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University of Central Arkansas

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Conway, AR
Population 300,000
Website http://www.uca.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,426
Men / Women 38% / 62%
White 65%
Black 15%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
From State 92%
From Region 5%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Health Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Arts 7%
Education 7%
Computer Science 5%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,523
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,023
Est. In-State Cost $13,613
Est. Out-of-State Cost $23,315
10-Year ROI $128,000
ROI Percentile 38th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #398
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #498
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #522
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 122 #179
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 22 #354

Honors College

Name Norbert O. Schedler Honors College
Students 300 (4%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 97%
SAT Range 950 – 1130
SAT Math Range 430 – 580
SAT RW Range 480 – 590
ACT Range 19 – 25

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 357 36% / 64% 2% $43,876 94%
Economics 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $60,783 70 100%
Anthropology 5 +1 0% / 100% 0% $43,413 25 —
Communication 6 +3 33% / 67% 0% $35,609 9 92%
Creative Writing 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $31,622 5 95%
Criminology 29 +5 28% / 72% 7% $46,439 34 100%
English 27 +3 22% / 78% 0% $40,059 17 88%
Foreign Languages 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $39,958 17 89%
General Studies 42 — 36% / 64% 0% $59,511 67 96%
Geography 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,423 43 —
Global Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 67% $47,843 38 —
History 18 +2 39% / 61% 0% $37,357 12 93%
Journalism 20 +1 35% / 65% 0% $44,341 28 94%
Linguistics 8 +2 50% / 50% 0% $39,958 17 89%
Philosophy 7 +1 57% / 43% 0% $41,511 20 —
Political Science 18 +4 44% / 56% 11% $50,446 46 100%
Public Administration 5 +4 40% / 60% 0% $50,251 45 —
Religion 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $43,941 27 —
Sociology 8 +1 25% / 75% 0% $44,484 28 94%
Strategic Communication 20 +1 30% / 70% 5% $48,074 39 93%
Writing 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $31,622 5 95%
Art 32 +1 16% / 84% 0% $38,265 13 96%
Film Production 27 +1 56% / 44% 0% $19,899 1 88%
Interior Design 19 — 11% / 89% 0% $50,029 45 90%
Music 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $54,202 56 100%
Music Performance 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $54,202 56 100%
Theatre 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $33,818 7 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 283 56% / 44% 6% $61,514 98%
Accounting 32 — 62% / 38% 0% $68,389 81 100%
Business Analytics 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $60,986 70 —
Entrepreneurship 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $50,296 45 96%
Finance 46 +2 74% / 26% 4% $65,685 77 100%
General Business 98 +2 52% / 48% 7% $65,716 77 98%
Management Information Systems 27 — 63% / 37% 11% $66,120 78 96%
Marketing 46 — 33% / 67% 4% $43,795 26 98%
Risk Management and Insurance 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $66,259 78 100%
Supply Chain Management 16 — 69% / 31% 12% $55,193 59 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 161 32% / 68% 1% $43,897 93%
Nutrition and Wellness 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,160 33 92%
Family and Consumer Sciences 48 +1 44% / 56% 4% $43,076 25 91%
Elementary Education 53 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,267 25 91%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $45,778 32 98%
Middle School Education 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $43,267 25 91%
Physical Education 20 — 85% / 15% 0% $45,778 32 98%
Social Studies Education 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $45,778 32 98%
Special Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,665 23 100%
Music Education 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $45,778 32 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences 364 24% / 76% 2% $49,168 94%
Dietetics 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $49,305 43 —
Nutrition Sciences 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,316 43 —
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — $59,126 67 —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 38 — 3% / 97% 0% $48,263 40 97%
Community Health 38 — 32% / 68% 3% $50,200 45 93%
Exercise Science 103 — 44% / 56% 3% $50,069 45 94%
Health Sciences 22 — 27% / 73% 0% $64,544 76 99%
Nuclear Medicine Technology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,459 43 96%
Radiation Therapy 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $49,459 43 96%
Psychology 117 +7 14% / 86% 2% $45,243 31 94%
Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling 17 — 12% / 88% 0% $50,200 45 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 210 56% / 44% 6% $58,442 95%
Engineering Physics 4 — 100% / 0% 25% $79,345 90 —
Computer Science 54 +1 85% / 15% 9% $60,015 68 100%
Computer and Information Sciences 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $60,015 68 100%
Cybersecurity 13 +2 85% / 15% 0% $70,202 83 —
Chemistry 14 — 36% / 64% 0% $52,680 52 95%
Mathematics 14 +1 64% / 36% 14% $61,974 72 97%
Physics 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $60,312 69 —
Biology 85 +2 36% / 64% 2% $59,571 67 93%
Environmental Science 20 — 40% / 60% 0% $39,321 15 92%
Natural Sciences 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,282 34 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 121 19% / 81% 1% $77,918 94%
Nursing 121 — 19% / 81% 1% $77,918 89 94%