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University of Central Arkansas

Conway, AR · Public · Small city · UCA

Public institution in Conway, AR · 7,426 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $45,938 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
$16,775808th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,118610th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,258679th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,265638th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,346670th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,9381,299th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,6701,433rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
53.3%1,017th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
73.4%1,054th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
90.5%1,242nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1117635th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,426344th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
37.3%820th 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.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$25
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 60 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,811$58,842
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$51,392$52,107
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$49,814$47,729
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,139$45,305
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$46,673$39,927
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$45,852$43,575
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682—
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$41,565$39,832
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$39,214$37,054
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,289$41,565
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,289—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$38,289$44,021

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,728,482 (M $3,609,451 · W $2,119,031)

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

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Central Arkansas’s 7,426 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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