University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas · Public · 28,677 undergraduates · uark.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
74%
of 32,928 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1020 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$34,970Est.Estimate
$58,030 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Arkansas
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
74% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$58,030
a year in 2027-28, from a $58,030 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 13% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- If your GPA is below 3.2, you must send a score.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- ACT, SAT, Next Generation Accuplacer, or Classic Learning Test (CLT) accepted; TSIA2 not accepted.
Source: New Freshman | University of Arkansas · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- May1Other deadline · May 1, 2027
- Aug1Regular Decision · August 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
74%
of applicants were admitted: 24,326 of 32,928 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/15.
Wait list
389 students were offered a spot; 32 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 31% of them sent SAT scores and 72% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1020 to 1210
Reading and Writing 520 to 620
Math 500 to 620
ACT composite 21 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16002.6%
- 1200 to 139926%
- 1000 to 119953%
- 800 to 99918%
- 600 to 7990.7%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.83
- 4.035%
- 3.75 to 3.9927%
- 3.50 to 3.7421%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.242.9%
- 2.50 to 2.991.3%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$34,970
a year, in state
$58,030
a year, out of state (tuition $31,640)
- Tuition (in state)$8,580
- Fees$2,650
- Food and housing$16,150
- Books and supplies$1,310
- Transportation and other$6,280
University of Arkansas published $33,988 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,718
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,559
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,381
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,256
- Over $110,000$23,211
Financial aid
56%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$10,332
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
21%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,374 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
$12,000 a year
National Merit · In-state students
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA or higher, stay a full-time student, and complete 30 credit hours each academic year (27 in your first year).
DetailsChancellor's Merit Scholarship + New Arkansan Non-Resident Tuition Award (NRTA)
$12,000 a year
National Merit · Out-of-state students
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: a 2.75 college GPA, and complete 30 credit hours each year.
Details
Arkansas programs for residents
Arkansas Governor's Distinguished Scholarship
$10,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.50+ GPA, 1410+ SAT or 32+ ACT, Single tier; Graduating HS senior; FAFSA; apply by March 1; 12 hrs first semester then 15/semester at one institution
Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship (traditional students)
$2,000 to $5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- 3.00+ GPA, Pathway: HS GPA 3.00 or higher (test score on record, no minimum); Standardized test score (ACT, SAT, Accuplacer or equivalent) on record; FAFSA; apply by July 1; full-time enrollment
- 990+ SAT or 19+ ACT, Pathway: HS GPA below 3.00 with qualifying test score; FAFSA; apply by July 1; enroll full-time (12 hrs first fall, 15/semester after)
Arkansas Governor's Scholars Program (Achievement)
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Pathway: highest-scoring student in county (ACT/SAT + GPA + class rank); Top-scoring eligible student in county by ACT or SAT score, cumulative GPA and class rank; must apply for Academic Challenge to be considered; FAFSA; deadline July 1, an application, essay or interview
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
35 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $860Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 13133 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 13233 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAST 10003 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARHS 1003 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARHS 100H3 or ARHS 20003 |
| Art History | 5 | 5 | ARHS 100H3 or ARHS 20003 & ARHS 21003 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 10004 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 10103/BIOL 10101 |
| Biology | 5 | 5 | BIOL 101H3/BIOL 101H1 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 24004 |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 5 | MATH 240H4 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | MATH 24004 & MATH 25004 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 5 | MATH 240H4 & MATH 250H4 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MATH 24004 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 10003/CHEM 10001 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 14103/CHEM 14101 & CHEM 14203/CHEM 14201 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 5 | CHEM 14103/CHEM 14101 & CHEM 142H3/CHEM 142H1 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 20103 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSCE 20004 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 10133 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 10103 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENGL 101H3 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 11103 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENGL 111H3 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GEOL 11203/GEOL 11201 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 11293 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FREN 10103, FREN 10203 & FREN 20103 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 10103, FREN 10203, FREN 20103 & FREN 20203 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 5 | FREN 10103, FREN 10203, FREN 20103, FREN 20203, & FREN 30003 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 10103, GERM 10203 & GERM 20103 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 10103, GERM 10203, GERM 20103 & GERM 20203 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 5 | GERM 10103, GERM 10203, GERM 20103, GERM 20203, & GERM 30003 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 11103 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LATN 10103 LATN 10203 & LATN 20103 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LATN 10103, LATN 10203, LATN 20103 & LATN 20203 |
| Latin | 5 | 5 | LATN 10103, LATN 10203, LATN 20103, LATN 20203 & LATN 30003 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 21003 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 22003 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 10003 & MUTH 10003 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUSC 10003/MUTH 10003/MUTH 16003 & MUTH 16201 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 5 | MUSC 10003/MUTH 10003/MUTH 16003/MUTH 16201/MUTH 16301 & MUTH 26003 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 20103/PHYS 20101 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 20304 |
| Physics 1 | 5 | 4 | PHYS 203H4 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 20203/PHYS 20201 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 20404 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 4 | PHYS 204H4 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 20304 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 5 | 4 | PHYS 203H4 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 13004 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 20003 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 10103, SPAN 10203 & SPAN 20103 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 10103, SPAN 10203, SPAN 20103 & SPAN 20203 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 10103, SPAN 10203, SPAN 20103, SPAN 20203, & SPAN 30003 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 202H3 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPAN 31003 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 21003 |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | MATH 21003 or STAT 28233 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 20003 |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 3 | PLSC 200H3 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 20003 or HIST 20103 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIST 20003 & HIST 20103 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 11193 or HIST 11293 |
| World History: Modern | 5 | 6 | HIST 11193 & HIST 11293 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
86%
Typical earnings
$63,588
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Arkansas$84,448
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 52 majors here have earnings data.
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