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- University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, ARCity: midsizeZIP 72204Founded 1927
ArkansasPublic
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public university in Little Rock, Arkansas, with 4,949 undergraduates. It admits 59% of applicants, graduates 41% within six years and costs $16,882 a year after aid.
41%graduate
Admission rate59%
Retention76%
4-year graduation25%
Pell Grant share45%
Federal loans36%
$16,882net price / year
59%admission rate
1049average SAT
41%graduate in 6 years
$50,640median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,604median debt
#1,228 of 1,704 for earnings#630 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,321 of 1,738 for graduation rate#349 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
- $22,590tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,808
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,218
- Average net price
- $16,882national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$15,565
$30,001–48,000$15,735
$48,001–75,000$18,973
$75,001–110,000$22,322
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 59%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1049
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 490–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college59%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college41%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college45%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 41%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 47%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,579
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,640middle 50%: $33,472–$75,504
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,604
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$75,504
Median, University of Arkansas at Little Rock$50,640
Lower quarter$33,472
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
- 4,949
- Part-time
- 38%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 25.5
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,312 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,265
- Endowment, end of year
- $183,220,280
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic10%
Black27%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races11%
U.S. nonresident3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Unknown0.5%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions23%
Business & management11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.3%
Computer & information sciences8.1%
Liberal arts & humanities8.0%
Engineering technologies4.6%
Public administration & social service4.1%
Education4.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Central Arkansas Conway, AR | $16,423 | 54% | $49,756 |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR | $11,528 | 39% | $40,307 |
| Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR | $21,843 | 36% | $46,244 |
| Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR | $15,441 | 58% | $47,220 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | $16,628 | 46% | $55,390 |
| Morgan State University Baltimore, MD | $14,653 | 42% | $56,585 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD | $17,378 | 35% | $52,085 |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | $16,325 | 50% | $62,766 |
| University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO | $14,954 | 46% | $61,386 |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | $13,715 | 42% | $53,497 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 106245. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q500154.