University of Arkansas

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 450,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 257 (72%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 3,000 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 26,911
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 43%
From Region 50%
Athletes 457 (1.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 74%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Black 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Health Professions 1,214 18% 73% 2% 9% 10% 0% $71,704 49 +0.35 72 95% 5.4%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 82 — 4% 79% 0% 0% 7% 0% $70,983 89 +1.16 71 93% — — — —
Kinesiology 165 — 35% 86% 2% 2% 5% 1% $66,133 71 +0.51 62 — — — — —
Kinesiology and Exercise Science — — — — — — — — $70,205 81 +0.98 70 97% — — — —
Nursing 357 — 6% 62% 3% 22% 10% 0% $94,541 67 +0.23 92 98% 3.4% — — —
Pre-Pharmacy 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $125,774 50 +0.27 99 — — — — —
Public Health 156 — 8% 71% 1% 7% 16% 1% $67,947 67 +0.26 66 99% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 96 — 65% 77% 2% 5% 9% 3% $62,589 63 +0.18 54 92% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 79 — 4% 81% 0% 4% 5% 0% $51,115 33 -0.25 24 89% 8.6% — — —
Social Work 59 — 14% 71% 2% 7% 8% 0% $56,893 72 +0.43 39 91% 9.0% — — —
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% 67% 17% 0% 0% 0% $56,429 82 +0.62 38 96% 6.7% — — —
Education 25 — 8% 80% 0% 8% 12% 0% $53,325 43 -0.20 29 90% 9.2% — — —
Elementary Education 85 — 4% 71% 0% 2% 22% 0% $56,429 82 +0.62 38 96% 6.7% — — —
Kinesiology and Physical Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,205 96 +1.54 70 97% — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 23 — 57% 70% 0% 9% 17% 0% $58,811 59 +0.13 44 90% — — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 40 — 55% 85% 0% 0% 12% 0% $56,429 59 +0.16 38 96% 6.7% — — —
Special Education 9 — 0% 78% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,303 64 +0.36 43 100% — — — —
Technical Teacher Education 7 — 0% 71% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,811 77 +0.44 44 90% — — — —
Art Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 14% 0% 0% $58,811 93 +1.28 44 90% — — — —
Music Education 16 — 50% 75% 0% 6% 6% 0% $58,811 96 +1.30 44 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 426 73% 69% 5% 2% 12% 5% $104,726 96 +0.28 96 98% 2.6%
Biological Engineering 23 — 35% 74% 0% 0% 17% 9% $86,106 12 -0.71 87 100% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 53 — 57% 70% 9% 2% 9% 4% $92,116 32 -0.57 91 100% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 50 — 52% 54% 6% 2% 24% 6% $117,144 87 +1.19 98 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 62 — 76% 77% 2% 3% 6% 3% $99,646 88 +1.04 94 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 28 — 93% 57% 4% 4% 11% 14% $123,364 72 +0.30 99 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 34 — 85% 65% 6% 6% 12% 3% $112,207 48 -0.23 98 96% 2.6% — — —
Industrial Engineering 43 — 67% 58% 12% 5% 14% 7% $116,262 72 +0.17 98 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 133 — 89% 76% 5% 0% 10% 3% $101,105 64 +0.24 95 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 472 30% 79% 1% 1% 10% 1% $68,830 39 +0.57 67 95% 4.1%
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 89 +1 71% 92% 0% 0% 4% 0% $77,048 56 +0.27 79 96% 4.1% — — —
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 17 — 29% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,170 6 -1.52 40 100% — — — —
Agronomy and Crop Science 8 — 75% 75% 0% 0% 0% 12% $62,364 52 +0.08 54 — — — — —
Animal Sciences 81 +1 19% 73% 0% 2% 10% 2% $72,205 97 +1.89 73 96% — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 32 — 9% 62% 3% 3% 16% 0% $68,575 71 +0.44 67 — — — — —
Environmental Science 47 — 45% 74% 6% 0% 9% 2% $60,230 64 +0.20 48 92% — — — —
Food Science 18 — 33% 44% 0% 6% 33% 0% $86,510 99 +2.15 87 100% — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 66 — 9% 76% 0% 2% 11% 3% $63,702 45 -0.03 57 97% — — — —
Ornamental Horticulture 20 — 40% 80% 5% 5% 10% 0% $47,545 7 -1.29 16 84% — — — —
Poultry Science 7 — 14% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $72,205 97 +1.89 73 96% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 87 — 9% 85% 0% 1% 8% 0% $69,752 80 +0.80 69 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design 159 33% 74% 3% 1% 13% 1% $82,837 80 +1.69 84 98%
Architecture 78 — 53% 65% 4% 3% 17% 1% $85,100 97 +1.95 86 98% — — — —
Interior Design 66 — 6% 83% 2% 0% 9% 0% $79,325 93 +1.29 81 — — — — —
Landscape Architecture 15 — 53% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $86,524 98 +2.11 87 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences 1,876 35% 72% 4% 3% 11% 1% $69,331 41 +0.26 68 94% 7.7%
Computational Science 42 — 55% 69% 14% 0% 12% 0% $105,544 30 -0.57 96 — — — — —
Computer Science 133 — 74% 59% 11% 2% 15% 5% $105,105 29 -0.58 96 100% — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences 27 — 85% 63% 0% 0% 19% 7% $126,510 91 +1.37 99 94% — — — —
Chemistry 58 +5 50% 64% 14% 2% 16% 2% $70,306 46 -0.12 70 97% — — — —
Geosciences 15 +1 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $67,860 65 +0.25 66 96% — — — —
Mathematics 29 +4 45% 83% 10% 0% 3% 0% $69,703 31 -0.59 69 100% — — — —
Physics 21 +3 67% 71% 5% 5% 19% 0% $83,454 53 -0.01 85 — — — — —
Biology 210 +5 31% 71% 8% 3% 11% 1% $68,474 61 +0.23 67 95% — — — —
Arabic 4 +2 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $59,956 59 +0.17 47 — — — — —
Classics — — — — — — — — $58,979 71 +0.20 45 — — — — —
English 46 — 24% 70% 2% 4% 4% 0% $55,151 68 +0.33 34 86% 9.4% — — —
French 3 +4 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,220 54 +0.02 43 91% 14.0% — — —
German 10 — 50% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $59,105 56 +0.10 45 — — — — —
History 53 +9 62% 81% 4% 2% 4% 0% $58,106 67 +0.12 43 99% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 60 — 52% 65% 0% 17% 10% 0% $59,907 72 +0.25 47 84% 9.7% — — —
Philosophy 16 +3 56% 62% 6% 0% 12% 0% $62,110 59 +0.05 53 — — — — —
Spanish 17 +7 18% 59% 0% 0% 24% 0% $58,220 54 +0.02 43 91% 14.0% — — —
Anthropology 35 +1 40% 71% 6% 0% 6% 0% $54,716 48 -0.20 33 95% — — — —
Communication 220 +8 34% 77% 1% 3% 6% 0% $64,922 66 +0.28 60 95% 6.2% — — —
International Affairs 30 +4 23% 60% 3% 0% 17% 20% $65,218 31 -0.39 60 94% — — — —
Journalism 66 +3 33% 82% 3% 3% 5% 2% $75,065 89 +1.43 77 94% — — — —
Political Science 108 +23 43% 72% 3% 5% 13% 1% $76,620 69 +0.32 79 95% — — — —
Psychology 284 +9 16% 74% 3% 3% 13% 1% $61,918 86 +1.04 53 92% — — — —
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 122 +1 10% 82% 2% 2% 7% 1% $70,315 41 -0.12 70 — — — — —
Sociology 33 +81 33% 52% 0% 15% 21% 3% $53,995 44 -0.26 31 97% — — — —
Art History 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $50,753 56 -0.08 23 91% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 33 — 24% 79% 6% 3% 0% 0% $80,383 94 +1.58 82 84% — — — —
Fine Arts 30 +1 13% 73% 3% 3% 13% 0% $50,753 70 +0.42 23 91% — — — —
Music Performance 18 +2 44% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $53,377 81 +0.71 30 98% — — — —
Studio Art 19 +1 32% 84% 0% 5% 5% 0% $50,753 70 +0.42 23 91% — — — —
Theatre 15 +1 13% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $38,261 20 -0.64 4 89% — — — —
Criminal Justice 114 +36 32% 71% 1% 6% 15% 1% $57,305 35 -0.36 40 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Sam M. Walton College of Business 1,831 60% 78% 3% 2% 11% 1% $98,488 93 +0.70 94 97% 5.1%
Accounting 179 +22 58% 76% 4% 2% 12% 1% $99,668 78 +0.82 94 96% 5.4% — — —
Business Administration 112 +4 40% 73% 0% 5% 11% 3% $94,698 86 +0.89 92 97% 4.7% — — —
Business Analytics 72 +12 76% 69% 6% 7% 11% 1% $103,078 73 +0.61 96 100% 5.0% — — —
Economics 21 +8 81% 67% 0% 14% 14% 0% $99,092 66 +0.04 94 100% — — — —
Economics 28 +8 75% 61% 0% 4% 25% 0% $103,545 75 +0.64 96 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 60 +9 68% 83% 2% 3% 8% 2% $82,657 73 +0.31 84 — — — — —
Finance 437 +21 82% 80% 4% 1% 8% 1% $107,634 73 +0.29 97 96% 4.9% — — —
General Business 30 — 60% 93% 3% 0% 3% 0% $107,335 92 +1.55 97 83% 5.2% — — —
Human Resources Development 19 — 16% 63% 0% 21% 11% 0% $76,073 53 +0.01 78 95% 7.9% — — —
Human Resources Management 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $76,073 53 +0.01 78 95% 7.9% — — —
International Business 39 — 31% 64% 0% 0% 26% 0% $97,614 78 +0.62 93 94% — — — —
Logistics 312 +27 70% 79% 3% 2% 10% 2% $94,698 60 +0.13 92 97% 4.7% — — —
Marketing 491 +35 37% 79% 2% 1% 12% 1% $95,370 93 +1.38 92 98% 5.3% — — —
Organizational Leadership 18 +6 78% 89% 6% 0% 0% 0% $94,698 93 +1.35 92 97% 4.7% — — —
Retail Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,698 92 +1.33 92 97% 4.7% — — —
Geography 7 +1 57% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,242 74 +0.47 63 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,615
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,880
Est. In-State Cost $13,732
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,240
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 32.1% 1,920 60% 78% 3% 2% 11% 1% $96,811 82 +0.67 93 96% 5.1%
Social Sciences 17.4% 1,043 24% 75% 2% 3% 10% 1% $64,417 71 +0.44 59 93% 7.2%
Health Sciences 12.7% 761 12% 71% 2% 12% 10% 0% $80,433 64 +0.40 82 98% 3.4%
Engineering 7.1% 426 73% 69% 5% 2% 12% 5% $104,726 63 +0.28 96 98% 2.6%
Arts 6.5% 389 25% 78% 2% 2% 10% 0% $70,746 97 +1.14 71 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 6.4% 385 35% 77% 1% 2% 10% 2% $68,623 83 +0.52 67 95% 4.1%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 210 31% 71% 8% 3% 11% 1% $68,474 52 +0.23 67 95% —
Humanities 3.5% 209 46% 71% 2% 6% 9% 0% $58,373 69 +0.19 43 90% 10.3%
Computer Science 3.4% 202 72% 61% 10% 1% 15% 4% $108,057 46 -0.32 97 99% —
Education 3.3% 196 21% 75% 1% 3% 16% 0% $56,554 70 +0.35 38 95% 7.1%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 123 50% 72% 10% 2% 14% 1% $72,110 32 -0.17 73 98% —
Professional 1.9% 114 32% 71% 1% 6% 15% 1% $57,305 16 -0.36 40 97% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $84.4M #28 23% $3.5M 24 #26 140 12
Engineering $63.1M #80 64% $2.9M 35 #96 339 34
Physical Sciences & Math $18.8M #136 63% $0.2M 20 #124 175 —
Life & Natural Sciences $13.3M #143 45% $0.0M 21 #100 122 16
Humanities & Social Sciences $13.0M #134 45% $0.0M 25 #160 109 4
Computer Science $11.6M #77 60% $0.3M — — — —
Education $7.2M #73 19% $0 32 #129 — —
Business & Economics $2.4M #144 3% $0.1M 13 #102 15 —
Health Sciences $0.4M #311 91% $0 9 #147 44 —
Total $214M #120 43% $7.0M 179 #122 944 66

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 127 $90.8M $57.4M $33.4M
Track & Field (combined) 110 $95K $5.7M -$5.6M
Baseball 43 $6.8M $9.9M -$3.1M
Basketball 15 $25.4M $21.3M $4.1M
Golf 10 $165 $1.4M -$1.4M
Tennis 8 $3K $1.3M -$1.3M
Total 245 $123.0M $96.8M $26.2M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 130 $83K $5.1M -$5.0M
Soccer 37 $172K $3.0M -$2.8M
Swimming & Diving 25 $1K $2.3M -$2.3M
Softball 22 $569K $3.6M -$3.0M
Gymnastics 20 $355K $2.3M -$1.9M
Volleyball 18 $149K $2.2M -$2.0M
Basketball 14 $294K $6.7M -$6.4M
Golf 9 $11K $1.6M -$1.6M
Tennis 9 $82 $1.1M -$1.1M
Total 212 $1.6M $27.9M -$26.2M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 240 $179K $10.7M -$10.5M
Football 127 $90.8M $57.4M $33.4M
Baseball 43 $6.8M $9.9M -$3.1M
Soccer 37 $172K $3.0M -$2.8M
Basketball 29 $25.7M $28.0M -$2.3M
Swimming & Diving 25 $1K $2.3M -$2.3M
Softball 22 $569K $3.6M -$3.0M
Gymnastics 20 $355K $2.3M -$1.9M
Golf 19 $12K $3.0M -$3.0M
Volleyball 18 $149K $2.2M -$2.0M
Tennis 17 $3K $2.4M -$2.3M
Total 457 $195.9M $189.0M $6.9M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 74%
Yield (non-ED) 29%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 76% 12%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1020 – 1210
SAT Math Range 500 – 620
SAT RW Range 520 – 620