University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR · Public · 28,677 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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$40 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$14,319
$30,000 – $48,000	$14,322
$48,000 – $75,000	$15,934
$75,000 – $110,000	$20,772
Over $110,000	$22,470
All incomes (average)	$18,209

Sticker tuition and fees: $10,104 in-state, $29,966 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Arkansas's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,968
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$14,968
Books and supplies	$1,216
Other expenses, on campus	$6,010
Other expenses, off campus	$6,010

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (7,063 of them) in 2022–23; 73% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	50%	$8,109
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	17%	$5,069
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	39%	$5,734
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	40%	$5,444

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1169
Median ACT: 25
Students with Pell grants: 18%
Graduation rate (6yr): 71%
Freshman retention: 86%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $58,191
Median debt at graduation: $21,500
International undergrads: 356 (1.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $40
Students per faculty member: 20 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 82%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 520–620
SAT Math: 510–600
ACT composite: 21–28

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Considered if submitted
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 28,186
Admitted: 20,202
Enrolled: 6,337

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business30%

Health & Nursing11%

Engineering7%

Communications & Media7%

Biology & Life Sciences6%

Psychology5%

Agriculture4%

Social Sciences4%

Education4%

Architecture3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (63)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Finance and Financial Management Services	406	$61,923	$87,717national $83,343	$20,500
Marketing	386	$57,160	$73,153national $69,303	$19,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	349	$62,583	$79,770national $68,257	$19,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	342	$76,529	$84,911national $88,910	$23,791
Psychology, General	249	$32,744	$48,006national $50,706	$21,000
Biology, General	182	$32,830	$54,497national $57,214	$21,500
Communication and Media Studies	181	$48,035	$56,969national $56,359	$18,887
Accounting and Related Services	164	$65,922	$84,097national $76,194	$21,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	134	$50,604	$51,474national $47,382	$23,667
Mechanical Engineering	118	$76,796	$84,464national $92,135	$17,500
Public Health	118	$41,880	$67,891national $58,808	$21,500
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	117	—	—national $62,172	$18,875
Political Science and Government	116	$36,053	$60,441national $63,293	$18,500
Computer Science	100	$78,608	$95,642national $107,009	$19,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections	98	$41,359	$49,690national $55,378	$21,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	90	$71,171	$88,067national $86,176	$18,000
Sociology	85	$36,005	$43,290national $52,657	$22,550
Agricultural Business and Management	80	$49,125	$65,480national $66,647	$15,269
Apparel and Textiles	79	$49,759	$63,394national $57,640	$20,755
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	78	$35,096	$52,701national $50,983	$20,244
Architecture	69	$60,915	$67,955national $66,914	$30,500
Animal Sciences	64	$32,226	$56,136national $49,634	$19,196
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	64	—	$62,592national $58,928	$21,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	62	—	—national $63,560	$20,500
History	62	$30,622	$49,972national $50,680	$20,000
Journalism	61	$46,526	$66,087national $56,278	$21,500
Architectural Sciences and Technology	57	—	—national $70,074	$24,784
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	57	$41,936	$47,766national $50,532	$21,056
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	57	—	—national $61,027	$18,500
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	56	$45,186	$75,972national $93,451	$19,561
Social Work	56	$41,975	$49,458national $51,790	$21,128
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	54	$40,169	$46,268national $48,568	$22,500
Civil Engineering	53	$68,636	$79,929national $86,517	$23,750
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	53	$52,135	$55,275national $54,945	$19,500
Fine and Studio Arts	52	$30,625	$42,681national $41,367	$19,125
International Business	52	$60,634	$71,486national $73,201	$20,212
Chemistry	49	$34,101	$55,467national $65,120	$21,125
English Language and Literature, General	48	$32,530	$47,809national $48,590	$20,965
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	47	$81,994	$97,516national $100,647	$15,000
Industrial Engineering	47	$80,857	$98,765national $98,442	$21,537
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	40	$48,132	—national $51,389	$17,900
Business/Commerce, General	40	$62,655	$71,753national $68,407	$17,750
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	39	$38,599	$51,967national $55,012	$12,500
Business/Managerial Economics	35	$64,721	$97,743national $77,981	$18,441
Chemical Engineering	33	$82,270	$93,641national $98,158	$22,500
Anthropology	32	$32,912	$43,930national $46,676	$17,750
Music	29	$29,965	$46,352national $42,892	$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	27	$73,599	$102,747national $92,374	—
Design and Applied Arts	27	$50,778	$65,780national $51,490	$26,500
International Relations and National Security Studies	26	$42,444	$48,925national $66,596	$20,336
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	25	$38,545	$49,636national $55,000	$19,831
Agricultural Public Services	24	$46,864	$54,454national $54,152	—
Computer Engineering	24	$68,330	$99,031national $109,015	$20,345
Economics	24	$60,414	—national $82,686	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	23	$23,650	—national $39,775	—
Mathematics	21	—	$63,861national $69,562	—
Education, General	19	$37,595	$48,188national $49,808	—
Special Education and Teaching	15	$47,582	$53,054national $50,499	—
Biological/Biosystems Engineering	13	$65,759	$75,596national $83,998	—
Human Resources Management and Services	12	$57,212	—national $68,069	—
Landscape Architecture	7	$58,979	—national $66,387	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	4	—	$49,730national $60,190	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	3	$35,128	$58,619national $54,562	$20,115

Master's degrees (16)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Engineering-Related Fields	163	$97,014	$116,774national $125,651	$26,510
Business Administration, Management and Operations	102	$115,934	$157,358national $103,485	$41,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	73	$54,076	$52,158national $59,916	$20,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	73	$84,447	$151,985national $124,807	$21,000
Engineering, General	66	$107,773	$123,834national $120,215	—
Accounting and Related Services	65	$69,134	$96,213national $95,833	$20,500
Educational Administration and Supervision	57	$55,303	$64,018national $71,685	$29,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	48	$61,163	$62,654national $63,707	$22,300
Social Work	44	$56,632	$58,464national $65,123	$22,085
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	31	$48,931	$56,514national $60,111	$40,382
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	31	$61,539	$61,206national $67,030	$35,750
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	20	$118,913	—national $133,654	—
Special Education and Teaching	16	$50,376	—national $64,397	—
Educational/Instructional Media Design	15	$62,933	—national $70,644	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	15	$46,710	$62,448national $127,347	—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	14	$48,101	$75,025national $57,803	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	125	$63,636	$88,977national $107,773	$61,500

Doctoral degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	18	$81,765	$105,343national $100,573	$35,045
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	1	—	—national $82,893	$90,690
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	—	$99,716	$136,259national $138,131	—

Post-baccalaureate certificates (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Special Education and Teaching	—	$59,973	—national $63,623	—
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	—	$53,335	—national $62,752	—
Engineering-Related Fields	—	$101,003	—	—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	—	$77,354	—national $146,711	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 172 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1125 W Maple St, Administration Bldg 425, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-2000
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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