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 435 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is rehabilitation & therapeutic professions.
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UCA landed the #1,059 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 34 colleges in Arkansas, UCA is ranked at #6.
With an acceptance rate of 92%, 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 3% 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 500 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 560.
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 Central Arkansas, this ratio is 15 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 Central Arkansas is 78%. 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 Central Arkansas is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from UCA have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,136 | $15,016 | $16,798 | $19,344 | $19,270 |
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 51% of students took out student loans averaging $5,993 a year. That adds up to $23,972 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UCA is 4.8%. 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 UCA are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72035-0001 |
| Phone: | 501-450-5000 |
| Website: | www.uca.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/ucentralarkansas |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/ucabears |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 138 | $56,174 |
| General Psychology | 136 | $24,926 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 108 | $35,720 |
| General Biology | 107 | $23,535 |
| Health & Physical Education | 101 | $26,820 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 86 | $25,293 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 67 | $36,389 |
| Business Administration & Management | 56 | $36,173 |
| Criminology | 53 | $27,665 |
| Marketing | 50 | $31,457 |
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, 4,700 students took at least one online class at University of Central Arkansas. This is a decrease from the 7,955 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,700 | 1,295 |
| 2019-2020 | 7,955 | 1,390 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,563 | 1,198 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,317 | 1,003 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,246 | 1,027 |
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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