.9%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$2.72M

Basketball

$1.58M

Tennis

$482K

All Track Combined

$391.2K

Soccer

$306.5K

Softball

$199.3K

Volleyball

$190.3K

Expense by sport

Football

$2.58M

Basketball

$1.48M

Tennis

$484.8K

All Track Combined

$419.5K

Soccer

$306.5K

Softball

$199.8K

Volleyball

$190.3K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 97 0 $2.72M $2.58M $137.3K
Basketball 2 18 15 $1.58M $1.48M $106.6K
Tennis 22 7 7 $482K $484.8K $-2.8K
All Track Combined 3 47 38 $391.2K $419.5K $-28.3K
Soccer 15 0 22 $306.5K $306.5K $0
Softball 16 0 14 $199.3K $199.8K $-539
Volleyball 26 0 10 $190.3K $190.3K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$43.5K

Athletes Tracked
135

Top Sport Share
Football · 46.3%

Program Count
7

Unique men
97

Unique women
38

Per-sport slots
275

Multi-sport coeff
2.04x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 135 unique athletes filling 275 sport roster slots — a 2.04x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
1,958
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (5th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in South Carolina
37 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff AR $5.99M $0 $122.5K
Morehead State University KY $6.18M $0 $309K
Alcorn State University MS $5.45M $0 $-421.8K
Jackson State University MS $6.7M $0 $829K
Tennessee State University TN $7.21M $-434.7K $1.34M

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $3K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 96.4% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 46.3% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 5th 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.