University of Central Arkansas
University of Central Arkansas admitted 90% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 910–1170 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,423 a year. Within six years, 54% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 90%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 910–1170
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $27,784 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,423 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $14,394 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $10,940 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $18,746 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 54%
- Students who return for a second year
- 73%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $49,756 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 7,762
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 46%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 20%
- Health professions
- 17%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Education
- 8%
- Visual and performing arts
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Radford University VA · 90% admitted
- Aquinas College MI · 90% admitted
- University of Houston-Downtown TX · 90% admitted
- Fort Hays State University KS · 90% admitted
- Sam Houston State University TX · 90% admitted
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX · 91% admitted
More colleges in Arkansas
- University of Arkansas AR · 74% admitted
- Arkansas State University AR · 82% admitted
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock AR · 59% admitted
- Harding University AR · 71% admitted
- Southern Arkansas University Main Campus AR · 75% admitted
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff AR · 41% admitted
- Ouachita Baptist University AR · 68% admitted
- John Brown University AR · 76% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.