Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Uark 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
1135
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 17743 admitted students 1566 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
26%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1050-1220. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 620, while 25% scored below 530 and another 25% scored above 620.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 600, while 25% scored below 520 and 25% achieved a score of 600. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1135 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to Uark.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 48% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
530-620 -
Math
520-600
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
25
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 17743 admitted students 4735 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
78%
Similar to the SAT, Uark requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 78% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 21 and 28, with 25% scoring above 28 and another 25% scoring below 21.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 50% of test takers nationally.
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English
21-29 -
Math
20-27 -
Composite
21-28
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$40
Undergraduate$60
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Uark during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Uark received a total of 21,462 applications. These applications included 8,507 male applicants and 12,955 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 21,462 applicants, Uark admitted 17,743 students. Among the admitted students, there were 6,871 males and 10,872 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 6,065 students chose to enroll at Uark. This means that 6,065 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,534 were male and 3,531 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Uark had an overall acceptance rate of 83% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 81% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 84%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Uark had an overall yield rate of 34% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 37%, and for female admitted students, it was 32%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Uark over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
University of Arkansas 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)
Considered
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- 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.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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