University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Women's Track & Field
University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff fields a women's track & field team in the Southwestern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 44 players, well below the median of 95, with 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Team expenses were $459,970, well below the median of $939k — $10,453 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's track & field programs. That leaves room for 1 under the Division I roster cap of 45 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 987, with 100% 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 track & field programs
Where this program sits against its 348 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 45)
The program
- Roster44 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap45 room for 1
- Coaching staff1 head, 1 assistant
- Team expenses$459,970 for the year
- Operating expenses$90,640 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$10,453 division median $10,430
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher McCoy head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Natoya Baird-Davidson | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Arthur Thomas | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school track & field players513,808 2024-25
- Division I roster spots33,139 348 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 16 6.4% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's track & field 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 Track & Field
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $459,970 $10,454 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 →- 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 Track & Field programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 38 | 86 | $705k | 955 | 58% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | 65 | $130k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 60 | — | — | — | 82% | |
| University of Central Arkansas Division I · United Athletic Conference | 63 | 101 | $929k | 989 | 90% | |
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 64 | 11 | $38k | — | 53% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 71 | 54 | $703k | — | 100% | |
| Southern Arkansas University Division II · Great American Conference | 96 | 56 | $350k | — | 67% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 97 | 31 | $204k | — | 96% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 108 | 16 | $34k | — | 66% | |
| Mississippi Valley State University Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 109 | 41 | $142k | 964 | 51% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 118 | 18 | $51k | — | 58% | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 119 | 59 | $577k | 982 | 75% |
Other women's track & field programs in the Southwestern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State University 13 over cap | 58 | $1.1M | $18,607 | 941 | vs | |
| Alabama State University 28 over cap | 73 | $637k | $8,727 | 974 | vs | |
| Texas Southern University 31 over cap | 76 | $569k | $7,480 | 965 | vs | |
| Southern University, Baton Rouge 22 over cap | 67 | $515k | $7,681 | 960 | vs | |
| Florida A&M University room for 17 | 28 | $493k | $17,609 | 972 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff room for 1 | 44 | $460k | $10,453 | 1000 | vs | |
| Jackson State University 26 over cap | 71 | $405k | $5,706 | 982 | vs | |
| Alcorn State University 31 over cap | 76 | $392k | $5,159 | 970 | vs | |
| Alabama A&M University 34 over cap | 79 | $310k | $3,924 | 938 | vs | |
| Prairie View A&M University room for 12 | 33 | $231k | $6,988 | 991 | vs | |
| Bethune-Cookman University room for 16 | 29 | $163k | $5,627 | 949 | vs | |
| Mississippi Valley State University room for 4 | 41 | $142k | $3,465 | 964 | vs |
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