Division I · United Athletic Conference
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Men's Basketball
Little Rock, AR · the Trojans · University of Arkansas at Little Rock overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$2.2M
Team budget
26th percentile in Division I
$148,412
Per roster spot
median $196,319
8
Coaches
1 head · 7 assistant
936
APR
93% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Arkansas at Little Rock fields a men's basketball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 7 assistants. Team expenses were $2,226,185, below the median of $3M — $148,412 per roster spot, lower half of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 936, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,416,385 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $7,338 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#269Team budgetof 362 · Division I#251Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#327APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I men's basketball program
Roster sizes (cap 15)
this programevery Division I roster
The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 7 assistant
- Team expenses$2,226,185 for the year
- Operating expenses$452,211 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$148,412 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate936 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible93% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,416,385 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$7,338 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$125,909 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Ford head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,789undergraduates · 8,158 students in all
Women 61% Men 39%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 3,661 applicants
SAT middle 50%890 – 1170
ACT middle 50%18 – 23
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate936
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,226,185 $148,412 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 7 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,416,385
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $125,909
Cost
Full picture →$11,225net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,617 in-state · $22,067 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.28violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →18%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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.
Men's Basketball program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,225 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 18%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,789Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.28 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 25 | 18 | $1.6M | 995 | 90% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 22 | $142k | — | 53% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 38 | 15 | $732k | 966 | 58% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 50 | 15 | $698k | — | 100% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 58 | 15 | $615k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 58 | 17 | $491k | — | 82% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 24 | $561k | — | 96% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 22 | $156k | — | 58% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 83 | 25 | $184k | — | 66% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 84 | 16 | $397k | — | — | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 111 | 16 | $453k | — | 67% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 114 | 21 | $435k | — | 100% |
Other men's basketball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.6M | $145,209 | — | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $172,719 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington 3 over cap | 18 | $2.5M | $138,031 | 961 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 1 | 14 | $2.4M | $173,582 | 981 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $137,639 | 948 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,412 | 936 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $116,622 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas 3 over cap | 18 | $1.6M | $87,796 | 995 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia 1 over cap | 16 | $1.3M | $79,904 | — | vs |
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