University of Arkansas at Little Rock Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Arkansas at Little Rock fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 31 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $619,253, below the median of $830k — $19,975 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (92 of 197 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 995, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,649,621 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,372 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 197 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster31 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$619,253 for the year
- Operating expenses$209,183 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$19,975 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 976 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,649,621 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,372 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$85,884 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Townsend head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players138,303 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,811 197 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's swimming & diving 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 →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 39%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $619,253 $19,976 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,649,621
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $85,884
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,617 in-state · $22,067 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 27 | 13 | $46k | — | 53% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Independent | 58 | 21 | $243k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 58 | 19 | $168k | — | 82% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 82 | 15 | $62k | — | 58% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Independent | 114 | 24 | $166k | — | 100% | |
| Rhodes College Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 136 | 23 | $158k | — | 50% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Division I · Southeastern Conference | 139 | 25 | $2.3M | 1000 | 72% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 34 | $1.2M | $36,369 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University 1 over cap | 31 | $987k | $31,835 | 995 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 1 | 29 | $709k | $24,465 | — | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 4 | 26 | $666k | $25,599 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 over cap | 31 | $619k | $19,975 | 983 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 23 | $502k | $21,841 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 31 | $474k | $15,288 | 996 | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 28 | $417k | $14,887 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 28 | $390k | $13,945 | 994 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 13 | 17 | $386k | $22,732 | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked