TOTAL REV $13.67M
TOTAL EXP $13.39M
NET $285K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 8,216

ZIP 506140005 · IPEDS unitid 154095

Revenue Percentile (Division)
53th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$13.67M

Total Expenses
$13.39M

Net Result
$285K

Unique Athletes
237

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 64.1%Women’s programs 35.9%

$8.77M
$4.91M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 857 (-9.4%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Basketball

$4.49M

Football

$3.89M

All Track Combined

$1.31M

Volleyball

$1.02M

Wrestling

$865.3K

Softball

$595.1K

Soccer

$451K

Swimming and Diving

$427.3K

Golf

$348K

Tennis

$266.4K

Expense by sport

Basketball

$4.49M

Football

$3.89M

All Track Combined

$1.12M

Volleyball

$1.02M

Wrestling

$865.3K

Softball

$595.1K

Soccer

$451K

Swimming and Diving

$427.3K

Golf

$254.7K

Tennis

$266.4K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Basketball 2 18 29 $4.49M $4.49M $0
Football 7 105 0 $3.89M $3.89M $0
All Track Combined 3 104 132 $1.31M $1.12M $191.7K
Volleyball 26 0 19 $1.02M $1.02M $0
Wrestling 28 33 0 $865.3K $865.3K $0
Softball 16 0 23 $595.1K $595.1K $0
Soccer 15 0 29 $451K $451K $0
Swimming and Diving 18 0 35 $427.3K $427.3K $0
Golf 8 11 11 $348K $254.7K $93.3K
Tennis 22 0 8 $266.4K $266.4K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$57.7K

Athletes Tracked
237

Top Sport Share
Basketball · 32.9%

Program Count
10

Unique men
105

Unique women
132

Per-sport slots
557

Multi-sport coeff
2.35x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 237 unique athletes filling 557 sport roster slots — a 2.35x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
8,216
Revenue Tier
Above-median (53th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Iowa
42 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Houston Baptist University TX $13.55M $0 $-118.3K
Jacksonville University FL $13.84M $0 $170.2K
Marist College NY $13.96M $0 $289.4K
Wagner College NY $13.99M $201.1K $312.8K
Murray State University KY $13.31M $1.96M $-365.6K

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 97.9% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 32.9% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 53th 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.