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University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·ualr.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
-11.0pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
8,216
peer median 9,566
Avg net price
$17,248
+$1.5k vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
4,335
4,335 candidates competed
Admitted
2,548
58.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
556
21.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
42%-11.0pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
25%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
37%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

16.3pp gap
Pell recipients
35%117 of 333
Non-Pell (all)
51%115 of 224
Subsidized loan, no Pell
41%20 of 49
No Federal Aid
54%95 of 175

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 145 Title IV programs, 29 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 115 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
145
Passing
29
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.7%
+0.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

145programs
  • Passing29 · 20.0%
  • No Data115 · 79.3%
  • Failing1 · 0.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
3
Safe
26
No data
115

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

30
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-3.3%
$30,592 vs $31,625
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+20.1%
$51,986 vs $43,298
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+22.8%
$53,164 vs $43,298
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+23.9%
$60,043 vs $48,452
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.8%
$40,107 vs $31,625
Sociology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+34.0%
$42,390 vs $31,625
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+39.1%
$43,990 vs $31,625
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+39.7%
$64,464 vs $46,158

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-3.3%
−$1,033

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

26
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
103%
$61,805 debt · $60,043 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
89%
$69,547 debt · $78,317 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
79%
$24,288 debt · $30,592 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
64%
$33,424 debt · $51,986 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
64%
$41,000 debt · $64,464 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
56%
$29,629 debt · $53,164 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
54%
$24,750 debt · $46,276 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
52%
$26,450 debt · $50,805 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1929Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 11

  1. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  2. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  4. May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar · Law (LAW) - Professional schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,195
$30–48k$16,250
$48–75k$19,018
$75–110k$21,087
$110k+$22,255

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$17,248
+$1,501vs R2 Research median $15,747
Federal loans
36.2%
In-state tuition
$9,748
Out-of-state
$22,158

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 3,189 students received $16.9M in Pell grants, alongside $38.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,189
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.9M
$16,905,679 total
Direct Loans
$38.1M
5,583 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.1M
2,100 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$10.7M
2,097 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$14.1M
890 loan awards
Parent PLUS$515K
59 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.7M
437 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 2,708 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.8%
-1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,708
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.5%
2017
9.8%
2018
6.2%
2019
0.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at UALR

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs98
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,537 total completions
01Health Professions
34522.4%
02Computer Sciences
24215.7%
03Business
20013.0%
04Public Admin
19112.4%
05Security/Protective
1298.4%
06Legal Professions
1288.3%
07Liberal Arts
1056.8%
08Education
865.6%
09Engineering Tech
603.9%
10Biological Sciences
513.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
8,216
12-mo unduplicated
10,170
Undergraduate
7,365
Graduate
2,805

Gender split

Men
37%3,771
Women
63%6,399

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.8%
Black
26.8%
Two or more
11.4%
Hispanic
10.0%
Non-resident
3.1%
Asian
1.9%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
278
151 M · 127 W
Women athletes
45.7%
Athletic aid
$3.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$12.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.4M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$126K
$86K
Head-coach salaries
$120K
$72K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
82 M · 86 W
$1.3M
Baseball
43 M · —
$1.5M
Wrestling
43 M · —
$880K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
— · 31 W
$619K
Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$3.6M
Soccer
— · 25 W
$578K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.61
5 offenses · 8,158 students

3-year trend

0.482 yrs ago0.611 yr ago0.61Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Burglary
2
Fondling
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
2
Dating violence
1
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor04

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
330

UALR vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UALR selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock
42%—8,216$17,248R2 Research
Arkansas State University
53%82.3%15,726$12,366R2 Research
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
53%20.6%9,313$13,739R2 Research
William & Mary
89%34.1%9,818$19,096R2 Research
Southern University and A & M College
27%35.1%8,279$20,077R2 Research
Tennessee Technological University
58%76.1%10,511$14,246R2 Research
Peer group median53%35.1%9,566$15,747

Institutions like UALR

Explore the federal data for institutions in UALR's comparison group.

IPEDS

UALR Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Analytics
Phone
501-916-3302
Address
2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72204

The Office of Institutional Research and Analytics is a first resort destination for the data needs of administrators, faculty, and staff of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. This work is accomplished by facilitating the collection, analysis, and interpretation of institutional data and the provision of correct, complete, and current information necessary to support planning, decision making, and regulatory reporting.

Visit IR office page
Team
5 members
  • Dr. W. Cody Decker
    Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Chief Data Officer
  • Larry Beachler
    Associate Director
  • Eliza Hollenberg
    Lead Programmer Analyst
  • Dr. Jarjees Khidir
    Lead Programmer Analyst
  • Jennifer Nichols
    Lead Programmer Analyst

Common Data Set

UALR's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UALR.

What is the graduation rate at University of Arkansas at Little Rock?

University of Arkansas at Little Rock reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock?

University of Arkansas at Little Rock reports a total enrollment of 8,216 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Arkansas at Little Rock?

The average net price at University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $17,248 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Arkansas at Little Rock?

University of Arkansas at Little Rock's yield rate is 21.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Arkansas at Little Rock located?

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas 72204.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Arkansas at Little Rock?

University of Arkansas at Little Rock's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Analytics.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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