Southern Arkansas 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.
Southern Arkansas University is a public master's university in Magnolia, AR (town setting), with 3,224 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 67% of 2,936 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 920–1180 on the SAT and 17–23 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $31,220 a year for out-of-state students and $25,640 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,164 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 41% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in education, business, kinesiology, parks & recreation. The campus reported 0.35 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 Southern Arkansas University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 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 required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 41%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,820 in-state · $15,400 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Southern Arkansas 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.
Southern Arkansas University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Great American Conference | 56 | — | 1 | $460k | $8,208 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Great American Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $453k | $28,285 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Great American Conference | 17 | — | 1 | $373k | $21,951 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Great American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Great American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Great American Conference | 149 | — | 6 | $1.3M | $8,583 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Great American Conference | 11 | — | 2 | $149k | $13,550 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Great American Conference | 9 | — | 2 | $140k | $15,574 | — | |
| Softball | Great American Conference | 35 | — | 3 | $462k | $13,187 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 10 | — | 1 | $185k | $18,465 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Great American Conference | 9 | — | 1 | $215k | $23,883 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Great American Conference | 73 | — | 4 | $320k | $4,387 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Great American Conference | 56 | — | 4 | $350k | $6,246 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Great American Conference | 20 | — | 3 | $300k | $14,986 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.