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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·uams.edu
Total enrollment
3,485
peer median 3,089
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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 44 Title IV programs, 14 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
44
Passing
14
31.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

44programs
  • Passing14 · 31.8%
  • No Data30 · 68.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
14
No data
30

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.

14
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.3%
$64,100 vs $48,452
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+43.7%
$69,603 vs $48,452
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+58.7%
$76,887 vs $48,452
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+80.7%
$87,543 vs $48,452
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+107.1%
$65,497 vs $31,625
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+107.8%
$65,708 vs $31,625
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+112.3%
$67,126 vs $31,625
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+116.0%
$104,643 vs $48,452

Debt vs earnings

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

13
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
182%
$126,316 debt · $69,603 earn
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
165%
$194,086 debt · $117,552 earn
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
100%
$134,849 debt · $135,479 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
92%
$102,389 debt · $111,088 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
64%
$41,000 debt · $64,100 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
60%
$46,403 debt · $76,887 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
40%
$34,543 debt · $87,543 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$40,850 debt · $106,179 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1987Next review Aug 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 17

Action history · 27

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs · Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
  2. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
  3. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
  4. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
  5. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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, 592 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $59.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
592
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,776,750 total
Direct Loans
$59.5M
2,926 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.6M
653 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.2M
583 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$36.7M
1,014 loan awards
Parent PLUS$280K
36 loan awards
Grad PLUS$16.7M
640 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 736 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (0.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.4%
-1.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
736
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.7%
2017
2.0%
2018
1.2%
2019
0.4%
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 UAMS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,153 total completions
01Health Professions
1,11796.9%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
141.2%
03Biological Sciences
131.1%
04Public Admin
60.5%
05Social Sciences
30.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
3,485
12-mo unduplicated
3,954
Undergraduate
1,963
Graduate
1,991

Gender split

Men
25%972
Women
75%2,982

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.7%
Black
11.5%
Hispanic
9.2%
Asian
4.7%
Unknown
4.2%
Two or more
2.9%
Non-resident
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

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
3.66
12 offenses · 3,275 students

3-year trend

5.832 yrs ago2.781 yr ago3.66Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
39
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
22
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
5
Aggravated assault
4
Motor vehicle theft
2
Fondling
1

By location

12total
  • On campus12

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs50
Liquor40

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
478

UAMS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions UAMS 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 for Medical Sciences
——3,485——
Arkansas State University-Beebe
——3,277$11,698Community College
National Park College
——1,805$12,720Community College
North Arkansas College
——2,089$10,180Community College
Medical University of South Carolina
——3,246——
Copiah-Lincoln Community College
——2,932$3,894Community College
Peer group median——3,089$10,939

Institutions like UAMS

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

IPEDS

UAMS Institutional Research office

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

Office
Institutional Research, Policy, and Accreditation
Reports to Academic Affairs
Phone
501-296-1275
Address
4301 W. Markham Street, Slot 598, Administration West Building 1.224, Little Rock, AR 72205

Institutional Research, Policy, and Accreditation is a department in the Division of Academic Affairs that performs administrative functions in support of the academic enterprise — the colleges and the Graduate School — as well as for the UAMS provost and the campus at large.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Kristen Sterba, Ph.D.
    Associate Provost for Students and Administration, Director, Institutional Research, Policy, and Accreditation
  • Regina Dennis, B.S.
    Academic Administration and Accreditation Manager
  • Veronica Leonard, B.S.
    Assistant Director, Institutional Research, Policy and Accreditation
  • Heather A. Reed, Ed.S., MPA
    Academic Systems Specialist

Frequently asked questions about University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UAMS.

How many students attend University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences?

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reports a total enrollment of 3,485 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences located?

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is located in Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-7199.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences?

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences's IR work is done by the Institutional Research, Policy, and Accreditation, which reports to Academic Affairs.

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
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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