by our College Data Analytics Team
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University of Arkansas was awarded 128 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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College Factual ranked UARK as #239 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
UARK also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Arkansas ranking.
When it comes to admittance, University of Arkansas is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 79%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 31% of students accepted to UARK submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio at University of Arkansas is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Arkansas is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Arkansas has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UARK for first-time, full-time students is 50%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 22,825 undergraduates at UARK with 20,252 being full-time and 2,573 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,556 | $12,575 | $15,514 | $18,867 | $20,093 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UARK, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UARK, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $8,350 a year. That adds up to $33,400 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UARK is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UARK are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1125 W Maple St, Administration Bldg 425, Fayetteville, AR 72701 |
| Phone: | 479-575-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.uark.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 525 | $56,456 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 384 | NA |
| Finance & Financial Management | 367 | $56,387 |
| Marketing | 342 | $50,045 |
| Nursing | 283 | $72,043 |
| Accounting | 238 | $57,535 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 237 | $40,095 |
| General Psychology | 216 | $31,866 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 215 | $47,428 |
| General Biology | 197 | $28,061 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 11,034 students took at least one online class at University of Arkansas. This is an increase from the 10,079 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 11,034 | 3,361 |
| 2021-2022 | 10,079 | 3,258 |
| 2020-2021 | 26,599 | 9,232 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,694 | 2,328 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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