University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · University of Arkansas
Public institution in Fayetteville, AR · 27,312 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $58,191 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Undergraduates
- Top 20%Full-time retention
- Top 21%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,525862nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,748565th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $28,7721,209th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,161762nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,191632nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,686560th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.0%425th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 86.5%367th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 71.7%660th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1174472nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 27,31265th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,878th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 17.3%1,853rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 270 mi (DAL)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $55
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 74 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $73,720 | $78,343 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,643 | $68,778 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,596 | $71,015 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $68,331 | $69,079 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,318 | $71,854 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,974 | $59,308 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,534 | $58,796 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $55,693 | $56,776 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusiness | bachelors | $54,996 | $58,402 |
| Food Science and TechnologyAgriculture | bachelors | $54,644 | $49,683 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,598 | $52,492 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $52,750 | $52,464 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1871source
- Athletic nickname: "Razorbacks"source
- Mascot: Tusksource
- Barnhill Arena seats about 9,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Cardinal and Whitesource
- Motto: "Veritate duce progredi (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 412 acressource
- Formerly known as "Arkansas Industrial University" (1871–1899)source
- Athletic conference: SECsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Plays for the "Golden Boot" (since 1901)source
- Football rivalry: Arkansas–Ole Miss (since 1908)source
- Football rivalry: Arkansas–Texas (since 1894)source
- Plays for the "Southwest Classic Trophy" (since 1903)source
- Football rivalry: Arkansas–Texas Tech (since 1957)source
- Plays for the "Battle Line Trophy" (since 1906)source
- Fight song: ""[[Arkansas Fight]]""source
- Notable alum: Ricardo Martinellisource
- Notable alum: Tyson Gaysource
- Notable alum: Veronica Campbell-Brownsource
- Notable alum: Joe Johnsonsource
- Notable alum: John Boozmansource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,574,253 (M $7,057,606 · W $5,516,647)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuark.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 106397)
- Compare colleges in ARRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in ArkansasEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Arkansas vs Arkansas State UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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