TOTAL REV $8.79M
TOTAL EXP $8.79M
NET $0

Investment Profile · FY 2019

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky · NCAA Division I without football · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 8,162

ZIP 41099 · IPEDS unitid 157447

Revenue Percentile (Division)
21th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$8.79M

Total Expenses
$8.79M

Net Result
$0

Unique Athletes
74

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment contracted by 1,055 (-11.4%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Basketball

$3.87M

Soccer

$1.37M

Baseball

$724.2K

All Track Combined

$680.5K

Softball

$672.6K

Volleyball

$635.1K

Golf

$419.8K

Tennis

$412.3K

Expense by sport

Basketball

$3.87M

Soccer

$1.37M

Baseball

$724.2K

All Track Combined

$680.5K

Softball

$672.6K

Volleyball

$635.1K

Golf

$419.8K

Tennis

$412.3K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Basketball 2 15 19 $3.87M $3.87M $0
Soccer 15 24 25 $1.37M $1.37M $0
Baseball 1 36 0 $724.2K $724.2K $0
All Track Combined 3 28 38 $680.5K $680.5K $0
Softball 16 0 24 $672.6K $672.6K $0
Volleyball 26 0 14 $635.1K $635.1K $0
Golf 8 10 9 $419.8K $419.8K $0
Tennis 22 7 6 $412.3K $412.3K $0

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$118.8K

Athletes Tracked
74

Top Sport Share
Basketball · 44.1%

Program Count
8

Unique men
36

Unique women
38

Per-sport slots
255

Multi-sport coeff
3.45x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 74 unique athletes filling 255 sport roster slots — a 3.45x 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
8,162
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (21th pct.)
Peers in Division
95 schools
Peers in Kentucky
27 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
University of North Florida FL $8.86M $0 $65K
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX $8.71M $0 $-81.8K
Canisius College NY $8.97M $0 $179.6K
University of Missouri-Kansas City MO $9.03M $487.7K $236.3K
Cleveland State University OH $9.08M $-142.7K $286.5K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 0.0% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $1.1K Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 100.0% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 44.1% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 21th 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.