TOTAL REV $7.58M
TOTAL EXP $11M
NET $-3.42M

Investment Profile · FY 2019

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois · NCAA Division I without football · Public, 4-year or above · Enrollment 19,886

ZIP 60607 · IPEDS unitid 145600

Revenue Percentile (Division)
15th

Key Financial Metrics · 2019

Total Revenue
$7.58M

Total Expenses
$11M

Net Result
$-3.42M

Unique Athletes
188

Revenue & Expense Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Revenue
Expenses

Enrollment Trend (2015–2019)

20152016201720182019

Total
Men
Women

Total enrollment grew by 3,871 (24.2%) from 2015 to 2019.

Sport Program Investment

Revenue by sport

Basketball

$3.1M

Soccer

$1.16M

Baseball

$726.6K

Swimming and Diving

$597.2K

Tennis

$504.5K

Volleyball

$492.4K

Softball

$453.3K

All Track Combined

$355.6K

Golf

$194.8K

Expense by sport

Basketball

$4.24M

Soccer

$1.67M

Baseball

$964.8K

Swimming and Diving

$920.6K

Tennis

$795.8K

Volleyball

$883.9K

Softball

$772.6K

All Track Combined

$470.4K

Golf

$289.3K

Sport-by-sport profile table

Sport Men Women Revenue Expense Net
Basketball 2 15 12 $3.1M $4.24M $-1.14M
Soccer 15 29 26 $1.16M $1.67M $-507.4K
Baseball 1 35 0 $726.6K $964.8K $-238.2K
Swimming and Diving 18 27 27 $597.2K $920.6K $-323.4K
Tennis 22 8 7 $504.5K $795.8K $-291.3K
Volleyball 26 0 15 $492.4K $883.9K $-391.5K
Softball 16 0 18 $453.3K $772.6K $-319.3K
All Track Combined 3 110 78 $355.6K $470.4K $-114.8K
Golf 8 0 7 $194.8K $289.3K $-94.5K

Participation & Revenue-per-Athlete

Revenue / Unique Athlete
$40.3K

Athletes Tracked
188

Top Sport Share
Basketball · 40.8%

Program Count
9

Unique men
110

Unique women
78

Per-sport slots
414

Multi-sport coeff
2.20x

Coed men

Coed women

The program has 188 unique athletes filling 414 sport roster slots — a 2.20x 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
19,886
Revenue Tier
Lower-tier (15th pct.)
Peers in Division
95 schools
Peers in Illinois
96 schools

Peer Benchmark

Peer School State Revenue Net Δ vs. subject
Chicago State University IL $7.59M $2.02M $6.1K
Winthrop University SC $7.77M $-998.8K $182.4K
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX $7.85M $0 $270.2K
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville IL $7.21M $0 $-371.2K
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis IN $7.97M $0 $383.6K

Financial Ratios & Investment Lens

Metric Value Definition
Subsidy Rate 45.1% Expense shortfall as % of revenue
Revenue / Enrollment $381 Athletic revenue per enrolled student
Expense Ratio 145.1% Expenses as % of revenue
Top Sport Share 40.8% Revenue concentration in top program
Division Percentile 15th 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.