University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR · Public research
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Acceptance rate
73.9%
24,326 admitted
SAT · 50th
1110
Range 1020–1210
6-yr grad
70.9%
Retention 85.9%
Undergrads
29,252
20.7:1 S-F
Admissions
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79.2% / 76.2%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications32,928
Overall admit rate73.9%
In-state admit rate79.2%
Out-of-state admit rate76.2%
Enrolled6,956 · 28.6% yield
Admitted from waitlist32 of 389
Test scores
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1110
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1020–1210 · 31.2% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W520560620
Math500560620
Comp102011101210
ACT
255075
Comp212428
Cost & aid
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$8,336
in-state tuition
out-of-state $30,604
Tuition (in-state)$8,336
Tuition (out-of-state)$30,604
Fees$2,580
Room & board$15,694
Books$1,270
Academics
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20.7 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.9% retention
Student-faculty20.7 : 1
Retention85.9%
4-year graduation54.9%
6-year graduation70.9%
Enrollment
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29,252
undergraduates
48.7% out-of-state · 43 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates29,252
First-year6,956
Transfer1,196
Full-time91%
Female55%
Out-of-state48.7%
International (freshmen)43
Rankings
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#41
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Programs
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#4126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#7426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#13626
NicheBest Colleges in America#14526
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#17526
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#18326
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#23926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceSoutheastern Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingArkansas colleges2
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$40
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionAugust 1 → October 15 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early actionNovember 1 → December 15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyRequired for some
HS units required4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 1 SciLab, 0 FL, 1 SS, 2 Hist
Admissions URLhttps://application.uark.edu
Admissions emailuofa@uark.edu
Admissions phone479-575-5346
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Miss…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Missouri MO · Public78.5%123024K
University of Oklahoma OK · Public77.6%123222K
Oklahoma State University OK · Public73.7%116023K
University of Mississippi MS · Public96.6%1090—
Louisiana State University LA · Public73.3%125030K
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN · Public43.6%133032K
Kansas State University KS · Public87.5%114016K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Arkansas

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