University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 550,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (77%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,518
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 91%
From Region 7%
Athletes 278 (9.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 46%
Black 26%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 11%
International 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences 401 35% 45% 2% 23% 12% 3% $54,034 2 -0.56 40 92% 7.6%
Chemistry 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $65,664 23 -0.57 67 — — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,601 41 -0.31 60 — — — — —
Mathematics 10 — 40% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $63,218 15 -0.83 63 — — — — —
Physics 4 — 75% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $65,518 7 -1.30 67 — — — — —
Biology 41 — 27% 49% 7% 15% 17% 5% $64,849 42 -0.19 66 90% — — — —
Sign Language Interpretation 7 — 14% 14% 14% 0% 14% 14% $53,373 10 -1.13 39 — — — — —
English 17 — 29% 35% 0% 18% 18% 0% $48,095 31 -0.53 24 91% — — — —
Foreign Languages 9 — 11% 22% 0% 33% 44% 0% $55,960 46 -0.19 45 100% — — — —
History 23 — 48% 70% 0% 9% 4% 0% $54,037 43 -0.28 40 90% 9.8% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 17 — 65% 41% 6% 35% 0% 0% $62,957 84 +0.54 62 100% — — — —
Liberal Studies 23 — 30% 57% 0% 26% 9% 0% $59,852 72 +0.24 56 90% — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 33% 0% $50,184 18 -0.85 30 — — — — —
Professional and Technical Writing 13 — 38% 62% 0% 8% 15% 0% $43,550 8 -1.08 14 89% — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 0% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $51,254 29 -0.51 33 — — — — —
Communication 15 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 7% 7% $51,227 13 -0.99 32 92% 7.5% — — —
Humanities — — — — — — — — $59,852 71 +0.27 56 90% — — — —
Journalism 20 — 50% 50% 5% 5% 10% 10% $51,826 10 -1.17 34 — — — — —
Political Science 10 — 90% 70% 0% 0% 10% 0% $59,447 16 -0.94 55 — — — — —
Psychology 39 — 23% 41% 3% 15% 21% 10% $50,197 23 -0.74 30 92% 8.9% — — —
Sociology 19 — 11% 26% 0% 63% 5% 0% $48,946 16 -0.72 26 94% — — — —
Art 18 — 28% 39% 0% 22% 22% 0% $42,979 33 -0.41 13 94% — — — —
Dance — — — — — — — — $45,629 69 +0.34 18 — — — — —
Music 6 — 50% 17% 0% 50% 0% 17% $48,050 55 +0.14 24 — — — — —
Studio Art 10 — 30% 40% 0% 10% 0% 0% $42,979 33 -0.41 13 94% — — — —
Theatre 5 — 20% 20% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,688 54 +0.08 15 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 75 — 32% 44% 0% 36% 9% 3% $53,422 14 -0.89 39 90% 6.3% — — —
Legal Studies — — — — — — — — $54,324 18 -0.77 41 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 140 49% 57% 1% 10% 6% 7% $66,428 33 -0.99 69 96% 4.4%
Accounting 43 — 49% 70% 0% 2% 12% 0% $75,673 26 -0.73 81 96% 4.4% — — —
Business Administration 50 — 44% 58% 4% 16% 2% 6% $60,058 9 -0.91 56 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 12 — 50% 58% 0% 17% 8% 8% $69,270 6 -1.33 73 — — — — —
E-Commerce — — — — — — — — $60,058 1 -1.85 56 96% — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% $68,381 7 -1.11 72 — — — — —
Finance 17 — 82% 41% 0% 6% 12% 12% $66,707 3 -1.12 69 94% — — — —
International Business 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $65,456 12 -0.81 67 — — — — —
Marketing 14 — 29% 50% 0% 14% 0% 7% $57,661 4 -1.55 50 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and Health Professions 134 13% 48% 0% 24% 10% 1% $56,768 4 +0.14 47 95% 6.8%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 11 — 9% 45% 0% 27% 9% 9% $61,998 49 -0.01 60 96% — — — —
Health Sciences 17 — 24% 24% 0% 53% 12% 0% $57,457 16 -0.75 49 96% 9.5% — — —
Community Organization and Advocacy — — — — — — — — $55,549 63 +0.27 44 — — — — —
Social Work 54 — 9% 54% 0% 30% 7% 2% $59,572 86 +0.75 55 96% 6.9% — — —
Elementary Education 25 — 8% 44% 0% 8% 12% 0% $52,265 55 -0.00 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Middle School Education 21 — 10% 52% 0% 5% 14% 0% $52,265 36 -0.33 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Physical Education 4 — 100% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $54,555 34 -0.39 42 — — — — —
Special Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,480 44 -0.22 42 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology 105 77% 49% 4% 10% 11% 5% $82,174 77 -0.70 86 98% 3.7%
Construction Engineering 6 — 83% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $92,257 48 -0.01 92 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering — — — — — — — — $76,702 11 -1.20 82 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 13 — 77% 54% 0% 15% 8% 8% $93,602 22 -0.70 93 — — — — —
Robotics Engineering 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $94,794 28 -0.55 94 — — — — —
Computer Science 23 — 70% 52% 13% 4% 17% 0% $84,300 6 -1.19 88 100% — — — —
Cybersecurity 9 — 78% 33% 0% 33% 22% 0% $81,351 23 -0.65 86 — — — — —
Information Science 4 — 100% 25% 0% 0% 0% 50% $69,387 6 -1.40 74 100% — — — —
Digital Media 15 — 53% 40% 7% 27% 7% 0% $59,965 76 +0.29 56 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,752 18 -0.58 86 — — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology 19 — 89% 53% 0% 0% 5% 5% $85,204 9 -1.35 89 95% 3.7% — — —
Mechanical Engineering Technology 12 — 92% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $86,488 33 -0.19 89 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 139 15% 42% 3% 35% 9% 3% $109,553 98 +1.72 98 98% 3.2%
Nursing 139 — 15% 42% 3% 35% 9% 3% $109,553 95 +1.72 98 98% 3.2% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,241
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,573
Est. In-State Cost $13,248
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,494
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 18.9% 174 16% 39% 3% 34% 9% 3% $99,197 96 +1.26 95 98% 3.9%
Social Sciences 17.7% 163 28% 46% 1% 25% 11% 5% $54,058 29 -0.32 40 94% 7.7%
Business & Economics 15.2% 140 49% 57% 1% 10% 6% 7% $66,428 17 -0.99 69 96% 4.4%
Professional 11.8% 108 49% 46% 0% 25% 10% 3% $63,212 38 -0.89 63 92% 5.8%
Humanities 11.4% 105 40% 50% 1% 22% 12% 0% $54,549 49 -0.18 42 93% 9.8%
Arts 5.9% 54 37% 35% 2% 22% 9% 2% $48,326 35 -0.11 25 94% —
Education 5.7% 52 15% 50% 0% 8% 12% 0% $52,526 42 -0.17 36 94% 5.6%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.5% 41 27% 49% 7% 15% 17% 5% $64,849 36 -0.19 66 90% —
Computer Science 3.9% 36 75% 44% 8% 11% 17% 6% $81,906 8 -1.08 86 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 25 48% 56% 0% 16% 16% 0% $63,850 11 -0.74 64 — —
Engineering 2.3% 21 81% 57% 0% 14% 5% 10% $93,331 13 -0.49 93 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $3.5M #215 99% $0 1 #231 18 —
Computer Science $2.5M #179 89% $0 12 #81 133 —
Engineering $2.3M #240 98% $0 1 #216 11 —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #347 42% $0 1 #322 13 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #401 94% $0 10 #167 68 —
Education $0.5M #286 100% $0 13 #285 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #229 97% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.0M #436 0% $0.0M — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $10.5M #305 92% $0.0M 38 #290 243 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 82 $592K $592K $0
Baseball 43 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Wrestling 43 $880K $880K $0
Basketball 15 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Golf 10 $526K $526K $0
Total 151 $5.8M $5.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 86 $705K $705K $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $619K $619K $0
Soccer 25 $577K $577K $0
Volleyball 15 $591K $591K $0
Basketball 12 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Golf 7 $384K $384K $0
Total 127 $4.2M $4.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 168 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 43 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Wrestling 43 $880K $880K $0
Swimming & Diving 31 $619K $619K $0
Basketball 27 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Soccer 25 $577K $577K $0
Golf 17 $910K $910K $0
Volleyball 15 $591K $591K $0
Total 278 $12.7M $12.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 89%
SAT Range 960 – 1210
SAT Math Range 470 – 580
SAT RW Range 490 – 630