TOTAL REV $20.73M
TOTAL EXP $20.49M
NET $242.1K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island · NCAA Division I-FCS · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 12,559

ZIP 02881 · IPEDS unitid 217484

Revenue Percentile (Division)
81th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$20.73M

Total Expenses
$20.49M

Net Result
$242.1K

Unique Athletes
219

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 60.7%Women’s programs 39.3%

$12.58M
$8.15M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 346 (2.8%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Basketball

$6.54M

Football

$5.09M

Soccer

$1.96M

All Track Combined

$1.77M

Rowing

$1.33M

Softball

$895.4K

Baseball

$863.7K

Volleyball

$732.1K

Swimming and Diving

$655.4K

Golf

$465.3K

Expense by sport

Basketball

$6.5M

Football

$5.07M

Soccer

$1.96M

All Track Combined

$1.74M

Rowing

$1.28M

Softball

$888.3K

Baseball

$824.1K

Volleyball

$739.6K

Swimming and Diving

$661.1K

Golf

$420.8K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Basketball 2 14 15 $6.54M $6.5M $38K
Football 7 99 0 $5.09M $5.07M $20.7K
Soccer 15 25 25 $1.96M $1.96M $4.7K
All Track Combined 3 116 103 $1.77M $1.74M $33K
Rowing 13 0 66 $1.33M $1.28M $54.9K
Softball 16 0 21 $895.4K $888.3K $7.1K
Baseball 1 35 0 $863.7K $824.1K $39.6K
Volleyball 26 0 14 $732.1K $739.6K $-7.6K
Swimming and Diving 18 0 26 $655.4K $661.1K $-5.7K
Golf 8 7 0 $465.3K $420.8K $44.5K
Tennis 22 0 9 $426.6K $413.8K $12.8K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$94.7K

Athletes Tracked
219

Top Sport Share
Basketball · 31.5%

Program Count
11

Unique men
116

Unique women
103

Per-sport slots
575

Multi-sport coeff
2.63x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 219 unique athletes filling 575 sport roster slots — a 2.63x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I-FCS
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
12,559
Revenue Tier
Upper quartile (81th pct.)
Peers in Division
124 schools
Peers in Rhode Island
9 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of North Dakota ND $20.94M $930.8K $212.4K
Cornell University NY $21.02M $115.9K $291.9K
Lafayette College PA $21.05M $0 $319.7K
Sacred Heart University CT $20.13M $0 $-598.6K
College of the Holy Cross MA $21.45M $0 $723.2K

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 98.8% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 31.5% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 81th 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.