Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Softball
Fayetteville, AR · the Razorbacks · University of Arkansas, Fayetteville overview
22
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 25
$3.6M
Team budget
94th percentile in Division I
$164,043
Per roster spot
median $46,727
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
1000
APR
100% of players retained
72%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville fields a softball team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 22 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $3,608,959, well above the median of $1.1M — $164,043 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 989, with 100% 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 softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#20Team budgetof 305 · Division I#11Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#163Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#1APRof 305 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster22 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$3,608,959 for the year
- Operating expenses$927,193 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$164,043 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney Deifel head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school softball players338,315 2024-25
- Division I roster spots7,038 305 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 48 2.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the softball 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%
Softball
Full picture →22on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2522
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $3,608,959 $164,044 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.
Softball program22 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
Softball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 45 | 24 | $279k | — | 99% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 57 | 25 | $164k | — | 58% | |
| Missouri Southern State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 73 | 24 | $514k | — | 97% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 79 | 30 | $339k | — | 96% | |
| Rogers State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 83 | 21 | $488k | — | — | |
| Missouri State University Division I · Conference USA | 92 | 23 | $1.1M | 1000 | 91% | |
| Drury University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 94 | 23 | $444k | — | 59% | |
| Pittsburg State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 96 | 20 | $554k | — | 88% | |
| The University of Tulsa Division I · American Conference | 99 | 22 | $1.5M | 993 | 58% | |
| Southwest Baptist University Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference | 114 | 27 | $432k | — | 100% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 118 | 20 | $143k | — | 53% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 118 | 28 | $763k | 995 | 90% |
Other softball programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oklahoma room for 3 | 22 | $8.2M | $370,715 | 988 | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4 over cap | 29 | $4.7M | $162,686 | 1000 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station 6 over cap | 31 | $4.5M | $144,868 | 991 | vs | |
| University of Florida at cap | 25 | $4.4M | $177,583 | 991 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina, Columbia 2 over cap | 27 | $4M | $147,058 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Alabama room for 4 | 21 | $3.9M | $185,133 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi 1 over cap | 26 | $3.9M | $148,256 | 989 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University 1 over cap | 26 | $3.8M | $145,652 | 982 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,339 | 989 | vs | |
| Auburn University at cap | 25 | $3.7M | $146,242 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin room for 5 | 20 | $3.6M | $181,515 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville room for 3 | 22 | $3.6M | $164,043 | 1000 | vs | |
| Mississippi State University room for 3 | 22 | $3.3M | $149,526 | 995 | vs | |
| University of Georgia room for 4 | 21 | $3.3M | $156,128 | 980 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky room for 4 | 21 | $3.2M | $154,134 | 991 | vs |
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