TOTAL REV $10.63M
TOTAL EXP $10.63M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

American University

Washington, District of Columbia · NCAA Division I without football · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 7,418

ZIP 200168001 · IPEDS unitid 131159

Revenue Percentile (Division)
43th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$10.63M

Total Expenses
$10.63M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
101

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Gender Investment Allocation

Men’s programs 42.4%Women’s programs 57.6%

$4.51M
$6.12M

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 379 (5.4%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Basketball

$3.69M

Soccer

$1.92M

Volleyball

$1.28M

Field Hockey

$1.13M

Wrestling

$1.03M

All Track Combined

$696.3K

Lacrosse

$560.8K

Swimming and Diving

$323.7K

Expense by sport

Basketball

$3.69M

Soccer

$1.92M

Volleyball

$1.28M

Field Hockey

$1.13M

Wrestling

$1.03M

All Track Combined

$696.3K

Lacrosse

$560.8K

Swimming and Diving

$323.7K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Basketball 2 14 14 $3.69M $3.69M $0
Soccer 15 29 30 $1.92M $1.92M $0
Volleyball 26 0 17 $1.28M $1.28M $0
Field Hockey 6 0 23 $1.13M $1.13M $0
Wrestling 28 23 0 $1.03M $1.03M $0
All Track Combined 3 49 52 $696.3K $696.3K $0
Lacrosse 11 0 30 $560.8K $560.8K $0
Swimming and Diving 18 13 26 $323.7K $323.7K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$105.2K

Athletes Tracked
101

Top Sport Share
Basketball · 34.7%

Program Count
8

Unique men
49

Unique women
52

Per-sport slots
320

Multi-sport coeff
3.17x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 101 unique athletes filling 320 sport roster slots — a 3.17x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I without football
Sector
Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
7,418
Revenue Tier
Below-median (43th pct.)
Peers in Division
95 schools
Peers in District of Columbia
8 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
California State University-Bakersfield CA $10.59M $877.6K $-38.2K
Bradley University IL $10.72M $0 $97.9K
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus NJ $10.74M $0 $117.7K
University of California-Riverside CA $10.8M $402 $174.1K
University of Evansville IN $10.41M $0 $-220.6K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.4K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 34.7% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 43th Revenue rank within NCAA Division I without football

Source: U.S. Department of Education — Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA). Fiscal year 2019. Last updated April 18, 2026.