- The Inkwell
- Arkansas
- University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, ARCity: midsizeZIP 72701Founded 1871
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1871
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uark.edu
- Member of
- APLU
ArkansasPublic
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas is a public university in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with 28,677 undergraduates. It admits 74% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $17,571 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate74%
Retention86%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share21%
Federal loans36%
$17,571net price / year
74%admission rate
1169average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$63,588median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#623 of 1,704 for earnings#679 of 1,739 for lowest net price#364 of 1,738 for graduation rate#684 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,924tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,496
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,550
- Average net price
- $17,571national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,718
$30,001–48,000$12,559
$48,001–75,000$14,381
$75,001–110,000$19,256
$110,001+$23,211
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 74%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1169
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 520–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college74%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college21%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,464
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,588middle 50%: $42,000–$94,248
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,248
Median, University of Arkansas$63,588
Lower quarter$42,000
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 28,677
- Part-time
- 8.3%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 26%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 21%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 82%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,657 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,926
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,665,643,378
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic12%
Black3.8%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown0.5%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Health professions10%
Engineering7.1%
Communication & journalism6.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.3%
Psychology4.7%
Agriculture4.1%
Family & consumer sciences3.9%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Arkansas
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR | $15,441 | 58% | $47,220 |
| University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR | $16,423 | 54% | $49,756 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR | $16,882 | 41% | $50,640 |
| University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR | $9,940 | 50% | $40,581 |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR | $16,015 | 46% | $46,635 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR | $11,528 | 39% | $40,307 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | $17,125 | 71% | $67,414 |
| Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | $18,210 | 71% | $61,473 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | $17,058 | 69% | $60,713 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | $18,868 | 72% | $63,924 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ | $18,783 | 72% | $90,769 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | $18,549 | 74% | $73,362 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 106397. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1070333.