University of Arkansas

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas operates as a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 28,677 students of which 29,055 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Arkansas is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 74.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,169 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,209, with published in-state tuition of $10,104 and a Pell grant recipient share of 17.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.4%. Graduates earn a median of $58,191 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,686 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 511300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.