Henderson State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Henderson State University is a public master's university in Arkadelphia, AR (town setting), with 1,493 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 82% of 1,814 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $30,838 a year for out-of-state students and $28,841 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,929 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 39% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, education. The campus reported 0.32 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Henderson State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $7,572 in-state · $9,780 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Henderson State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Henderson State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Great American Conference | 56 | — | 1 | $461k | $8,235 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great American Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $491k | $28,897 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great American Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $451k | $32,215 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great American Conference | 10 | — | 3 | $99k | $9,896 | — | |
| Football | Great American Conference | 147 | — | 7 | $1.7M | $11,451 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great American Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $182k | $18,245 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great American Conference | 6 | — | 1 | $159k | $26,536 | — | |
| Softball | Great American Conference | 30 | — | 5 | $374k | $12,479 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Great American Conference | 35 | — | 4 | $244k | $6,981 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Great American Conference | 19 | — | 4 | $168k | $8,824 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great American Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great American Conference | 38 | — | 3 | $387k | $10,187 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.