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University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 550,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,740
Men / Women 37% / 63%
White 49%
Black 25%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 9%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 41%
Health Sciences 18%
Business & Economics 17%
Life & Natural Sciences 6%
Arts 5%
Computer Science & Math 4%
Education 4%
Engineering 3%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,748
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,158
Est. In-State Cost $12,610
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,664
10-Year ROI $127,000
ROI Percentile 37th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $5M #232
Life & Natural Sciences $4M #311
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #346
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 152 #147
Engineering, Computing & Math 13 #188
Life & Natural Sciences 11 #470

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 89%
SAT Range 1000 – 1170
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 490 – 630
ACT Range 17 – 24

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences 449 35% / 65% 3% $50,880
Mathematics 6 50% / 50% 0%
Biology 41 24% / 76% 2% $69,747
Chemistry 5 40% / 60% 0%
Geosciences 5 60% / 40% 0%
Physics 4 100% / 0% 0%
Sign Language Interpretation 4 50% / 50% 25%
Anthropology 10 10% / 90% 10%
Communication 35 51% / 49% 0% $44,390
Criminal Justice 49 35% / 65% 2% $54,316
English 23 17% / 83% 4% $42,780
Foreign Languages 17 24% / 76% 12% $56,721
History 24 54% / 46% 4% $38,723
Humanities 1 100% / 0% 0% $47,034
Interdisciplinary Studies 16 62% / 38% 0%
Journalism 20 55% / 45% 10%
Legal Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
Liberal Studies 38 39% / 61% 3% $47,034
Philosophy 7 29% / 71% 0%
Political Science 21 43% / 57% 5%
Professional and Technical Writing 11 18% / 82% 0%
Psychology 49 22% / 78% 2% $50,945
Sociology 20 20% / 80% 5%
Art 15 20% / 80% 0% $44,787
Dance 1 100% / 0% 0%
Music 6 67% / 33% 0%
Studio Art 16 19% / 81% 0% $44,787
Theatre 4 25% / 75% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 160 45% / 55% 7% $77,884
Accounting 39 38% / 62% 5% $80,209
Business Administration 50 42% / 58% 4% $79,413
Business Analytics 15 67% / 33% 0%
E-Commerce
Economics 6 50% / 50% 17%
Finance 25 56% / 44% 16% $71,201
International Business 2 0% / 100% 0%
Marketing 23 39% / 61% 9%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education and Health Professions 113 13% / 87% 2% $59,198
Communication Sciences and Disorders 8 0% / 100% 0%
Health Sciences 23 17% / 83% 0% $50,660
Community Organization and Advocacy
Social Work 43 12% / 88% 0% $66,028
Elementary Education 16 0% / 100% 0% $55,597
Middle School Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $55,597
Physical Education 8 62% / 38% 12%
Special Education 4 0% / 100% 25%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology 82 79% / 21% 2% $86,362
Construction Engineering 16 88% / 12% 6%
Environmental Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 7 86% / 14% 0%
Robotics Engineering 6 50% / 50% 0%
Computer Science 25 80% / 20% 0%
Information Science 2 50% / 50% 50%
Digital Media 6 50% / 50% 0%
Computer Engineering Technology 2 100% / 0% 0%
Construction Engineering Technology 10 90% / 10% 0% $86,362
Mechanical Engineering Technology 7 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing 137 13% / 87% 3% $94,972
Nursing 137 13% / 87% 3% $94,972