More selective than 47% of Arkansas colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $27,767. College Scorecard.
Higher than 91% of Arkansas colleges we cover and 79% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 87% of Arkansas colleges we cover and 65% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
University of Arkansas acceptance rate & admissions
Of 28,186 applicants, University of Arkansas admitted 20,202 and 6,337 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class). The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1030–1220 on the SAT or 21–28 on the ACT.
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
University of Arkansas tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for Arkansas residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
What University of Arkansas costs to finish, and how fast it pays back
Graduates of University of Arkansas took 4.2 years on average to finish, so the yearly price adds up to the total below. Payback compares former students' earnings with what high school graduates earn in Arkansas. The figures follow your residency and income choices above.
| Family income | Net price / yr | Cost to finish | Years to pay back |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0–30k | $14,319 | $60,713 | 2.4 years |
| $30–48k | $14,322 | $60,725 | 2.4 years |
| $48–75k | $15,934 | $67,560 | 2.6 years |
| $75–110k | $20,772 | $88,073 | 3.4 years |
| $110k+ | $22,470 | $95,273 | 3.7 years |
Cost to finish = yearly price × 4.2 years, the average time graduates took (55% finished in 4 years; students who entered fall 2017, IPEDS). Years to pay back = cost to finish ÷ the earnings gain: median earnings of former students 10 years after starting ($58,191) minus $32,399 for high school graduates ages 25-34 in AR (Census ACS 2020-2024), a gain of $25,792 a year. Before taxes, loan interest and earnings given up while in school. Method
College Scorecard (net price, earnings); IPEDS Graduation Rates (time to finish); U.S. Census Bureau ACS (high school earnings). Calculated by EducationGuide.
University of Arkansas majors, earnings & careers
University of Arkansas offers 76 bachelor's majors across 10 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Business & Finance · 12
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 12
- Engineering · 11
- Science & Math · 11
- Humanities & Languages · 9
- Health & Medicine · 7
- Arts & Design · 4
- Education · 4
- Communications & Media · 3
- Technology & Computing · 3
Highest-earning majors at University of Arkansas
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | $102,747 | $26,500 |
| Computer Engineering | $99,031 | $26,500 |
| Industrial Engineering | $98,765 | $26,500 |
| Business Economics | $97,743 | $19,500 |
| Electrical Engineering | $97,516 | $21,240 |
| Computer Science | $95,642 | $21,343 |
| Chemical Engineering | $93,641 | $22,750 |
| Management Science / Analytics | $88,067 | $22,655 |
Quick list of all 76 majors
- Accounting$84,097
- Agricultural Business$65,480
- Agricultural Public Services$54,454
- Animal Sciences$56,136
- Anthropology$43,930
- Apparel and Textiles$63,394
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services—
- Architectural Sciences and Technology—
- Architecture$67,955
- Area Studies—
- Biological / Biosystems Engineering$75,596
- Biology$54,497
- Biomedical Engineering$75,972
- Business$71,753
- Business Administration$79,770
- Business Economics$97,743
- Chemical Engineering$93,641
- Chemistry$55,467
- Civil Engineering$79,929
- Classics—
- Communications$56,969
- Computational Science—
- Computer and Information Sciences$102,747
- Computer Engineering$99,031
- Computer Science$95,642
- Criminal Justice$49,690
- Dietetics—
- Economics—
- Education$48,188
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)$51,474
- Education (Subject Teaching)—
- Electrical Engineering$97,516
- English$47,809
- Entrepreneurship—
- Environmental Science / Conservation$51,967
- Family and Consumer Sciences / Human Sciences—
- Finance$87,717
- Food Science and Technology—
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$55,275
- Geography—
- Geology / Earth Science$49,730
- German—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$65,780
- History$49,972
- Human Development and Family Studies$46,268
- Human Resources—
- Industrial Engineering$98,765
- Interdisciplinary Studies$47,766
- International Business$71,486
- International Relations$48,925
- Journalism$66,087
- Kinesiology / Exercise Science$58,619
- Landscape Architecture—
- Management Science / Analytics$88,067
- Marketing$73,153
- Mathematics$63,861
- Mechanical Engineering$84,464
- Middle / Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Music$46,352
- Nursing$84,911
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$52,701
- Philosophy—
- Physics—
- Plant Sciences—
- Political Science$60,441
- Pre-Med / Pre-Health—
- Psychology$48,006
- Public Health$67,891
- Public Relations and Advertising—
- Social Work$49,458
- Sociology$43,290
- Spanish / French / Romance Languages$49,636
- Special Education$53,054
- Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders$62,592
- Studio Art$42,681
- Theatre—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Business Administration → Management analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Marketing → Marketing specialist
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.0% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Fayetteville
Overall prices in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,256. Housing costs 23% below the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 46 inches of rain a year, 7 inches of snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: tornado (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high); winter weather (very high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Washington County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Washington County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare University of Arkansas with similar schools
Similar public colleges in Arkansas by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas | 74% | $18,209 | 71% | $58,191 | This school |
| Arkansas State University | 82% | $12,366 | 55% | $42,617 | |
| Southern Arkansas University Main Campus | 75% | $14,027 | 49% | $42,386 | |
| University of Central Arkansas | 89% | $16,511 | 54% | $45,938 | |
| University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 80% | $10,574 | 38% | $41,102 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
University of Arkansas would cost you $5,843 more per year than Arkansas State University, on average.
- Higher sticker price at University of Arkansas, mostly from higher housing & meal costs (+$2,190).
- Arkansas State University gives aided families $3,158 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Arkansas resident | University of Arkansas | Arkansas State University | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $10,104 | $8,090 | +$2,014 |
| Books & supplies | $1,154 | $1,250 | −$96 |
| Housing & meals | $13,290 | $11,100 | +$2,190 |
| Personal & travel | $5,816 | $6,122 | −$306 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$2,597 | −$1,480 | −$1,117 |
| Sticker price | $27,767 | $25,082 | +$2,685 |
| Average grants | −$9,558 | −$12,716 | +$3,158 |
| You pay | $18,209 | $12,366 | +$5,843 |
“+” means University of Arkansas costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about University of Arkansas
What is the University of Arkansas acceptance rate?
University of Arkansas accepts 74% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 20,202 of 28,186 applicants were admitted. The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1030–1220 on the SAT or 21–28 on the ACT.
How much does University of Arkansas cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $27,767 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $18,209 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $14,319 and families earning $110k+ pay $22,470.
How much do University of Arkansas graduates earn?
Former University of Arkansas students earn a median $58,191 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the University of Arkansas graduation rate?
71% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 86% return for their second year.
How long does a University of Arkansas degree take to pay off?
For a family earning $48–75k, finishing at University of Arkansas costs about $67,560 after grants ($15,934 a year for 4.2 years, the average time graduates took). Former students earn a median $58,191 ten years after starting, $25,792 more than high school graduates in Arkansas ($32,399), so the cost is repaid in 2.6 years of that gain, before taxes and interest (EducationGuide calculation).
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “University of Arkansas: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/university-of-arkansas (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).