University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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

University of Arkansas at Little Rock operates as a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 4,949 students of which 7,152 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 at Little Rock is categorized as “16” 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 58.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,049 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,248, with published in-state tuition of $9,748 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.5%. Graduates earn a median of $45,265 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,040 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 442600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.8% 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.