University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,001
Graduate Enrollment: 4,803
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential
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full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 82.67%
Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)
First generation college students: 26.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 47.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 25.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 15.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 9.8% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 73.9%
Black: 4.5%
Hispanic: 10.4%
Asian: 2.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.7%
Non-resident alien: 1.8%
Unknown race: 1.1%
Black: 4.5%
Hispanic: 10.4%
Asian: 2.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.7%
Non-resident alien: 1.8%
Unknown race: 1.1%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $23,843
In-State tuition: $9,574Out-of-State tuition: $26,390
Estimated books and supplies: $1,100 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,942 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $4,362 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,942 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $4,362 (2022)
Average Family Income: $95,873 (2017)
Median Family Income: $64,201 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 18.0%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 33.8%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $228 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $10,914 |
| $30k-48k | $11,538 |
| $48k-75k | $14,417 |
| $75k-110k | $18,076 |
| $110k+ | $18,978 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 52%6-year graduation rate: 70%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.0% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $21,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,066 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,213 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 74.8% (2015) |
| @3 year | 77.0% (2017) |
| @5 year | 79.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 59.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 61.2% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $45,161 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $55,658 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | History. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 80 | $23,551 | $229 | $34,222 ($2,852) | $47,873 ($3,989) |
| Master's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Animal Sciences. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 22 | $17,750 | $156 | ||
| Master's Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Food Science and Technology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Plant Sciences. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 24 | $23,042 | $242 | $34,488 ($2,874) | $48,428 ($4,036) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 55 | $27,250 | $278 | $48,134 ($4,011) | $58,212 ($4,851) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 179 | $21,165 | $207 | $36,181 ($3,015) | $52,795 ($4,400) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 133 | $21,500 | $228 | $36,899 ($3,075) | $51,403 ($4,284) |
| Master's Degree | Journalism. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 25 | $26,500 | $276 | $71,505 ($5,959) | $91,279 ($7,607) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 83 | $21,343 | $220 | $66,951 ($5,579) | |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 47 | $27,000 | $286 | $52,305 ($4,359) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 73 | $22,750 | $217 | $71,691 ($5,974) | $93,785 ($7,815) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 69 | $26,875 | $265 | $59,514 ($4,960) | $69,398 ($5,783) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 24 | $26,500 | $275 | $68,152 ($5,679) | $103,783 ($8,649) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 65 | $21,240 | $166 | $75,573 ($6,298) | $82,623 ($6,885) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 25 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 137 | $23,014 | $231 | $66,439 ($5,537) | $75,174 ($6,265) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 69 | $26,500 | $269 | $70,869 ($5,906) | $94,760 ($7,897) |
| Master's Degree | Industrial Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 29 | $60,696 ($5,058) | $59,973 ($4,998) | ||
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 156 | $264 | $88,768 ($7,397) | $83,085 ($6,924) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Engineering-Related Fields. | 97 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 42 | $16,500 | $175 | $42,477 ($3,540) | $63,050 ($5,254) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. | 23 | $30,944 | $296 | $33,120 ($2,760) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Sustainability Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 64 | $23,310 | $228 | $34,774 ($2,898) | $51,683 ($4,307) |
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. | 19 | $50,004 ($4,167) | $49,967 ($4,164) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 175 | $24,550 | $244 | $27,606 ($2,301) | $50,455 ($4,205) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 75 | $24,875 | $239 | $32,445 ($2,704) | |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 25 | $27,000 | $239 | $30,036 ($2,503) | |
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 16 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 24 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Sciences. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Materials Sciences. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 64 | $22,655 | $239 | $55,890 ($4,658) | $75,471 ($6,289) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 137 | $25,370 | $250 | $30,791 ($2,566) | $55,403 ($4,617) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 68 | $24,225 | $250 | $29,495 ($2,458) | $44,028 ($3,669) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 22 | $23,881 | $241 | $48,698 ($4,058) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 15 | $23,810 ($1,984) | |||
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 15 | $29,838 ($2,487) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 42 | $21,777 | $228 | $27,326 ($2,277) | $39,654 ($3,305) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 28 | $27,000 | $278 | $36,897 ($3,075) | $40,883 ($3,407) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 14 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Music. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 77 | $25,000 | $238 | $20,493 ($1,708) | $54,132 ($4,511) |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 23 | $444 | $55,634 ($4,636) | $62,436 ($5,203) | |
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 19 | $481 | $39,529 ($3,294) | $46,774 ($3,898) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 110 | $25,595 | $244 | $32,379 ($2,698) | $48,807 ($4,067) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 15 | $44,276 ($3,690) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 345 | $21,500 | $221 | $44,455 ($3,705) | $66,956 ($5,580) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 86 | $26,000 | $257 | $25,039 ($2,087) | $44,050 ($3,671) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Statistics. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 83 | $18,909 | $185 | $48,916 ($4,076) | $54,527 ($4,544) |
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Public Services. | 22 | $19,952 | $203 | $49,366 ($4,114) | $42,243 ($3,520) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 37 | $92,465 ($7,705) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, General. | 33 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Education, General. | 37 | $26,522 | $238 | $32,811 ($2,734) | $43,274 ($3,606) |
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 8 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 67 | $295 | $46,800 ($3,900) | $53,034 ($4,420) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 24 | $96,157 ($8,013) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 17 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 15 | $20,500 | $41,671 ($3,473) | ||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 11 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Special Education and Teaching. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 18 | $446 | $44,013 ($3,668) | $52,459 ($4,372) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 88 | $26,141 | $264 | $43,760 ($3,647) | $46,804 ($3,900) |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 71 | $261 | $47,230 ($3,936) | $49,245 ($4,104) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 6 | $48,469 ($4,039) | |||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 50 | $327 | $53,417 ($4,451) | $60,642 ($5,054) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 53 | $21,500 | $228 | $25,205 ($2,100) | $51,993 ($4,333) |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 87 | $24,400 | $225 | $33,501 ($2,792) | $43,887 ($3,657) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 38 | $21,500 | $228 | $29,324 ($2,444) | $37,666 ($3,139) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 75 | $25,225 | $263 | $38,140 ($3,178) | $57,004 ($4,750) |
| First Professional Degree | Law. | 104 | $739 | $57,557 ($4,796) | $78,209 ($6,517) | |
| Master's Degree | Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 24 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Legal Professions and Studies, Other. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 71 | $21,500 | $207 | $24,208 ($2,017) | $36,618 ($3,052) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 13 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 233 | $24,000 | $232 | $26,071 ($2,173) | $46,685 ($3,890) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 167 | $24,463 | $235 | $28,849 ($2,404) | $44,385 ($3,699) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 94 | $25,385 | $245 | $32,402 ($2,700) | $46,801 ($3,900) |
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Social Work. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 58 | $27,000 | $265 | $33,915 ($2,826) | $41,601 ($3,467) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 38 | $298 | $47,286 ($3,941) | $51,864 ($4,322) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 37 | $24,250 | $237 | $24,296 ($2,025) | $32,512 ($2,709) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Anthropology. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 17 | $59,819 ($4,985) | |||
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Geography and Cartography. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 56 | $24,208 | $217 | $20,293 ($1,691) | $43,893 ($3,658) |
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 36 | $368 | $105,475 ($8,790) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 50 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 292 | $24,327 | $207 | $64,012 ($5,334) | $66,626 ($5,552) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 3 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 21 | $29,625 | $215 | $49,160 ($4,097) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 416 | $21,500 | $223 | $53,082 ($4,424) | $69,084 ($5,757) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 68 | $466 | $123,569 ($10,297) | $122,441 ($10,203) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 13 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 183 | $25,914 | $261 | $54,815 ($4,568) | $74,571 ($6,214) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 51 | $58,283 ($4,857) | $86,057 ($7,171) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 30 | $19,500 | $205 | $51,408 ($4,284) | $59,723 ($4,977) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 327 | $22,924 | $228 | $52,890 ($4,408) | $69,566 ($5,797) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 21 | $36,947 | $265 | $35,916 ($2,993) | $48,029 ($4,002) |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 40 | $18,665 | $198 | $55,119 ($4,593) | $64,220 ($5,352) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $90,423Full time faculty: 85%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0
School's endowment start of year: $1,209,277,289 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,682,003,955 (2022)