University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR · public · 4,091 undergraduates
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith tennis: how many players, how much aid, what it spends per player
In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith listed 7 players on the men's tennis roster and 6 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. University of Arkansas-Fort Smith does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $6,948 per male athlete and $9,814 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $12,868 per men's player, 432% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $11,079 per women's player, 323% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622.
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, in Fort Smith, AR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Lone Star Conference.
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's men's tennis roster has grown over 5 years, from 6 players in 2020 to 7 in 2025. University of Arkansas-Fort Smith lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 7 players per coach, well above the Lone Star Conference median of 5, by 40%.
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 6 in 2020 and as high as 8 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 6. University of Arkansas-Fort Smith lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 6 players per coach, well above the Lone Star Conference median of 4, by 50%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith fund its athletes?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reported 144 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 86 men and 58 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $1,166,694 across all sports ($597,511 for men's sports, $569,183 for women's); tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $18,324 for men's sports and $12,291 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $213 and $212 per athlete.
What is University of Arkansas-Fort Smith like academically?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 80% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1050.
The full cost of attendance is around $19,048 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $10,574 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 44% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $7,334 for AR residents and $12,182 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
38% of students finish their degree within six years, in the bottom quarter nationally and 70% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $41,102, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith?
Liberal Arts & Sciences is the largest field at 32% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (15%) and Mechanic & Repair Technologies (11%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (239 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (69 degrees)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (45 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (43 degrees)
- Biology, General (36 degrees)
- Computer Science (27 degrees)
- Psychology, General (23 degrees)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (18 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (17 degrees)
- Design and Applied Arts (17 degrees)
What is Fort Smith, AR like to live in?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith sits in Fort Smith, a small city of about 89,000 people in Sebastian County, Arkansas.
The median household in Fort Smith earns about $52,692, which is below the Arkansas median ($58,773) but far below the national median ($78,538).
Home values are in step with the rest of Arkansas, around $168,100 and rents are typical for the state, about $852 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 17 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive.
The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 37, with 24% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.
Frequently asked questions
- Does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith have a tennis program?
- Yes. University of Arkansas-Fort Smith fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Lone Star Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Lone Star Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- How many players are on the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith tennis teams?
- In its 2025 filing to the Department of Education, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith listed 7 players on the men's tennis roster and 6 on the women's, both below their NCAA Division II medians of 10 and 9. Roster size shapes playing time: fewer players means a recruit is closer to the lineup, more means deeper competition for spots.
- Does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith give athletic aid for tennis?
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith does report athletically related aid: in 2025 it came to about $6,948 per male athlete and $9,814 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share is not reported separately, so what a tennis award covers is a question for the coach. EADA reports aid by gender for the whole athletic department, never per team.
- How much does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith spend per tennis player?
- Day-to-day operating spending in 2025 ran $12,868 per men's player, 432% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,420, and $11,079 per women's player, 323% above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622. Operating spending counts day-to-day costs such as travel, uniforms, equipment and game-day expenses, not coaching salaries or aid.
- Where is University of Arkansas-Fort Smith?
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is in Fort Smith, AR, in the Southeast region of the United States.
- How much does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $19,048 a year, and an average net price of $10,574 after grants and scholarships.