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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.

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
$17,525861st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,748564th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$28,7721,199th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$26,161762nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,191629th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,686559th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
70.0%423rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.5%364th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.7%652nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1174471st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
27,31265th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
17.3%1,837th highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$73,720$78,343
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,643$68,778
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,596$71,015
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$68,331$69,079
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,318$71,854
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,974$59,308
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,534$58,796
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$55,693$56,776
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$54,996$58,402
Food Science and TechnologyAgriculturebachelors$54,644$49,683
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,598$52,492
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$52,750$52,464

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Arkansas’s 27,312 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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