Dimension · FY 2019

Kentucky College Athletics Financial Overview

27 colleges · $315.47M combined FY 2019 revenue · top: University of Louisville ($92.17M)

Program Leaders (FY 2019)

# School State Revenue Expenses Net
1 University of Louisville KY $92.17M $76.96M $15.21M
2 University of Kentucky KY $76.3M $76.73M $-433.6K
3 Western Kentucky University KY $19.79M $19.79M $0
4 Murray State University KY $13.31M $11.34M $1.96M
5 Eastern Kentucky University KY $11.57M $11.57M $0
6 Campbellsville University KY $9.33M $9.12M $215.7K
7 Georgetown College KY $8.84M $8.84M $0
8 Northern Kentucky University KY $8.79M $8.79M $0
9 Lindsey Wilson College KY $8.78M $8.65M $125.3K
10 University of the Cumberlands KY $7.29M $7.29M $0
11 Bellarmine University KY $7.17M $7.17M $0
12 Union College KY $6.44M $6.44M $0
13 Morehead State University KY $6.18M $6.18M $0
14 Brescia University KY $5.97M $5.97M $0
15 University of Pikeville KY $5.74M $5.74M $0
16 Kentucky Wesleyan College KY $5.58M $5.63M $-57.8K
17 Kentucky State University KY $3.77M $3.77M $0
18 Midway University KY $3.46M $3.46M $0
19 Kentucky Christian University KY $3.04M $3.04M $0
20 Asbury University KY $2.63M $2.63M $0
21 Centre College KY $2.46M $2.46M $0
22 Thomas More College KY $2.32M $2.21M $105.1K
23 Transylvania University KY $2.17M $2.17M $0
24 Spalding University KY $846.6K $846.6K $0
25 Berea College KY $821.6K $821.6K $0
26 Alice Lloyd College KY $508.2K $480.9K $27.3K
27 Simmons College of Kentucky KY $210K $210K $0

Revenue & Participation Trend

20152016201720182019

RevenueExpenses

Year Revenue Expenses Schools Men slots Women slots
2015 $276.91M $251.12M 27 6,161 4,301
2016 $283.99M $268.85M 27 6,240 4,548
2017 $294.78M $283.58M 27 6,391 4,643
2018 $339.28M $320.01M 27 6,485 4,661
2019 $315.47M $298.31M 27 6,744 4,874

Sport Investment Mix (FY 2019)

Football
$129.42M
17 sch.
2,001 slots

Basketball
$106.81M
27 sch.
1,049 slots

Soccer
$15.05M
24 sch.
1,381 slots

Baseball
$11.99M
25 sch.
1,019 slots

Volleyball
$8.97M
26 sch.
549 slots

Softball
$8.02M
26 sch.
600 slots

All Track Combined
$7.13M
16 sch.
1,788 slots

Golf
$6.63M
26 sch.
444 slots

Tennis
$4.52M
20 sch.
400 slots

Wrestling
$3.34M
7 sch.
252 slots

Lacrosse
$2.36M
8 sch.
300 slots

Bowling
$2.06M
9 sch.
215 slots

Classification Mix (FY 2019)

NCAA Division I-FBS
3 sch.
$188.25M

NAIA Division I
5 sch.
$39.99M

NCAA Division I-FCS
3 sch.
$31.05M

NAIA Division II
5 sch.
$19M

NCAA Division II with football
2 sch.
$9.34M

NCAA Division I without football
1 sch.
$8.79M

NCAA Division II without football
1 sch.
$7.17M

NCAA Division III with football
2 sch.
$4.77M

NCAA Division III without football
3 sch.
$3.84M

NCCAA Division II
2 sch.
$3.25M

Sector Mix (FY 2019)

Public, 4-year or above
8 sch.
$231.87M

Private nonprofit, 4-year or above
19 sch.
$83.6M

Enrollment Trend

Year Men Women Total Schools reporting
2015 45,768 56,824 102,592 27
2016 44,985 56,816 101,801 27
2017 43,798 56,409 100,207 27
2018 42,563 56,050 98,613 27
2019 41,410 55,966 97,376 27

Financial Distribution

University of Louisville

$92.17M

University of Kentucky

$76.3M

Western Kentucky University

$19.79M

Murray State University

$13.31M

Eastern Kentucky University

$11.57M

Campbellsville University

$9.33M

Georgetown College

$8.84M

Northern Kentucky University

$8.79M

Lindsey Wilson College

$8.78M

University of the Cumberlands

$7.29M

Group Snapshot

Schools
27

Median Rev.
$5.97M

Average Rev.
$11.68M

Highest
$92.17M

Lowest
$210K

Combined
$315.47M