Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Conway, AR
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Honors College

Name Norbert O. Schedler Honors College
Students 300 (4%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,219
Men / Women 39% / 61%
From State 92%
From Region 5%
Athletes 9.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Black 17%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 353 36% / 64% 2% $49,404 40 94%
Economics 18 +1 39% / 61% 0% $68,929 80 100%
Anthropology 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $50,957 45
Communication 12 +4 50% / 50% 0% $40,381 16 92%
Creative Writing 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $35,860 9 95%
English 34 +4 18% / 82% 0% $45,428 28 88%
Foreign Languages 9 22% / 78% 0% $45,313 28 89%
General Studies 34 47% / 53% 0% $67,487 78 96%
Geography 1 100% / 0% 0% $55,992 58
Global Studies 1 +10 100% / 0% 0% $55,438 57
History 16 +15 44% / 56% 6% $42,364 20 93%
Journalism 13 +1 46% / 54% 0% $50,284 43 94%
Linguistics 5 +8 60% / 40% 0% $45,313 28 89%
Philosophy 6 +1 17% / 83% 0% $46,138 30
Political Science 15 +6 47% / 53% 0% $57,207 61 100%
Public Administration 6 33% / 67% 0% $56,346 59
Religion 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,477 49
Sociology 14 14% / 86% 0% $50,446 43 94%
Strategic Communication 15 +3 40% / 60% 7% $54,517 55 93%
Writing 2 0% / 100% 0% $35,860 9 95%
Art 30 +11 20% / 80% 3% $43,393 23 96%
Film Production 25 +2 68% / 32% 4% $22,566 2 88%
Interior Design 20 5% / 95% 5% $56,734 60 90%
Music $61,466 70 100%
Music Performance 13 77% / 23% 8% $61,466 70 100%
Theatre 11 45% / 55% 0% $34,794 8
Criminology 32 +3 31% / 69% 0% $52,663 50 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business Administration 316 48% / 52% 4% $69,052 80 98%
Accounting 43 +3 44% / 56% 2% $77,554 88 100%
Business Analytics 5 40% / 60% 40% $71,248 82
Entrepreneurship 10 50% / 50% 0% $57,037 61 96%
Finance 53 66% / 34% 2% $74,488 85 100%
General Business 99 +1 39% / 61% 6% $74,523 85 98%
Management Information Systems 17 47% / 53% 12% $74,981 86 96%
Marketing 58 +4 38% / 62% 3% $49,664 41 98%
Risk Management and Insurance 11 +1 64% / 36% 0% $75,139 86 100%
Supply Chain Management 20 75% / 25% 0% $62,590 72 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 185 27% / 73% 0% $49,918 42 93%
Nutrition and Wellness 4 25% / 75% 0% $52,346 49 92%
Family and Consumer Sciences 49 +2 31% / 69% 0% $48,849 39 91%
Elementary Education 65 5% / 95% 0% $49,066 39 91%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 7 0% / 100% 0% $51,913 48 98%
Middle School Education 10 10% / 90% 0% $49,066 39 91%
Physical Education 21 67% / 33% 0% $51,913 48 97%
Social Studies Education 7 57% / 43% 0% $51,913 48 98%
Special Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,383 37 100%
Music Education 20 60% / 40% 0% $51,913 48 98%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences 375 27% / 73% 1% $54,632 55 94%
Dietetics 12 8% / 92% 8% $55,208 56
Nutrition Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,585 52
Clinical Laboratory Science 4 0% / 100% 0% $73,973 85
Communication Sciences and Disorders 33 6% / 94% 0% $54,731 55 97%
Community Health 44 +1 34% / 66% 0% $56,928 60 93%
Exercise Science 88 51% / 49% 1% $56,779 60 94%
Health Sciences $73,194 84 99%
Nuclear Medicine Technology 2 50% / 50% 0% $56,087 59 96%
Radiation Therapy 21 19% / 81% 0% $56,087 59 96%
Health Administration 13 62% / 38% 8%
Psychology 137 +7 19% / 81% 1% $51,306 46 94%
Substance Abuse and Addiction Counseling 20 5% / 95% 0% $56,928 60 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 249 53% / 47% 3% $66,201 77 95%
Engineering Physics 4 50% / 50% 25% $82,424 91
Computer Science 70 +1 80% / 20% 6% $68,058 79 100%
Computer and Information Sciences 3 67% / 33% 0% $68,058 79 100%
Cybersecurity 17 +10 76% / 24% 0% $81,758 90
Data Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Chemistry 19 +1 32% / 68% 5% $59,740 66 95%
Mathematics 14 50% / 50% 0% $70,280 82 97%
Physics 2 50% / 50% 0% $68,817 80
Biology 93 +2 35% / 65% 1% $67,555 79 93%
Environmental Science 21 52% / 48% 0% $44,591 26 92%
Natural Sciences 5 20% / 80% 0% $50,880 45
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 126 10% / 90% 2% $88,360 94 94%
Nursing 126 10% / 90% 2% $88,360 94 94%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,055
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,174
Est. In-State Cost $14,301
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,803
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 42%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 25.6% 410 28% / 72% 1% $50,958 45 93%
Business & Economics 21.6% 347 48% / 52% 4% $69,046 80 98%
Health Sciences 19.8% 318 25% / 75% 1% $69,267 80 94%
Arts 7.4% 119 43% / 57% 3% $43,871 24 94%
Education 7.0% 112 20% / 80% 0% $49,943 42 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 93 35% / 65% 1% $67,555 79 93%
Computer Science 5.7% 91 79% / 21% 4% $70,646 82 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.7% 43 33% / 67% 2% $49,216 40 92%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 35 40% / 60% 3% $64,475 75 96%
Professional 2.0% 32 31% / 69% 0% $52,663 50 100%
Engineering 0.2% 4 50% / 50% 25% $82,424 91

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.1M #314 70% $0.1M
Education $0.9M #248 48% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #428 81% $0
Health Sciences $0.4M #315 14% $0 4 #195 5
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #253 97% $0
Engineering $0.1M #394 100% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #517 0% $0 9 #242 46
Business & Economics $0.0M #398 0% $0
Computer Science $0.0M #503 0% $0
Total $3.1M #442 59% $0.1M 13 #437 51

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 34%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 97%
SAT Range 910 – 1170
SAT Math Range 430 – 580
SAT RW Range 480 – 590