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University of Arkansas at Monticello

Monticello, Arkansas·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·uamont.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
+4.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,856
peer median 2,662
Avg net price
$14,013
-$1.8k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
49%+4.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
28%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
38%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
46%
Non-Pell
55%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 86 Title IV programs, 12 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 74 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
86
Passing
12
14.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

86programs
  • Passing12 · 14.0%
  • No Data74 · 86.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
11
No data
74

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.

12
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+9.3%
$47,329 vs $43,298
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
+31.6%
$41,606 vs $31,625
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+39.0%
$43,944 vs $31,625
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+41.8%
$44,855 vs $31,625
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+44.2%
$45,616 vs $31,625
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+51.6%
$47,929 vs $31,625
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+57.2%
$49,718 vs $31,625
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+61.9%
$51,193 vs $31,625

Debt vs earnings

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

10
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
51%
$24,296 debt · $47,929 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
45%
$21,364 debt · $47,329 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
45%
$19,545 debt · $43,944 earn
Management Information Systems and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
39%
$21,617 debt · $55,650 earn
Education General
Bachelor Degree · Education
38%
$15,933 debt · $41,606 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
33%
$16,188 debt · $49,718 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
29%
$15,000 debt · $51,193 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
28%
$12,375 debt · $44,855 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1940Next review Aug 2035
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1928

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 5

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Jun 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Mar 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Mar 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,803
$30–48k$12,742
$48–75k$14,976
$75–110k$18,179
$110k+$18,311

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

Avg net price
$14,013
-$1,764vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $15,778
Federal loans
42.9%
In-state tuition
$8,868
Out-of-state
$14,718

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,452 students received $8.2M in Pell grants, alongside $11.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,452
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.2M
$8,190,961 total
Direct Loans
$11.9M
2,071 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.3M
861 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.6M
824 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4.4M
313 loan awards
Parent PLUS$370K
45 loan awards
Grad PLUS$215K
28 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.

Of 954 borrowers who entered repayment, 42 (4.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.4%
+2.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
954
Defaulted
42
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.4%
2017
14.7%
2018
10.4%
2019
4.4%
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 Uamont

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

626 total completions
01Education
19931.8%
02Liberal Arts
9715.5%
03Business
8513.6%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
8413.4%
05Parks/Recreation
406.4%
06Agriculture
294.6%
07Natural Resources
294.6%
08Health Professions
274.3%
09Mechanic
203.2%
10Visual/Performing Arts
162.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,856
12-mo unduplicated
3,377
Undergraduate
2,707
Graduate
670

Gender split

Men
38%1,282
Women
62%2,095

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.2%
Black
30.0%
Hispanic
8.9%
Two or more
5.6%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Asian
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
260
186 M · 74 W
Women athletes
28.5%
Athletic aid
$1.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$903K
$446K
Recruiting expense
$47K
$19K
Head-coach salaries
$61K
$38K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Football
110 M ·
$1.4M
Baseball
47 M ·
$488K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$749K
Softball
· 25 W
$316K
Volleyball
· 23 W
$261K
Golf
8 M · 7 W
$234K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.74
2 offenses · 2,719 students

3-year trend

0.762 yrs ago0.751 yr ago0.74Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
16
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
5
Dating violence
2
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons30
Drugs410
Liquor130

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.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
147

Uamont vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Uamont selected for federal comparison reporting.

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 Monticello
49%2,856$14,013Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Henderson State University
37%81.9%2,055$16,929Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
University of Montevallo
54%53.9%3,088$17,053Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Southern University at New Orleans
13%78.9%2,468$15,260Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Georgia Southwestern State University
41%75.2%3,700$12,052Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
West Liberty University
56%97.3%2,299$16,295Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median45%78.9%2,662$15,778

Frequently asked questions about University of Arkansas at Monticello

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Uamont.

What is the graduation rate at University of Arkansas at Monticello?

University of Arkansas at Monticello reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Arkansas at Monticello?

University of Arkansas at Monticello reports a total enrollment of 2,856 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Arkansas at Monticello?

The average net price at University of Arkansas at Monticello is $14,013 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is University of Arkansas at Monticello located?

University of Arkansas at Monticello is located in Monticello, Arkansas 71656.

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