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 Central Arkansas was awarded 96 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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College Factual ranked UCA as #1,428 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
UCA is also ranked #11 out of 36 schools in Arkansas.
With an acceptance rate of 91%, UCA has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
About 2% of students accepted to UCA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 560.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, University of Central Arkansas is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 Central Arkansas is 79%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Central Arkansas has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. 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.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UCA have a four-year graduation rate of 31%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Central Arkansas.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,615 undergraduates at UCA with 7,301 being full-time and 1,314 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,601 | $14,316 | $16,869 | $18,715 | $19,043 |
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 UCA, 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 UCA, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $6,198 a year. That adds up to $24,792 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UCA are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72035-0001 |
| Phone: | 501-450-5000 |
| Website: | www.uca.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 148 | $38,995 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 146 | $39,795 |
| Health & Physical Education | 143 | $31,767 |
| General Psychology | 137 | $29,431 |
| Nursing | 127 | $70,636 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 106 | NA |
| General Biology | 97 | $32,390 |
| Communication Sciences | 96 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 85 | $32,618 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 64 | 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 2022-2023, 5,058 students took at least one online class at University of Central Arkansas. This is an increase from the 4,700 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 5,058 | 1,446 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,700 | 1,295 |
| 2020-2021 | 7,955 | 1,390 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,317 | 1,003 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Central Arkansas.
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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