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University of Arkansas

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 450,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 27,312
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 66%
Hispanic 12%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 34%
Humanities & Social Sciences 22%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 11%
Arts 7%
Education 4%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,104
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,966
Est. In-State Cost $13,071
Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,764
10-Year ROI $189,000
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 257 (72th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $76M #82
Life & Natural Sciences $116M #108
Humanities & Social Sciences $10M #131
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 38 #124
Humanities & Social Sciences 183 #134
Life & Natural Sciences 102 #213

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 3,000 (11%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1,030 – 1,220
ACT Range 21 – 28

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education and Health Professions 1,040 17% / 83% 0% $72,885
Communication Sciences and Disorders 64 6% / 94% 0% $65,998
Kinesiology 117 34% / 66% 0%
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Kinesiology and Physical Education 3 67% / 33% 0% $65,391
Nursing 342 8% / 92% 0% $90,295
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 17 71% / 29% 0% $68,715
Pre-Pharmacy
Public Health 118 9% / 91% 0% $59,744
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 78 72% / 28% 1% $75,777
Human Development and Family Studies 54 9% / 91% 0% $53,811
Social Work 56 9% / 91% 0% $60,963
Early Childhood Education 12 0% / 100% 0% $58,189
Education 19 21% / 79% 0% $55,436
Elementary Education 85 0% / 100% 0% $58,189
Secondary Education and Teaching 37 22% / 78% 0% $58,189
Special Education 15 7% / 93% 0%
Technical Teacher Education 11 27% / 73% 0% $68,715
Art Education 7 29% / 71% 0% $68,715
Music Education 5 0% / 100% 0% $68,715
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 391 76% / 24% 5% $101,095
Biological Engineering 13 46% / 54% 0% $88,260
Biomedical Engineering 56 46% / 54% 9% $74,389
Chemical Engineering 33 61% / 39% 3% $116,714
Civil Engineering 53 87% / 13% 15% $92,036
Computer Engineering 24 96% / 4% 0% $131,934
Electrical Engineering 47 79% / 21% 4% $106,702
Industrial Engineering 47 70% / 30% 4% $124,380
Mechanical Engineering 118 90% / 10% 3% $97,105
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 390 35% / 65% 2% $68,631
Agronomy and Crop Science 8 +1 88% / 12% 0%
Animal Sciences 50 36% / 64% 4% $64,987
Dietetics/Dietitian 12 8% / 92% 0%
Environmental Science 38 +1 42% / 58% 11% $58,879
Food Science 24 42% / 58% 0%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 53 9% / 91% 0% $62,149
Ornamental Horticulture 12 42% / 58% 0%
Poultry Science 14 57% / 43% 7% $64,987
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 76 +4 76% / 24% 0% $77,189
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 24 21% / 79% 0% $58,600
Apparel and Textiles 79 5% / 95% 0% $75,441
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design 133 37% / 63% 2% $77,801
Architecture 69 62% / 38% 1% $77,801
Interior Design 57 5% / 95% 2%
Landscape Architecture 7 43% / 57% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences 1,533 36% / 64% 2% $65,709
Computational Science 18 67% / 33% 0%
Computer Science 100 81% / 19% 7%
Computer and Information Sciences 27 67% / 33% 7% $124,272
Mathematics 21 57% / 43% 0% $73,172
Physics 15 +2 87% / 13% 20%
Biology 178 +4 34% / 66% 2% $71,893
Chemistry 48 +1 52% / 48% 0% $72,309
Geosciences 4 100% / 0% 25%
Anthropology 31 +1 48% / 52% 0% $48,615
Arabic 5 +2 20% / 80% 0%
Classics
Communication 175 +6 36% / 64% 1% $70,293
Criminal Justice 73 +25 30% / 70% 1% $62,894
English 47 +1 19% / 81% 0% $49,025
French 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $66,974
German 10 +2 60% / 40% 0%
History 50 +12 60% / 40% 0% $59,295
Interdisciplinary Studies 57 35% / 65% 0%
International Affairs 23 +3 26% / 74% 4% $66,449
Journalism 61 30% / 70% 0% $69,005
Philosophy 8 +3 75% / 25% 0%
Political Science 101 +15 39% / 61% 1% $76,054
Psychology 243 +6 16% / 84% 1% $60,232
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication 62 15% / 85% 2%
Sociology 29 +56 21% / 79% 3% $58,761
Spanish 8 +7 12% / 88% 0% $66,974
Art History 7 29% / 71% 0% $50,418
Design and Visual Communications 27 11% / 89% 0%
Fine Arts 22 14% / 86% 9% $50,418
Music Performance 29 52% / 48% 0% $53,620
Studio Art 23 22% / 78% 0% $50,418
Theatre 23 26% / 74% 0% $34,320
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Sam M. Walton College of Business 1,498 61% / 39% 2% $103,615
Accounting 142 +22 60% / 40% 3% $106,549
Business Administration 112 +8 58% / 42% 2% $130,943
Business Analytics 74 +16 78% / 22% 7% $98,953
Business/Managerial Economics 26 +9 58% / 42% 0% $82,407
Economics 23 +1 52% / 48% 9% $76,884
Entrepreneurship 55 +2 60% / 40% 0%
Finance 382 +24 80% / 20% 2% $99,395
General Business 40 40% / 60% 0%
Human Resources Development 12 17% / 83% 0% $63,514
International Business 52 48% / 52% 0% $83,562
Logistics 220 +9 72% / 28% 4% $130,943
Marketing 360 +26 41% / 59% 1% $90,168
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