Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Women's Basketball
Fayetteville, AR · the Razorbacks · University of Arkansas, Fayetteville overview
14
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 15
$6.7M
Team budget
91st percentile in Division I
$480,783
Per roster spot
median $141,297
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
965
APR
98% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville fields a women's basketball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 14 players, about the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $6,730,975, well above the median of $2.2M — $480,783 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 965, about the median of 986, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,516,647 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $19,424 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#32Team budgetof 360 · Division I#14Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#232Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#301APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster14 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$6,730,975 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,602,461 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$480,783 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate965 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible94% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$5,516,647 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$19,424 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$822,392 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kelsi Musick head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 1 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players356,240 2024-25
- Division I roster spots6,175 360 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 58 1.7% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women'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 →27,472undergraduates · 32,140 students in all
Women 56% Men 44%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →72%admitted · of 28,186 applicants
SAT middle 50%1050 – 1220
ACT middle 50%21 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 70%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →14on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1514
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate965
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $6,730,975 $480,784 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $5,516,647
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $822,392
Cost
Full picture →$17,475net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,748 in-state · $28,772 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.66violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 38 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →30%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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.
Women's Basketball program14 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions72% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$17,475 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 30%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 27,472Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.66 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Women's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 45 | 16 | $466k | — | 99% | |
| University of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 49 | 15 | $641k | — | 81% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 57 | 15 | $160k | — | 58% | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 73 | 20 | $663k | — | 97% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 79 | 16 | $486k | — | 96% | |
| Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 83 | 16 | $611k | — | — | |
| Missouri State University Division I · Conference USA | 92 | 14 | $2.8M | 976 | 91% | |
| Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 94 | 16 | $926k | — | 59% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 96 | 13 | $854k | — | 88% | |
| The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference | 99 | 16 | $4.4M | 983 | 58% | |
| Oral Roberts University Division I · The Summit League | 99 | 13 | $1.8M | 986 | 99% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 114 | 15 | $538k | — | 100% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 16 over cap | 31 | $13M | $423,205 | 990 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University room for 2 | 13 | $12M | $930,709 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin 17 over cap | 32 | $10M | $325,008 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma 9 over cap | 24 | $8.8M | $364,846 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi at cap | 15 | $8.5M | $565,288 | 965 | vs | |
| Vanderbilt University 13 over cap | 28 | $8.3M | $297,135 | 989 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 2 | 13 | $7.7M | $589,198 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 15 over cap | 30 | $7.6M | $251,994 | 971 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 1 | 14 | $6.7M | $480,783 | 965 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station room for 4 | 11 | $6.6M | $604,157 | 995 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University 11 over cap | 26 | $6.3M | $243,277 | 978 | vs | |
| Auburn University 6 over cap | 21 | $5.8M | $276,772 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia 1 over cap | 16 | $5.7M | $359,274 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Florida room for 1 | 14 | $5.5M | $394,094 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Georgia 8 over cap | 23 | $5.5M | $237,920 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Alabama 15 over cap | 30 | $5.4M | $181,119 | 978 | vs |
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