University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $191,624 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $138,527 |
How much does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith spend on women's tennis?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reported $138,527 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #573 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's athletically related student aid averaged about $9,813 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith spend on recruiting women's athletes?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reported $12,291 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reported $191,624 in total men's tennis expenses and $138,527 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Arkansas earn NIL money?
The Arkansas Student-Athlete Publicity Rights Act (2021, amended 2023) allows college athletes to earn NIL pay, and a 2025 law exempted certain NIL income from state income tax. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/document/3383-3461344/2025-2026__AAA_Handbook.pdf.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith women's tennis roster?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith listed 6 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% below the Lone Star Conference median of 9.
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.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 |
How many coaches does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith women's tennis have?
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%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith spend on women's tennis?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reported $138,527 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 26% below the Lone Star Conference median of $187,352.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $11,079 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622, by 323%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $212 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $120, by 76%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 13% between 2020 and 2025, from $122,278 to $138,527.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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.
What other teams does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith field?
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Fort Smith, AR |
| Enrollment | 4,091 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
The University of Arkansas–Fort Smith sits along the Arkansas River in Fort Smith, a historic frontier city on the Arkansas–Oklahoma border at the gateway to the Ozark and Ouachita mountains. It's a four-season but generally mild climate with easy access to lakes, rivers, and hiking, an affordable cost of living, and a walkable downtown anchored by the Fort Smith National Historic Site. As a public university of roughly 4,100 undergraduates (per U.S. DOE College Scorecard), UAFS offers a friendly regional campus with the outdoors close at hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What division and conference does Arkansas-Fort Smith women's tennis play in?
- The University of Arkansas–Fort Smith competes in NCAA Division II in the Lone Star Conference, based in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
- How is the women's tennis program resourced?
- By program spending, UAFS women's tennis sits around the 37th percentile in Division II — about 124th of 197 — reporting roughly $147,000 in total program expenses in the most recent year, with reported spending up about 20% across the EADA-reported years, per the school's federal EADA filing (school-reported). These figures reflect program resourcing, not a won-loss ranking.
- How big is the roster?
- The roster carried 6 student-athletes in the 2024 survey, per the school's federal EADA filing (school-reported).
- What is UAFS like academically?
- UAFS is a public university with about 4,100 undergraduates and a roughly 80% admission rate. It reports a graduation rate of 38% and first-year retention of 70%, per U.S. DOE College Scorecard (school-reported).
- What will UAFS cost, and what athletic aid is available?
- The average annual net price is about $10,600 — among the more affordable in this group — per U.S. DOE College Scorecard. Across its women's athletes, the school reported about $11,500 in athletic aid per athlete, per the school's federal EADA filing.
- What's it like to be a student-athlete in Fort Smith?
- You would train, compete, and study in Fort Smith, Arkansas — a historic, affordable river city on the Oklahoma border at the edge of the Ozark and Ouachita mountains, with lakes, rivers, and hiking close by and a mild, four-season climate.
- How do I get on Arkansas-Fort Smith women's tennis radar?
- Build a complete Level Field Combine profile with your match results, ratings, and academics so the program can weigh your fit against a Division II Lone Star Conference roster. This page is informational and is not a direct line to the coaching staff.
- Is this an official University of Arkansas-Fort Smith page?
- No. This is an independent recruiting-information page on Level Field Combine. It is not an official communication from, or an endorsement by, the University of Arkansas–Fort Smith. Any figures shown are drawn from public U.S. Department of Education filings (EADA / College Scorecard) and are school-reported.
- Does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. University of Arkansas-Fort Smith fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Lone Star Conference and reported 6 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is University of Arkansas-Fort Smith women's tennis?
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith competes in NCAA Division II in the Lone Star Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith women's tennis roster compare with other Lone Star Conference programs?
- With 6 players in 2025, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is 33% below the Lone Star Conference median of 9, based on 12 Lone Star Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 6 players per coach, 50% above the Lone Star Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend University of Arkansas-Fort Smith?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is University of Arkansas-Fort Smith?
- University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is in Fort Smith, AR, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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