TOTAL REV $13.89M
TOTAL EXP $13.89M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut · NCAA Division I without football · Private nonprofit, 4-year or above · Enrollment 4,159

ZIP 068245195 · IPEDS unitid 129242

Revenue Percentile (Division)
66th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$13.89M

Total Expenses
$13.89M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
94

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 457 (12.3%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Basketball

$4.48M

Lacrosse

$2.28M

Soccer

$2.1M

Volleyball

$913.4K

Baseball

$781.7K

Softball

$692.7K

Swimming and Diving

$669.7K

Field Hockey

$644.5K

Tennis

$464.6K

Rowing

$342.5K

Expense by sport

Basketball

$4.48M

Lacrosse

$2.28M

Soccer

$2.1M

Volleyball

$913.4K

Baseball

$781.7K

Softball

$692.7K

Swimming and Diving

$669.7K

Field Hockey

$644.5K

Tennis

$464.6K

Rowing

$342.5K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Basketball 2 16 15 $4.48M $4.48M $-1
Lacrosse 11 48 35 $2.28M $2.28M $0
Soccer 15 31 31 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Volleyball 26 0 15 $913.4K $913.4K $0
Baseball 1 35 0 $781.7K $781.7K $1
Softball 16 0 19 $692.7K $692.7K $0
Swimming and Diving 18 33 32 $669.7K $669.7K $0
Field Hockey 6 0 23 $644.5K $644.5K $0
Tennis 22 11 10 $464.6K $464.6K $0
Rowing 13 32 46 $342.5K $342.5K $0
Golf 8 8 9 $334.4K $334.4K $0
Track and Field, X-Country 25 16 14 $193.8K $193.8K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$147.8K

Athletes Tracked
94

Top Sport Share
Basketball · 32.2%

Program Count
12

Unique men
48

Unique women
46

Per-sport slots
479

Multi-sport coeff
5.10x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 94 unique athletes filling 479 sport roster slots — a 5.10x 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
4,159
Revenue Tier
Above-median (66th pct.)
Peers in Division
95 schools
Peers in Connecticut
20 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Seattle University WA $13.54M $-325.5K $-357.7K
University of Portland OR $14.29M $0 $396.5K
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA $14.5M $121.6K $604.2K
Loyola University Chicago IL $13.23M $0 $-668.9K
College of Charleston SC $13.17M $0 $-722K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $3.3K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 32.2% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 66th 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.