by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff was awarded 14 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice & corrections.
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UAPB is ranked #1,954 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UAPB held the #2,049 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UAPB is also ranked #28 out of 34 schools in Arkansas.
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If you're applying to University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 68%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 12% of students accepted to UAPB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 508. Math scores were between 390 and 508.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is 81%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UAPB is 17%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,507 undergraduates at UAPB with 2,158 being full-time and 349 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,533 | $11,418 | $13,747 | $15,157 | $16,017 |
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 UAPB, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UAPB, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $6,131 a year. That adds up to $24,524 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UAPB is 13.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for UAPB are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1200 N University Mail Slot 4789, Pine Bluff, AR 71601 |
| Phone: | 870-575-8000 |
| Website: | www.uapb.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/uapinebluff |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/uapbinfo |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 43 | $25,903 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 39 | $26,630 |
| Social Work | 39 | $30,974 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 36 | $25,479 |
| Business Administration & Management | 32 | $26,365 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 25 | $54,906 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 25 | $31,246 |
| Nursing | 18 | $53,914 |
| General Social Sciences | 16 | NA |
| Accounting | 15 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,060 students took at least one online class at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. This is a decrease from the 2,333 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,060 | 260 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,333 | 166 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,604 | 84 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,421 | 52 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,555 | 58 |
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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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