Arkansas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas. 27,312 undergraduate students. 240 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 106397 · OPEID 001108 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Arkansas

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+14%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at University of Arkansas rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 ($26.4k → $30.0k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at University of Arkansas fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.2% → 0.0%).

PEER OUTLIER · TRENDING BETTER+34%

Public bachelor's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at University of Arkansas are 34% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($58.2k vs $43.5k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+20%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Arkansas rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 (24.0k → 28.7k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Arkansas

Each tile compares this institution to the Arkansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y

$58,191+17% · 6→10y

Arkansas median $34,871

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y

$49,686

Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry

COMPLETION · 150%

70.0%+68% · '97→'24

Arkansas median 47.1%

MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT

$15,749+291% · '97→'20

At program completion

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT

27,312+149% · '96→'24

latest IPEDS

RETENTION

86.5%+3% · '04→'24

first-time, full-time

ADMISSION RATE

71.7%-18% · '01→'24

latest cohort

IN-STATE TUITION

$9,748+183% · '00→'24

out-of-state $28,772

SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05

Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →

SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.6%

0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $15,749 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $58,191 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202428,677

Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF

COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202470.5%

150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$21,500

Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD

COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+68%

Arkansas · completion · 150% rose

41.9% → 70.5%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+212%

Arkansas · completion · 100% rose

17.9% → 55.8%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+149%

Arkansas · undergrad enrollment rose

11,524 → 28,677

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+183%

Arkansas · in-state tuition rose

$3,575 → $10,104

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+238%

Arkansas · out-of-state tuition rose

$8,867 → $29,966

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+291%

Arkansas · median debt rose

$5,500 → $21,500

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Arkansas · cohort default rate fell

7.0% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+34%

Arkansas · earnings_median_10yr rose

$43,400 → $58,191

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+36%

Arkansas · earnings_median_8yr rose

$39,900 → $54,333

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+40%

Arkansas · earnings_median_6yr rose

$35,400 → $49,686

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.