Cost & financial aid brief
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does University of Arkansas at Little Rock cost after financial aid?
Aid covers about 23% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The sticker-to-net gap is $5,271 on average.
The pattern across income bands shows lower average net prices at lower incomes, with costs increasing from $15,195 in the lowest band to $22,255 in the highest. The $7,060 spread describes a difference in averages, not what any single family will pay.
The published cost of attendance at University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $22,519. Azimuth ranks the university #403 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $15,195, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $19,018, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $22,255. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $7,060.
Aid covers about 23% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. The across all aid recipients is $17,248, which is $3,180 above the $14,068 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $22,000 in federal student loans. That is $771 above the peer median of $21,229.
Parents who borrow through the Parent PLUS program hold a separate median of $10,492. If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $250 a month.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Most undergraduates at University of Arkansas at Little Rock borrow: 82.9% of federal aid recipients take federal loans. Among those who complete, the median federal student loan debt is $22,000.
That median is $771 above the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Parent borrowers hold a separate median of $10,492 in Parent PLUS loans.
At University of Arkansas at Little Rock, graduates earn about $3,762 less than expects for similar students. That gap sits at the 40th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Four years after completion, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $58,470. That median lands $1,169 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
It sits at the 45th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix span from $42,017 on the downside to $85,532 on the upside, with $58,470 as the typical outcome.
Borrowers who finish hold a median of $22,000 in federal loans, $771 above the peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $250 a month if repaid over ten years.
Earnings beat the comparable median yet fall short of the model's expectation, with debt running higher as well.
For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $10,492. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $250 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $10,492
- Estimated parent payment
- $133/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | Caution |
| $100,000 | Safe |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $22,000
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $10,492
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $250/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $133/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $383/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $58,470, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
8.4% of income above the allowance · Good
- Excellent Under 8%
- Good 8–under 12% · selected scenario
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.