# NCAA athletic departments in Arkansas

Whistle covers 15 NCAA athletic departments in Arkansas (5 NCAA Division I, 7 NCAA Division II, 3 NCAA Division III) with 1,144 tracked staff positions as of 3 Nov 2026, 1% of the 1,085 departments covered nationally. They play in 9 conferences. The largest department is University of Arkansas (250 positions). Each school page shows staff by role and sport, detected technology and recent hiring activity.

_Data as of 3 Nov 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 15 Arkansas schools listed, re-read on a rolling schedule; campus locations from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/arkansas_

## Arkansas college athletics at a glance

- **State:** Arkansas (South region)
- **Athletic departments covered:** 15
- **By division:** 5 NCAA Division I, 7 NCAA Division II, 3 NCAA Division III
- **Conferences represented:** 9
- **Tracked staff positions:** 1,144
- **Newest directory refresh:** 3 Nov 2026

## Which NCAA athletic departments are in Arkansas?

| School | Division | Conference | City | Tracked positions | Directory last read |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Arkansas State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/arkansasstate) | Division I | [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Jonesboro | 149 | 2026-11-02 |
| [Arkansas Tech University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/arkansas-tech) | Division II | [Great American](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-american) | Russellville | 49 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Harding University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/harding) | Division II | [Great American](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-american) | Searcy | 81 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Henderson State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/henderson-st) | Division II | [Great American](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-american) | Arkadelphia | 52 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Hendrix College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/hendrix) | Division III | [Southern Collegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-collegiate-athletic) | Conway | 68 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Lyon College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/lyon) | Division III | [St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/st-louis-intercollegiate-athletic) | Batesville | 34 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Ouachita Baptist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ouachita-baptist) | Division II | [Great American](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-american) | Arkadelphia | 52 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Southern Arkansas University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/southern-ark) | Division II | [Great American](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-american) | Magnolia | 48 | 2026-11-02 |
| [University of Arkansas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/arkansas) | Division I | [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Fayetteville | 250 | 2026-10-31 |
| [University of Arkansas at Little Rock](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/littlerock) | Division I | [Ohio Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/ohio-valley) | Little Rock | 87 | 2026-11-03 |
| [University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/uapb) | Division I | [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Pine Bluff | 78 | 2026-11-01 |
| [University of Arkansas-Fort Smith](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ark-fort-smith) | Division II | [Lone Star](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star) | Fort Smith | 26 | 2026-10-14 |
| [University of Arkansas-Monticello](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ark-monticello) | Division II | [Great American](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-american) | Monticello | 40 | 2026-10-14 |
| [University of Central Arkansas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/centralarkansas) | Division I | [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Conway | 100 | 2026-11-02 |
| [University of the Ozarks](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/ozarks-ar) | Division III | [Southern Collegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-collegiate-athletic) | Clarksville | 30 | 2026-10-22 |

## How are Arkansas's athletic departments split by division and conference?

| Conference | Division | Arkansas schools covered | Tracked positions |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Great American](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-american) | Division II | 6 | 322 |
| [Southern Collegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-collegiate-athletic) | Division III | 2 | 98 |
| [ASUN](https://gowhistle.io/directory/asun) | Division I | 1 | 100 |
| [Lone Star](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star) | Division II | 1 | 26 |
| [Ohio Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/ohio-valley) | Division I | 1 | 87 |
| [SEC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sec) | Division I | 1 | 250 |
| [St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/st-louis-intercollegiate-athletic) | Division III | 1 | 34 |
| [Sun Belt](https://gowhistle.io/directory/sun-belt) | Division I | 1 | 149 |
| [SWAC](https://gowhistle.io/directory/swac) | Division I | 1 | 78 |

## Other South states

- [Texas athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/texas) — 53 schools
- [North Carolina athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/north-carolina) — 45 schools
- [Virginia athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/virginia) — 37 schools
- [Georgia athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/georgia) — 31 schools
- [Florida athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/florida) — 27 schools
- [South Carolina athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/south-carolina) — 25 schools
- [Tennessee athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/tennessee) — 25 schools
- [Maryland athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/maryland) — 21 schools
- [Alabama athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/alabama) — 18 schools
- [Oklahoma athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/oklahoma) — 17 schools
- [Kentucky athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/kentucky) — 16 schools
- [West Virginia athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/west-virginia) — 15 schools
- [Louisiana athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/louisiana) — 13 schools
- [Mississippi athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/mississippi) — 10 schools
- [District of Columbia athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/district-of-columbia) — 7 schools
- [Delaware athletic departments](https://gowhistle.io/directory/state/delaware) — 4 schools

## Method

A school is listed under the state of its campus as recorded from the NCAA member directory and IPEDS; a department is "covered" when its official athletics staff directory has been read. Counts are current (non-departed) positions. This page is published when at least 2 Arkansas school pages meet Whistle's quality bar; a state with fewer is kept out of search indexes.

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## Frequently asked questions

**How many NCAA athletic departments are in Arkansas?**

Whistle covers 15 in Arkansas as of 3 Nov 2026 (5 NCAA Division I, 7 NCAA Division II, 3 NCAA Division III), with 1,144 tracked staff positions between them.

**Which Arkansas school has the largest athletic department?**

University of Arkansas lists 250 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 31 Oct 2026).

**Which conferences have schools in Arkansas?**

Great American (6), Southern Collegiate Athletic (2), ASUN (1), Lone Star (1), Ohio Valley (1), SEC (1), St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic (1), Sun Belt (1), SWAC (1).

**Where does this directory data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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