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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

57.7%

UALR requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1100

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 2184 admitted students 25 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

5%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1020-1180. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 590, while 25% scored below 520 and another 25% scored above 590.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 500 and 590, while 25% scored below 500 and 25% achieved a score of 590. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1100 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UALR.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 43% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    520-590
  • Math

    500-590

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

22

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 2184 admitted students 409 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

85%

Similar to the SAT, UALR requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 85% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 19 and 25, with 25% scoring above 25 and another 25% scoring below 19.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    19-26
  • Math

    17-24
  • Composite

    19-25

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$40

Undergraduate

$40

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UALR during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 3,786 1,302 2,484
Admitted students 2,184 776 1,408
Enrolled students 481 214 267
Acceptance rate 58% 60% 57%
Yield rate 22% 28% 19%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UALR received a total of 3,786 applications. These applications included 1,302 male applicants and 2,484 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 3,786 applicants, UALR admitted 2,184 students. Among the admitted students, there were 776 males and 1,408 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 481 students chose to enroll at UALR. This means that 481 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 214 were male and 267 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UALR had an overall acceptance rate of 58% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 60% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 57%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UALR had an overall yield rate of 22% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 28%, and for female admitted students, it was 19%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UALR over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 1,938 803 1,135 1,741 721 1,020 90% 90% 90% 859 376 483 49% 52% 47%
2016 2,035 843 1,192 1,828 757 1,071 90% 90% 90% 805 332 473 44% 44% 44%
2017 2,109 895 1,214 1,574 669 905 75% 75% 74% 742 322 420 47% 48% 46%
2018 2,593 988 1,605 2,057 798 1,259 79% 81% 78% 575 253 322 28% 32% 26%
2019 2,019 763 1,256 1,329 501 828 66% 66% 66% 584 242 342 44% 48% 41%
2020 4,363 1,488 2,875 2,445 860 1,585 56% 58% 55% 516 221 295 21% 26% 19%
2021 3,786 1,302 2,484 2,184 776 1,408 58% 60% 57% 481 214 267 22% 28% 19%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

University of Arkansas at Little Rock uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted