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University of Arkansas at Monticello

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 20,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Monticello, AR

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,868
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 91%
From Region 9%
Athletes 271 (16.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Black 31%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 50.7% 50.7% 2012 Men: 48.9% 48.9% 2013 Men: 48.8% 48.8% 2014 Men: 49.6% 49.6% 2015 Men: 55.3% 55.3% 2016 Men: 52.8% 52.8% 2017 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2018 Men: 52.5% 52.5% 2019 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2020 Men: 50.7% 50.7% 2021 Men: 49.9% 49.9% 2022 Men: 52.9% 52.9% 2023 Men: 52.8% 52.8% 2024 Men: 47.6% 47.6% 2025 Men: 46.4% 46.4%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2017 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 2.5% 2.5% 2021 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2011 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2013 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2020 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2021 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 43.7% 43.7% 2012 Black: 42.7% 42.7% 2013 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2014 Black: 32.8% 32.8% 2015 Black: 33.2% 33.2% 2016 Black: 35.2% 35.2% 2017 Black: 30.4% 30.4% 2018 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2019 Black: 30.0% 30.0% 2020 Black: 31.0% 31.0% 2021 Black: 26.5% 26.5% 2022 Black: 22.9% 22.9% 2023 Black: 26.0% 26.0% 2024 Black: 29.0% 29.0% 2025 Black: 27.5% 27.5% 2011 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2% 2013 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9% 2014 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2015 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2016 Hispanic: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8% 2018 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2019 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2% 2020 Hispanic: 6.4% 6.4% 2021 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2023 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2024 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4% 2025 Hispanic: 10.9% 10.9% 2011 White: 48.3% 48.3% 2012 White: 50.4% 50.4% 2013 White: 54.9% 54.9% 2014 White: 57.1% 57.1% 2015 White: 55.9% 55.9% 2016 White: 57.5% 57.5% 2017 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2018 White: 56.2% 56.2% 2019 White: 57.0% 57.0% 2020 White: 54.2% 54.2% 2021 White: 46.2% 46.2% 2022 White: 61.8% 61.8% 2023 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2025 White: 56.4% 56.4% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2015 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2016 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2022 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2024 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2025 International: 0.4% 0.4%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 2,668 2,668 2012 Total: 2,601 2,601 2013 Total: 2,470 2,470 2014 Total: 2,366 2,366 2015 Total: 2,083 2,083 2016 Total: 2,162 2,162 2017 Total: 2,178 2,178 2018 Total: 2,028 2,028 2019 Total: 1,790 1,790 2020 Total: 1,950 1,950 2021 Total: 1,677 1,677 2022 Total: 1,880 1,880 2023 Total: 1,836 1,836 2024 Total: 1,756 1,756 2025 Total: 1,868 1,868 2011 Men: 1,150 1,150 2012 Men: 1,159 1,159 2013 Men: 1,123 1,123 2014 Men: 1,082 1,082 2015 Men: 1,024 1,024 2016 Men: 1,003 1,003 2017 Men: 1,010 1,010 2018 Men: 951 951 2019 Men: 817 817 2020 Men: 890 890 2021 Men: 776 776 2022 Men: 821 821 2023 Men: 779 779 2024 Men: 742 742 2025 Men: 787 787 2011 Women: 1,518 1,518 2012 Women: 1,442 1,442 2013 Women: 1,347 1,347 2014 Women: 1,284 1,284 2015 Women: 1,059 1,059 2016 Women: 1,159 1,159 2017 Women: 1,168 1,168 2018 Women: 1,077 1,077 2019 Women: 973 973 2020 Women: 1,060 1,060 2021 Women: 901 901 2022 Women: 1,059 1,059 2023 Women: 1,057 1,057 2024 Women: 1,014 1,014 2025 Women: 1,081 1,081

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2011 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2013 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2016 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2020 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Asian: 0.1% 0.1% 2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2011 Black: 34.5% 34.5% 2012 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2013 Black: 30.3% 30.3% 2014 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2015 Black: 26.0% 26.0% 2016 Black: 26.0% 26.0% 2017 Black: 27.0% 27.0% 2018 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2019 Black: 25.6% 25.6% 2020 Black: 25.9% 25.9% 2021 Black: 27.7% 27.7% 2022 Black: 27.9% 27.9% 2023 Black: 28.2% 28.2% 2024 Black: 29.2% 29.2% 2025 Black: 30.5% 30.5% 2011 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2012 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2013 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2014 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2015 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2016 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2018 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2019 Hispanic: 6.8% 6.8% 2020 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2021 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2023 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2% 2024 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2025 Hispanic: 9.4% 9.4% 2011 White: 60.2% 60.2% 2012 White: 60.1% 60.1% 2013 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2014 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2015 White: 66.3% 66.3% 2016 White: 64.5% 64.5% 2017 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2018 White: 61.3% 61.3% 2019 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2020 White: 61.2% 61.2% 2021 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2022 White: 57.9% 57.9% 2023 White: 55.3% 55.3% 2024 White: 55.1% 55.1% 2025 White: 53.7% 53.7% 2011 International: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2013 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2014 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2017 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2018 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2019 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

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
School of Arts and Humanities 49 45% 53% 0% 33% 8% 2% $48,629 1 -0.77 34 97% 4.4%
Biological and Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $59,021 16 -0.86 61 — — — — —
English 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $46,713 21 -0.70 28 — — — — —
General Studies 22 — 64% 55% 0% 32% 5% 5% $55,986 49 -0.13 53 100% 4.4% — — —
History 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,369 10 -0.93 30 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 11 — 18% 27% 0% 55% 18% 0% $35,010 0 -2.14 7 90% — — — —
Communication 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,057 11 -1.10 38 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,526 12 -1.01 59 — — — — —
Art 4 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $42,362 31 -0.48 18 — — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $43,346 37 -0.37 20 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 73 60% 68% 0% 25% 4% 3% $66,350 33 -0.87 73 98%
Accounting 8 — 38% 62% 0% 12% 25% 0% $65,510 6 -1.39 72 100% — — — —
Business Administration 48 — 60% 75% 0% 19% 2% 4% $61,989 13 -0.81 66 98% — — — —
Management Information Systems 17 — 71% 53% 0% 47% 0% 0% $79,060 21 -0.77 86 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 95 38% 64% 0% 19% 11% 0% $52,796 2 -0.55 45 99%
Exercise Science 19 — 53% 37% 0% 26% 21% 0% $58,807 41 -0.35 60 98% — — — —
Kinesiology 24 — 88% 42% 0% 50% 4% 0% $58,807 41 -0.35 60 98% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $49,332 30 -0.44 36 100% — — — —
Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,541 21 -0.65 36 — — — — —
Education 33 — 9% 85% 0% 3% 9% 0% $46,867 13 -0.96 29 100% — — — —
Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $49,332 21 -0.67 36 100% — — — —
Music Teacher Education 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,051 64 +0.35 38 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Forest Resources 35 63% 80% 0% 6% 6% 0% $54,514 3 -1.23 50 97%
Agribusiness 18 — 44% 72% 0% 11% 0% 0% $55,124 2 -1.70 51 97% — — — —
Forestry 15 — 87% 87% 0% 0% 13% 0% $53,942 17 -0.70 48 — — — — —
Geomatics 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,319 15 -1.01 46 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences 10 20% 80% 0% 0% 10% 10% $59,081 7 -1.02 61
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,856 11 -0.94 66 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,784 26 -0.66 75 — — — — —
Biology 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $57,045 11 -1.09 56 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 15 0% 33% 0% 27% 20% 0% $81,020 75 -1.12 88 100%
Nursing 15 — 0% 33% 0% 27% 20% 0% $81,020 6 -1.12 88 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences 33 33% 58% 0% 21% 9% 3% $50,855 1 -0.74 40 95%
Psychology 21 — 33% 62% 0% 14% 14% 5% $50,075 22 -0.76 38 94% — — — —
Social Work 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $48,710 20 -0.54 34 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 8 — 50% 50% 0% 38% 0% 0% $53,976 16 -0.82 48 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,762
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $15,806
Est. In-State Cost $12,628
Est. Out-of-State Cost $20,447
ROI Percentile 56th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 28.0% 28.0% 2012 Graduated: 26.7% 26.7% 2013 Graduated: 28.0% 28.0% 2014 Graduated: 28.4% 28.4% 2015 Graduated: 28.9% 28.9% 2016 Graduated: 22.1% 22.1% 2017 Graduated: 23.2% 23.2% 2018 Graduated: 25.5% 25.5% 2019 Graduated: 29.5% 29.5% 2020 Graduated: 35.6% 35.6% 2021 Graduated: 33.0% 33.0% 2022 Graduated: 38.7% 38.7% 2023 Graduated: 43.3% 43.3% 2024 Graduated: 48.6% 48.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 23.6% 2012 Men: 21.7% 2013 Men: 23.9% 2014 Men: 28.0% 2015 Men: 25.9% 2016 Men: 22.5% 2017 Men: 22.7% 2018 Men: 24.8% 2019 Men: 28.9% 2020 Men: 31.8% 2021 Men: 32.9% 2022 Men: 37.2% 2023 Men: 43.0% 2024 Men: 46.9% 2011 Women: 31.8% 2012 Women: 31.0% 2013 Women: 32.3% 2014 Women: 28.8% 2015 Women: 31.9% 2016 Women: 21.6% 2017 Women: 23.8% 2018 Women: 26.2% 2019 Women: 30.0% 2020 Women: 39.4% 2021 Women: 33.2% 2022 Women: 40.3% 2023 Women: 43.5% 2024 Women: 50.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 13.8% 2012 Black: 9.2% 2013 Black: 12.7% 2014 Black: 13.0% 2015 Black: 13.9% 2016 Black: 13.0% 2017 Black: 12.7% 2018 Black: 13.9% 2019 Black: 14.6% 2020 Black: 16.8% 2021 Black: 18.2% 2022 Black: 23.8% 2023 Black: 25.3% 2024 Black: 34.3% 2011 Hispanic: 25.0% 2012 Hispanic: 23.1% 2013 Hispanic: 33.3% 2014 Hispanic: 60.0% 2015 Hispanic: 33.3% 2016 Hispanic: 50.0% 2017 Hispanic: 28.6% 2018 Hispanic: 35.7% 2019 Hispanic: 46.7% 2020 Hispanic: 60.0% 2021 Hispanic: 45.8% 2022 Hispanic: 41.2% 2023 Hispanic: 47.1% 2024 Hispanic: 70.2% 2011 White: 37.0% 2012 White: 35.4% 2013 White: 35.1% 2014 White: 34.4% 2015 White: 38.6% 2016 White: 29.7% 2017 White: 31.5% 2018 White: 34.5% 2019 White: 38.0% 2020 White: 45.9% 2021 White: 39.5% 2022 White: 47.3% 2023 White: 52.3% 2024 White: 53.5%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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 23.5% 73 60% 68% 0% 25% 4% 3% $66,350 17 -0.87 73 98% —
Health Sciences 18.7% 58 53% 38% 0% 36% 14% 0% $64,552 10 -0.55 71 98% —
Education 15.5% 48 6% 85% 0% 2% 10% 0% $47,642 14 -0.80 31 100% —
Humanities 12.3% 38 47% 50% 0% 34% 11% 3% $48,711 14 -0.79 34 97% 4.4%
Agriculture & Food Science 10.6% 33 64% 79% 0% 6% 6% 0% $54,587 25 -1.25 50 97% —
Social Sciences 10.3% 32 31% 66% 0% 12% 9% 3% $50,898 14 -0.79 40 94% —
Arts 3.2% 10 40% 60% 0% 30% 0% 0% $45,634 21 -0.12 26 — —
Professional 2.6% 8 50% 50% 0% 38% 0% 0% $53,976 8 -0.82 48 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.3% 7 14% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $57,045 10 -1.09 56 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 3 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $63,832 11 -0.85 70 — —

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 135 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 41 $581K $581K $0
Basketball 16 $396K $396K $0
Golf 10 $145K $145K $0
Cross Country 6 $18K $18K $0
Total 208 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 26 $303K $303K $0
Volleyball 16 $283K $283K $0
Basketball 12 $338K $338K $0
Cross Country 9 $25K $25K $0
Golf 8 $146K $146K $0
Total 63 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 135 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 41 $581K $581K $0
Basketball 28 $735K $735K $0
Softball 26 $303K $303K $0
Golf 18 $291K $291K $0
Volleyball 16 $283K $283K $0
Cross Country 15 $43K $43K $0
Total 271 $5.2M $5.2M $0

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 No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional