Division I · United Athletic Conference
University of Central Arkansas Women's Basketball
Conway, AR · the Bears · University of Central Arkansas overview
12
Roster
room for 3 under the cap of 15
$1.2M
Team budget
10th percentile in Division I
$102,695
Per roster spot
median $141,297
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
971
APR
96% of players retained
90%
Admitted
bottom quarter for selectivity
University of Central Arkansas fields a women's basketball team in the United Athletic Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 12 players, below the median of 15, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $1,232,348, well below the median of $2.2M — $102,695 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 971, about the median of 986, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,119,031 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $9,133 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 360 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#323Team budgetof 360 · Division I#274Spend per playerof 360 · Division I#337Roster sizeof 360 · Division I#276APRof 360 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster12 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 3
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$1,232,348 for the year
- Operating expenses$337,291 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$102,695 division median $141,297
- Academic Progress Rate971 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$2,119,031 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,133 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$127,968 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Kemper 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 →7,884undergraduates · 9,790 students in all
Women 64% Men 36%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →90%admitted · of 6,589 applicants
SAT middle 50%940 – 1120
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Women's Basketball
Full picture →12on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1512
room for 3
Academic Progress Rate971
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,232,348 $102,696 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $2,119,031
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $127,968
Cost
Full picture →$16,362net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,118 in-state · $17,258 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.46violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 10 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →19%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Central Arkansas
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 program12 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions90% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$16,362 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 19%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 7,884Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | 18 | $154k | — | 53% | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Division I · United Athletic Conference | 25 | 12 | $1.3M | 981 | 58% | |
| Arkansas Tech University Division II · Great American Conference | 41 | 16 | $486k | — | 96% | |
| Harding University Division II · Great American Conference | 43 | 14 | $593k | — | 100% | |
| University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. | 63 | 12 | $818k | 973 | 58% | |
| University of the Ozarks (Arkansas) Division III · Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 63 | 15 | $160k | — | 58% | |
| Lyon College Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 67 | 23 | $181k | — | 66% | |
| Ouachita Baptist University Division II · Great American Conference | 74 | 15 | $538k | — | 69% | |
| Henderson State University Division II · Great American Conference | 74 | 14 | $451k | — | 82% | |
| University of Arkansas, Monticello Division II · Great American Conference | 109 | 12 | $338k | — | — | |
| University of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 110 | 15 | $641k | — | 81% | |
| Arkansas State University Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 113 | 12 | $2M | 957 | 70% |
Other women's basketball programs in the United Athletic Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University at cap | 15 | $2.5M | $165,252 | — | vs | |
| University of Texas at Arlington room for 2 | 13 | $2.1M | $164,966 | 969 | vs | |
| Abilene Christian University room for 3 | 12 | $1.8M | $152,694 | 995 | vs | |
| Austin Peay State University room for 2 | 13 | $1.7M | $127,272 | 986 | vs | |
| University of North Alabama at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $95,494 | 1000 | vs | |
| Eastern Kentucky University room for 1 | 14 | $1.4M | $102,261 | 978 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock room for 3 | 12 | $1.3M | $111,103 | 981 | vs | |
| University of Central Arkansas room for 3 | 12 | $1.2M | $102,695 | 971 | vs | |
| University of West Georgia at cap | 15 | $1.2M | $80,939 | — | vs |
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