Basic Information
- Institution Type
- Public
- Abbreviation
- ISU
- Short Name
- Iowa State
Location
- Location
- Ames, Iowa
- City
- Ames
- State
- Iowa
Website
https://www.iastate.edu/Conference
Big 12 Conference
Big 12
Metadata
- Created
- January 5, 2026
- Last Updated
- January 5, 2026
Financial Data
Revenue CAGR (5 Year)
+5.06%
Revenue CAGR (10 Year)
+6.00%
Revenue CAGR (15 Year)
+6.75%
Financial Overview
| Line Item | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REVENUE | ||||||||||||||||||||
COMPETITION GUARANTEES REVENUE | $582,435 | $127,934 | $595,104 | $277,500 | $870,383 | $1,128,550 | $1,506,813 | $361,000 | $750,320 | $300,507 | $154,442 | $304,672 | $187,249 | $283,006 | $192,740 | $116,782 | $0 | $59,000 | $20,000 | $4,000 |
CONFERENCE DISTRIBUTION | $7,880,520 | $10,414,252 | $10,774,105 | $11,355,026 | $13,183,014 | $14,321,333 | $16,884,564 | $26,443,003 | $27,139,656 | $28,068,046 | $31,065,518 | $37,461,527 | $40,414,631 | $41,271,287 | $49,611,321 | $42,073,143 | $43,287,402 | $49,499,012 | $46,673,334 | $43,675,072 |
CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP ADVERTISING LICENSING | $1,280,401 | $1,331,283 | $438,613 | $509,274 | $395,634 | $335,440 | $398,299 | $646,319 | $773,555 | $862,547 | $1,545,781 | $1,649,371 | $2,320,161 | $2,288,860 | $2,664,188 | $2,728,452 | $2,630,072 | $2,803,091 | $3,147,790 | $3,154,708 |
DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS | $4,416,565 | $3,979,931 | $7,926,390 | $6,800,156 | $11,425,908 | $13,053,329 | $11,591,024 | $7,872,786 | $13,225,913 | $17,402,605 | $21,012,134 | $14,837,823 | $17,551,225 | $20,662,372 | $18,206,649 | $18,679,348 | $17,104,715 | $23,036,374 | $29,911,146 | $36,031,495 |
INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT | $2,640,797 | $2,824,101 | $2,914,240 | $2,953,733 | $3,604,793 | $2,354,423 | $2,049,423 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
OTHER REVENUE | $1,863,884 | $2,474,732 | $1,967,228 | $2,424,014 | $3,425,022 | $3,117,773 | $2,787,309 | $5,144,082 | $5,359,203 | $5,161,116 | $5,305,680 | $6,364,849 | $5,792,770 | $6,260,875 | $6,207,734 | $6,264,881 | $4,604,855 | $11,132,938 | $12,377,844 | $14,074,132 |
STUDENT FEES | $1,124,361 | $1,089,160 | $1,072,333 | $1,098,035 | $1,197,018 | $1,182,848 | $1,689,692 | $1,721,450 | $1,834,796 | $1,957,396 | $2,044,400 | $2,111,137 | $2,133,219 | $2,093,104 | $2,054,314 | $1,865,821 | $1,787,627 | $1,847,367 | $1,789,278 | $1,804,301 |
TICKET SALES | $9,124,046 | $10,195,647 | $6,987,167 | $13,203,608 | $11,711,417 | $11,377,858 | $11,684,493 | $12,962,376 | $13,274,318 | $14,418,164 | $14,155,561 | $15,626,121 | $14,260,192 | $15,894,160 | $16,474,938 | $18,597,847 | $2,631,429 | $22,909,710 | $21,664,778 | $23,374,757 |
| Total Revenue | $28,913,009 | $32,437,040 +12.19% | $32,675,180 +0.73% | $38,621,346 +18.20% | $45,813,189 +18.62% | $46,871,554 +2.31% | $48,591,617 +3.67% | $55,151,016 +13.50% | $62,357,761 +13.07% | $68,170,381 +9.32% | $75,283,516 +10.43% | $78,355,500 +4.08% | $82,659,447 +5.49% | $88,753,664 +7.37% | $95,411,884 +7.50% | $90,326,274 -5.33% | $72,046,100 -20.24% | $111,287,492 +54.47% | $115,584,170 +3.86% | $122,118,465 +5.65% |
| EXPENSES | ||||||||||||||||||||
ATHLETIC STUDENT AID | $4,308,635 | $4,823,081 | $5,256,097 | $5,404,874 | $6,045,548 | $6,082,108 | $6,698,901 | $7,182,024 | $6,965,124 | $7,231,338 | $7,546,053 | $8,073,162 | $8,868,945 | $9,101,930 | $9,518,283 | $9,540,309 | $9,630,306 | $9,844,773 | $10,246,446 | $9,963,906 |
COACHES COMPENSATION | $6,123,932 | $6,551,107 | $6,718,913 | $7,005,775 | $7,203,169 | $7,553,372 | $8,118,140 | $8,950,666 | $10,352,061 | $11,519,206 | $12,053,400 | $11,735,493 | $13,472,170 | $15,224,458 | $17,622,054 | $18,429,163 | $17,539,976 | $19,215,272 | $19,697,572 | $21,247,828 |
COMPETITION GUARANTEES | $996,690 | $962,897 | $1,393,098 | $1,338,652 | $1,264,292 | $1,388,047 | $1,892,501 | $1,522,477 | $1,278,622 | $847,829 | $1,069,088 | $1,040,669 | $1,884,782 | $1,045,047 | $1,255,639 | $2,143,782 | $522,041 | $1,339,119 | $1,359,106 | $1,554,173 |
FACILITIES DEBT SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT | $4,240,095 | $3,958,001 | $7,641,210 | $6,660,794 | $9,867,471 | $9,967,334 | $10,622,759 | $12,885,196 | $16,032,024 | $20,631,272 | $24,998,370 | $18,696,288 | $23,819,392 | $24,893,380 | $24,378,769 | $23,053,036 | $21,819,647 | $35,744,096 | $34,747,518 | $34,333,167 |
GAME EXPENSES AND TRAVEL | $2,937,992 | $4,680,126 | $4,712,114 | $4,555,032 | $5,599,857 | $5,674,019 | $5,183,585 | $6,966,735 | $7,317,876 | $7,170,159 | $6,756,910 | $7,634,217 | $7,638,612 | $9,387,349 | $10,867,064 | $9,607,472 | $6,433,346 | $10,878,442 | $10,756,908 | $12,884,387 |
MEDICAL | $299,723 | $339,825 | $416,486 | $356,946 | $397,090 | $510,670 | $456,599 | $654,208 | $504,615 | $454,789 | $649,094 | $618,258 | $738,255 | $979,123 | $943,486 | $889,148 | $1,920,069 | $760,382 | $653,827 | $1,086,536 |
NON COACHING ATHLETICS STAFF COMPENSATION | $5,017,127 | $5,519,622 | $6,329,761 | $6,501,830 | $7,379,395 | $7,321,962 | $7,708,323 | $8,634,675 | $10,353,822 | $9,871,630 | $10,774,799 | $11,171,572 | $12,343,533 | $12,659,831 | $13,808,662 | $14,299,603 | $13,761,010 | $16,362,572 | $18,746,702 | $19,946,351 |
OTHER EXPENSES | $3,403,475 | $5,004,866 | $5,644,484 | $5,436,122 | $5,949,820 | $6,581,800 | $6,767,105 | $7,169,557 | $8,037,256 | $8,733,694 | $9,723,435 | $11,018,063 | $11,539,658 | $10,961,131 | $12,358,350 | $8,198,617 | $5,951,720 | $11,303,614 | $13,513,904 | $14,865,237 |
RECRUITING | $851,856 | $928,562 | $929,644 | $1,174,428 | $1,092,816 | $1,025,760 | $1,022,016 | $1,148,183 | $1,382,794 | $1,400,795 | $1,629,963 | $1,887,121 | $1,836,643 | $2,038,311 | $1,883,866 | $1,344,222 | $457,899 | $1,629,048 | $1,595,762 | $1,584,292 |
STUDENT ATHLETE MEALS NON TRAVEL | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $121,649 | $117,070 | $2,379,488 | $2,679,203 | $2,780,254 | $2,191,148 | $3,269,939 | $4,205,851 | $4,580,369 |
TOTAL COACHING SEVERANCE | $48,057 | $573,875 | $0 | $207,559 | $968,590 | $550,942 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $107,000 | $8,197 | $6,282,817 | $306,116 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,781,558 | $880,201 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Expenses | $28,227,582 | $33,341,962 +18.12% | $39,041,807 +17.10% | $38,642,012 -1.02% | $45,768,048 +18.44% | $46,656,014 +1.94% | $48,469,929 +3.89% | $55,113,721 +13.71% | $62,224,194 +12.90% | $67,967,712 +9.23% | $75,209,309 +10.65% | $78,279,309 +4.08% | $82,565,176 +5.48% | $88,670,048 +7.39% | $95,315,376 +7.49% | $90,285,606 -5.28% | $89,008,720 -1.41% | $111,227,458 +24.96% | $115,523,596 +3.86% | $122,046,246 +5.65% |
| Net Income | $685,427 | -$904,922 -232.02% | -$6,366,627 +603.56% | -$20,666 -99.68% | $45,141 -318.43% | $215,540 +377.48% | $121,688 -43.54% | $37,295 -69.35% | $133,567 +258.14% | $202,669 +51.74% | $74,207 -63.39% | $76,191 +2.67% | $94,271 +23.73% | $83,616 -11.30% | $96,508 +15.42% | $40,668 -57.86% | -$16,962,620 -41809.99% | $60,034 -100.35% | $60,574 +0.90% | $72,219 +19.22% |