+10%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Central Arkansas rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($9.6k → $10.5k).
Arkansas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, Arkansas. 7,426 undergraduate students. 116 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Central 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.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Central Arkansas fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).
+24%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at University of Central Arkansas rose 24% between 2021 and 2024 (33.9% → 41.9%).
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.
$45,938+25% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871$36,670
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry53.3%+70% · '97→'24
Arkansas median 47.1%$13,000+511% · '97→'20
At program completion7,426-2% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS73.4%+5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time90.5%+34% · '01→'24
latest cohort$10,118+209% · '00→'24
out-of-state $17,258SECTION 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).
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
3.8%Median federal debt $13,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $45,938 (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.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+70%
University of Central Arkansas · completion · 150% rose
31.5% → 53.5%
+381%
University of Central Arkansas · completion · 100% rose
8.7% → 41.9%
+209%
University of Central Arkansas · in-state tuition rose
$3,402 → $10,523
+193%
University of Central Arkansas · out-of-state tuition rose
$6,144 → $18,023
+511%
University of Central Arkansas · median debt rose
$3,330 → $20,346
-100%
University of Central Arkansas · cohort default rate fell
12.7% → 0.0%
+26%
University of Central Arkansas · pell share rose
30.0% → 38.0%
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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$106,211Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$78,327Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$77,918Educational Administration and Supervision.$75,132Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$71,279Accounting and Related Services.$68,389Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$68,346Management Information Systems and Services.$66,120Business/Commerce, General.$65,716Finance and Financial Management Services.$65,685Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$64,544Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$64,510Computer and Information Sciences, General.$60,015Biology, General.$59,571Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$59,511Library Science, Other.$56,585Business Administration, Management and Operations.$55,193Music.$54,202Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$52,873Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$50,200Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$50,069Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$49,459Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,034Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$48,263
Showing top 24 of 39 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
39 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$43,267Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$49,034Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$52,873Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$45,778Educational Administration and Supervision.$75,132
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$77,918Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$50,200Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.$64,544Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$106,211Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$48,263Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$64,510Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$68,346Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$49,459Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$78,327Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.$71,279
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arkansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“University of Central Arkansas graduates earn $X” — not “University of Central Arkansas makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Central Arkansas caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.