Fayetteville, AR · Public
74.3%
Acceptance rate
1,174
SAT Average
$17,525
Avg net price
27,312
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 5,978Master’s 1,230Doctoral 361 |
| Bachelor’s 1,803Master’s 359Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 628Master’s 47Doctoral 35 |
| Bachelor’s 426Master’s 125Doctoral 66 |
| Bachelor’s 408Master’s 21Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 375Master’s 19Doctoral 18 |
| Bachelor’s 284Master’s 6Doctoral 10 |
| Bachelor’s 240Master’s 64Doctoral 15 |
| Bachelor’s 234Master’s 30Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 232Master’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 218Master’s 180Doctoral 44 |
| Bachelor’s 160Master’s 23Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 159Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 120Master’s 34Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 114Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 102Master’s 9Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 97Master’s 24Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 94Master’s 16Doctoral 16 |
| Bachelor’s 59Master’s 52Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s 53Master’s 6Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s 4Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 46Master’s 21Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 34Master’s 14Doctoral 1 |
| Bachelor’s 29Master’s 23Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s 5Doctoral 2 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 132Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 6Doctoral 117 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Southeastern Conference
Projected sponsored sports19
Athletic participation
457 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams
Priority Application Deadline
Final Application Deadline
· Apply with Common App or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $7,896
- Required fees
- $2,208
- Food and housing
- $14,244
- Books and supplies
- $1,154
- Other expenses
- $5,928
- Total
- $31,430
- $26,1442019–2019–20
- $26,1762020–2120–21
- $26,9782021–2221–22
- $28,3002022–2322–23
- $30,0082023–2423–24
- $31,4302024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $17,525 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 38%
- Average share of need met
- 56%
- Average need-based grant
- $10,332
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from University of Arkansas’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
University of Arkansas admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
University of Arkansas runs a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. University of Arkansas admits in-state applicants at 79.2%, out-of-state applicants at 76.2%, and international applicants at 11.5%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
6,956 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required for some applicants. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Aug 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 26% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 78%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
31.2% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
72.2% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
University of Arkansas’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.9% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
among first-years who submitted test scores
Average 3.83
University of Arkansas rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Considered
- Class rank
- Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application essay
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
University of Arkansas's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $17,525 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,653 of 6,915 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, University of Arkansas offers merit aid only: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
University of Arkansas admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
Waitlist ranked
Not disclosed86.5% of University of Arkansas’s first-years return for a second year and 70% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03