TOTAL REV $9.08M
TOTAL EXP $9.22M
NET $-142.7K

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio · NCAA Division I without football · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 9,038

ZIP 441152214 · IPEDS unitid 202134

Revenue Percentile (Division)
25th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$9.08M

Total Expenses
$9.22M

Net Result
$-142.7K

Unique Athletes
121

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Basketball

$3.55M

Soccer

$1.03M

Swimming and Diving

$936.4K

Lacrosse

$656.1K

Volleyball

$590.3K

Tennis

$546.4K

Golf

$475.2K

Softball

$456.6K

Wrestling

$428.5K

All Track Combined

$322.5K

Expense by sport

Basketball

$3.7M

Soccer

$1.03M

Swimming and Diving

$933.1K

Lacrosse

$655.8K

Volleyball

$590.3K

Tennis

$546.4K

Golf

$475.2K

Softball

$451.3K

Wrestling

$428.5K

All Track Combined

$322.5K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Basketball 2 16 13 $3.55M $3.7M $-152.1K
Soccer 15 26 30 $1.03M $1.03M $1
Swimming and Diving 18 36 26 $936.4K $933.1K $3.3K
Lacrosse 11 49 0 $656.1K $655.8K $301
Volleyball 26 0 19 $590.3K $590.3K $0
Tennis 22 8 8 $546.4K $546.4K $0
Golf 8 7 10 $475.2K $475.2K $-2
Softball 16 0 20 $456.6K $451.3K $5.3K
Wrestling 28 28 0 $428.5K $428.5K $1
All Track Combined 3 0 72 $322.5K $322.5K $0
Fencing 5 16 10 $85.3K $84.9K $448

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$75K

Athletes Tracked
121

Top Sport Share
Basketball · 39.1%

Program Count
11

Unique men
49

Unique women
72

Per-sport slots
394

Multi-sport coeff
3.26x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 121 unique athletes filling 394 sport roster slots — a 3.26x multi-sport coefficient indicating extensive cross-sport participation.

Division & Classification Context

Classification
NCAA Division I without football
Sector
Public, 4-year or above
Total Enrollment
9,038
Revenue Tier
Below-median (25th pct.)
Peers in Division
95 schools
Peers in Ohio
68 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Niagara University NY $9.12M $0 $37.1K
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO $9.03M $487.7K $-50.2K
Canisius College NY $8.97M $0 $-107K
University of North Florida FL $8.86M $0 $-221.5K
The University of Texas at Arlington TX $9.35M $0 $265.5K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 1.6% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 101.6% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 39.1% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 25th 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.