University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Women's Basketball
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff fields a women's basketball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $817,924, well below the median of $2.2M — $68,160 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's basketball programs. That leaves room for 3 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 973, about the median of 986, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $913,247 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,302 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$817,924 for the year
- Operating expenses$121,387 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$68,160 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate973 multi-year; 963 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$913,247 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,302 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$7,032 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Erica Leak head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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 →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 40%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $817,924 $68,160 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $913,247
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $7,032
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,019 in-state · $17,029 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
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 programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 38 | 12 | $1.3M | 981 | 58% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 47 | 12 | $338k | — | — | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 15 | $538k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 14 | $451k | — | 82% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 12 | $1.2M | 971 | 90% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 18 | $154k | — | 53% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 71 | 14 | $593k | — | 100% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 23 | $429k | — | 100% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 96 | 17 | $373k | — | 67% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 97 | 16 | $486k | — | 96% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 108 | 23 | $181k | — | 66% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 18 | $619k | 944 | 51% |
Other women's basketball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $81,701 | 967 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 5 over cap | 20 | $1.2M | $59,154 | 934 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.2M | $69,235 | 942 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $78,149 | 981 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.1M | $66,460 | 967 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University room for 1 | 14 | $1.1M | $80,698 | 974 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 1 over cap | 16 | $1.1M | $68,084 | 964 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 1 | 14 | $1M | $74,694 | 919 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 2 over cap | 17 | $979k | $57,585 | 974 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University 3 over cap | 18 | $934k | $51,870 | 946 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 3 | 12 | $818k | $68,160 | 973 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University 3 over cap | 18 | $619k | $34,390 | 944 | vs |
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