TOTAL REV $13.16M
TOTAL EXP $13.16M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 7,961

ZIP 570071898 · IPEDS unitid 219356

Revenue Percentile (Division)
51th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$13.16M

Total Expenses
$13.16M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
229

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 63.6%Women’s programs 36.4%

$8.37M
$4.79M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 574 (-6.7%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Football

$4.32M

Basketball

$3.42M

All Track Combined

$912.5K

Wrestling

$711.6K

Soccer

$618.9K

Swimming and Diving

$594K

Softball

$567.3K

Golf

$542.4K

Baseball

$529.2K

Volleyball

$492.6K

Expense by sport

Football

$4.32M

Basketball

$3.42M

All Track Combined

$912.5K

Wrestling

$711.6K

Soccer

$618.9K

Swimming and Diving

$594K

Softball

$567.3K

Golf

$542.4K

Baseball

$529.2K

Volleyball

$492.6K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Football 7 113 0 $4.32M $4.32M $0
Basketball 2 14 14 $3.42M $3.42M $0
All Track Combined 3 73 116 $912.5K $912.5K $0
Wrestling 28 37 0 $711.6K $711.6K $0
Soccer 15 0 27 $618.9K $618.9K $0
Swimming and Diving 18 31 33 $594K $594K $0
Softball 16 0 22 $567.3K $567.3K $0
Golf 8 11 8 $542.4K $542.4K $0
Baseball 1 32 0 $529.2K $529.2K $0
Volleyball 26 0 15 $492.6K $492.6K $0
Equestrian 34 0 38 $442.9K $442.9K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$57.5K

Athletes Tracked
229

Top Sport Share
Football · 32.9%

Program Count
11

Unique men
113

Unique women
116

Per-sport slots
584

Multi-sport coeff
2.55x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 229 unique athletes filling 584 sport roster slots — a 2.55x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
7,961
Revenue Tier
Above-median (51th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in South Dakota
13 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC $13.13M $1.78M $-27.1K
Howard University DC $13.05M $0 $-104.1K
Stephen F Austin State University TX $13.01M $0 $-149K
Murray State University KY $13.31M $1.96M $150.1K
Indiana State University IN $13M $257.8K $-153.2K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.7K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 32.9% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 51th 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.