University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR · Public · Town (distant) · UAPB
Public institution in Pine Bluff, AR · 1,899 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $35,550 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Pell Grant share
- Top 21%Cost of attendance
- Top 22%Average net price
- Top 22%Acceptance rate
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
- $11,679434th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,019489th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,029664th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,907420th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,2021,147th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $35,5501,769th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,1611,707th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 39.7%1,521st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 64.5%1,458th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 57.5%355th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 9161,002nd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 16944th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,899968th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 66.9%143rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 295 mi (DAL)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $43,798 | $44,468 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $40,647 | $30,771 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $32,124 | $28,598 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $30,771 | $27,204 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $29,956 | $29,141 |
| JournalismCommunications | bachelors | $28,381 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $27,910 | $30,409 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $27,907 | $25,194 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $26,715 | $24,035 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $26,187 | $22,892 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $22,130 | $26,187 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | $28,055 |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1873source
- Athletic nickname: "Golden Lions"source
- Golden Lion Stadium seats about 16,000source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Black and Goldsource
- Mascot: Golden Lionssource
- Formerly known as "Branch Normal College" (1875–1927)source
- Formerly known as "Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College (AM&N)" (1927–1972)source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""UAPB Fight Song""source
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,649,393 (M $1,736,146 · W $913,247)
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 Pine Bluff’s 1,899 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AR
- University of Arkansas at MonticelloMonticello, AR · 1,868 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
- University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, WI · 1,899 undergrads
- Northwood UniversityMidland, MI · 1,900 undergrads
- Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC · 1,901 undergrads
- Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, OK · 1,897 undergrads
- Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, PA · 1,904 undergrads
- Wilkes UniversityWilkes-Barre, PA · 1,893 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuapb.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 106412)
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- Compare with University of Arkansas at MonticelloSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff vs University of Arkansas at MonticelloHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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