Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf.
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Softball
Pine Bluff, AR · the Golden Lions · University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff overview
24
Roster
room for 1 under the cap of 25
$362k
Team budget
2nd percentile in Division I
$15,102
Per roster spot
median $46,727
2
Coaches
1 head · 1 assistant
983
APR
96% of players retained
58%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff fields a softball team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 24 players, about the median of 23, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $362,448, well below the median of $1.1M — $15,102 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I softball programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 25 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 983, about the median of 989, with 96% 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 softball programs
Where this program sits against its 305 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#300Team budgetof 305 · Division I#301Spend per playerof 305 · Division I#98Roster sizeof 305 · Division I#198APRof 305 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 25)
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The program
- Roster24 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap25 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$362,448 for the year
- Operating expenses$17,255 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$15,102 division median $46,727
- Academic Progress Rate983 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bumpers head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kristy Woods | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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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 →1,905undergraduates · 2,100 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →58%admitted · of 3,792 applicants
SAT middle 50%880 – 1048
ACT middle 50%14 – 18
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 40%
Softball
Full picture →24on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 2524
room for 1
Academic Progress Rate983
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $362,448 $15,102 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 1 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $913,247
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $7,032
Cost
Full picture →$11,649net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $9,019 in-state · $17,029 out
Campus safety
Full picture →4.32violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 11 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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.
Softball program24 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions58% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$11,649 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 1,905Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety4.32 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 47 | 26 | $304k | — | — | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 29 | $502k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 30 | $374k | — | 82% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 28 | $763k | 995 | 90% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 20 | $143k | — | 53% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 71 | 20 | $541k | — | 100% | |
| Delta State University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 81 | 23 | $305k | — | 100% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 96 | 35 | $462k | — | 67% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 97 | 30 | $339k | — | 96% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 108 | 30 | $142k | — | 66% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 19 | $234k | 986 | 51% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 118 | 25 | $164k | — | 58% |
Other softball programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 6 | 19 | $833k | $43,847 | 946 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 2 over cap | 27 | $537k | $19,880 | 953 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University at cap | 25 | $500k | $19,993 | 978 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 6 over cap | 31 | $487k | $15,724 | 985 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University 8 over cap | 33 | $484k | $14,674 | 990 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 2 over cap | 27 | $449k | $16,635 | 963 | vs | |
| Grambling State University 6 over cap | 31 | $441k | $14,236 | 937 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 1 over cap | 26 | $440k | $16,932 | 986 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University room for 3 | 22 | $397k | $18,048 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 24 | $362k | $15,102 | 983 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 4 | 21 | $335k | $15,964 | 963 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 6 | 19 | $234k | $12,319 | 986 | vs |
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