1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [University of Arkansas](/school/university-of-arkansas/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # University of Arkansas Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated September 30, 2026 [Overview](/school/university-of-arkansas/)[Cost & aid](/school/university-of-arkansas/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/university-of-arkansas/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/university-of-arkansas/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/university-of-arkansas/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at University of Arkansas? University of Arkansas’s reported acceptance rate is 74.3%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 74.3% Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle. How to interpret the acceptance rate University of Arkansas admitted 74.3% of applicants to the reported entering class, so an offer went to roughly three quarters of that applicant pool. That rate is below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The admission rate describes an overall result, rather than a prediction for an individual application. ## What SAT and ACT scores do University of Arkansas students report? Recent submitted scores show an academic profile with room across both testing measures at University of Arkansas. For enrolled students who submitted SAT scores, the middle half falls from 1,030 to 1,220. Among ACT submitters, the middle half spans 21 through 28. These ranges describe enrolled score submitters, not minimum scores or admission cutoffs. Applicants considering SAT results can compare their score with 1,030 and 1,220, the school’s own lower and upper reference points. ACT applicants can use 21 and 28 in the same way. The figures give context for recent enrolled submitters but do not predict an admission decision. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at University of Arkansas. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. SAT: approximate enrolled-student range **Approximate lower endpoint** 1030 **Approximate upper endpoint** 1220 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters. ACT: enrolled-student score range **25th percentile** 21 **75th percentile** 28 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. Figures cover fall 2024. ## Who enrolls at University of Arkansas? **Pell Grant recipients** 17.8% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 17.5% **First-year retention** 86.4% Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention. About these student measures The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns. With 28,677 undergraduates, University of Arkansas offers a large public-university setting in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Pell Grant recipients make up 17.8% of undergraduates, a financial-access measure, and an estimated 17.5% of undergraduates enter as transfers or part-time students. Those figures point to a campus serving both students using federal grant aid and students arriving through a prior college path. Pell-eligible and transfer applicants should use the site’s cost calculator to compare aid offers alongside their expected transfer and living costs. The enrollment scale and the two entry measures describe a broad undergraduate population rather than a single route into the university. Students in the first-time, full-time cohort return and complete at rates above the middle value for comparable institutions. The first-year retention rate is 86.4%, compared with a peer median of 83.1%, meaning the share returning for a second year is higher than the peer benchmark. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) is 70.5%, above the peer median of 65.0%. Pell recipients in that cohort complete within six years at 52.8%, below the overall rate by 17.7 percentage points. Enrolled students can expect persistence and overall completion rates that exceed peer medians, alongside a lower completion rate for Pell recipients. The peer comparisons and the Pell result point to different experiences within the entering cohort. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).