University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, AR · Public · Town (remote) · UAM
Public institution in Monticello, AR · 1,868 undergraduates · $36,902 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%Pell Grant share
- Top 21%Cost of attendance
- Top 23%In-state tuition & fees
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
- $14,013594th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,868469th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,718536th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,741411th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,971623rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $36,9021,731st highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,3321,703rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 43.3%1,403rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.9%1,293rd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
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- Average SAT
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- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,868981st largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 49.4%390th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 296 mi (DAL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 29 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $56,333 | $54,331 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $40,485 | $41,205 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $39,592 | $33,459 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | $38,829 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $41,937 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $30,771 | $35,330 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $30,499 | $31,133 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $28,598 | $29,064 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $26,739 | $24,421 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $24,035 | $26,585 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1910source
- Athletic nickname: "Boll Weevils"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Greensource
- Motto: "Veritate Duce Progredi"source
- Formerly known as "Fourth District Agricultural School" (1910–1925)source
- Formerly known as "Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College" (1925–1971)source
- Athletic conference: Great American Conferencesource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Battle of the Timberlands (since 1913)source
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,495,307 (M $1,034,938 · W $460,369)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Arkansas at Monticello’s 1,868 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AR
- University of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR · 1,899 undergrads
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,612 undergrads
- Henderson State UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,491 undergrads
- John Brown UniversitySiloam Springs, AR · 1,415 undergrads
- University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · 1,361 undergrads
- Hendrix CollegeConway, AR · 1,094 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC · 1,863 undergrads
- Wofford CollegeSpartanburg, SC · 1,873 undergrads
- Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA · 1,874 undergrads
- SUNY MorrisvilleMorrisville, NY · 1,860 undergrads
- The College of WoosterWooster, OH · 1,876 undergrads
- Rocky Mountain College of Art and DesignLakewood, CO · 1,878 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuamont.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 106485)
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- Compare with University of Arkansas at Pine BluffSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Arkansas at Monticello vs University of Arkansas at Pine BluffHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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