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Which SWAC schools use TicketReturn?

3 of the 12 SWAC athletic departments covered by Whistle (25%) use TicketReturn, the ticketing, as of 4 Nov 2026: Alabama State University, Bethune-Cookman University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Across all 1,085 covered NCAA departments, 29 use TicketReturn (3%), so the SWAC is above the national adoption rate. Among ticketing vendors detected in the SWAC, TicketReturn ranks No. 2 of 5.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Source: automated detection on each SWAC department's public athletics website, vendor partner pages, job postings and staff titles, medium or higher confidence only; 12 covered SWAC schools, 1,085 covered NCAA schools in total.

TicketReturn in the SWAC at a glance

Vendor: TicketReturn — Ticketing
Category: Ticketing
Conference: SWAC
SWAC schools using it: 3 of 12 covered (25%)
All NCAA schools using it: 29 of 1,085 covered (3%)
Rank among ticketing vendors in the SWAC: No. 2 of 5

Which SWAC schools use TicketReturn?

School	Division	Location	Tracked staff positions	Directory last read
Alabama State University	Division I	Montgomery, Alabama	100	2026-10-24
Bethune-Cookman University	Division I	Daytona Beach, Florida	76	2026-11-02
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Division I	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	78	2026-11-01

Which other ticketing vendors do SWAC schools use?

Vendors in the same category detected at covered SWAC departments. A school can appear under more than one vendor when it runs, say, one system for season tickets and another for single-game sales.

Vendor	SWAC schools	Share of covered schools
Ticketmaster	6	50%
TicketReturn	3	25%
AudienceView	1	8%
Hudl Tickets	1	8%
Paciolan	1	8%

Where else is TicketReturn used?

TicketReturn in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association — 3 schools
TicketReturn in the MEAC — 3 schools
TicketReturn in the Big South — 2 schools
TicketReturn in the Northeast Conference — 2 schools
TicketReturn in the Southern Conference — 2 schools
TicketReturn in the Southland — 2 schools

Method

A school is listed when its public athletics website, a vendor partner page, a job posting or a staff title references TicketReturn with at least medium confidence. Detection is automated and re-run as directories refresh: absence means not detected, not not used, and contracts change, so confirm with the department before relying on a single listing.

This page is published when at least 2 covered SWAC schools use the vendor; smaller combinations are kept out of search indexes. The conference's own page is SWAC Athletics Staff Directory; every TicketReturn school nationally is on Which colleges use TicketReturn?.

Frequently asked questions

How many SWAC schools use TicketReturn?

3 of the 12 covered SWAC athletic departments (25%) as of 4 Nov 2026: Alabama State University, Bethune-Cookman University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Is TicketReturn more common in the SWAC than elsewhere?

25% of covered SWAC schools use TicketReturn against 3% of all 1,085 covered NCAA athletic departments.

Who at these schools buys or runs ticketing?

The ticketing and revenue staff listed in each department's directory. Whistle shows their names, titles, emails and phones (where published) on paid plans, with alerts when the role changes hands.

Where does this technology 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.

Selling against TicketReturn in the SWAC, or integrating with it? Whistle gives you the current ticketing and revenue contacts at each of these schools and tells you when someone new takes over.