University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville is a public research university in Fayetteville, AR (city setting), with 27,472 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 72% of 28,186 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1050–1220 on the SAT and 21–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $49,032 a year for out-of-state students and $30,008 in-state; aided first-year students paid $17,475 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 70% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, engineering. The campus reported 0.66 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ranks
4 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
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
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,748 in-state · $28,772 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southeastern Conference | 37 | 9 over | 5 | $3M | $81,640 | 980 | |
| Baseball | Southeastern Conference | 43 | 9 over | 1 | $9.9M | $230,131 | 971 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 15 | at cap | 1 | $21M | $1,416,935 | 958 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southeastern Conference | 14 | room 1 | 1 | $6.7M | $480,783 | 965 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 989 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southeastern Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Southeastern Conference | 127 | 22 over | 1 | $57M | $451,739 | 962 | |
| Men's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $1.4M | $136,736 | 985 | |
| Women's Golf | Southeastern Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $1.6M | $178,800 | 1000 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Southeastern Conference | 20 | at cap | 1 | $2.3M | $114,229 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Southeastern Conference | 22 | room 3 | 1 | $3.6M | $164,043 | 1000 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Southeastern Conference | 25 | room 5 | 1 | $2.3M | $90,707 | 1000 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 8 | room 2 | 1 | $1.3M | $156,754 | 993 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southeastern Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $1.1M | $121,847 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 110 | 65 over | 1 | $5.7M | $51,451 | 963 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southeastern Conference | 130 | 85 over | 1 | $5.1M | $38,897 | 973 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southeastern Conference | 18 | at cap | 1 | $2.2M | $122,029 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.