Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Uark is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.9% of undergraduate students being women and 44.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 24,265, with 13,576 women and 10,689 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Uark is slightly skewed towards women students, with 53.4% of undergraduate students being women and 46.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,803, with 2,566 women and 2,237 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.1% 10,689 students
- women 55.9% 13,576 students
Graduate Students
- men 46.6% 2,237 students
- women 53.4% 2,566 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 74.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 17,890 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 10.4% of the student body, with 2,515 students. Mixed race students represent 4.7% of the population, with 1,133 students, while African American students account for 4.5%, with 1,085 students. Asian students account for 2.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 678 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 30 students.
International students make up 2.0% of the undergraduate population, totaling 475 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.1% of the population, totaling 271 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Uark.
Undergraduate Students
- White 74.3% 17,890 students
- Hispanic 10.4% 2,515 students
- Mixed race 4.7% 1,133 students
- African American 4.5% 1,085 students
- Asian 2.8% 678 students
- International students 2.0% 475 students
- Unknown race 1.1% 271 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 30 students
Graduate Students
- White 63.5% 3,014 students
- International students 14.8% 704 students
- Hispanic 6.5% 307 students
- African American 6.0% 286 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 155 students
- Unknown race 3.2% 152 students
- Asian 2.6% 123 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 3 students
Transfer Students
- White 64.4% 1,031 students
- Hispanic 13.2% 211 students
- African American 12.1% 193 students
- Mixed race 5.1% 81 students
- International students 2.4% 39 students
- Asian 1.6% 26 students
- Unknown race 0.9% 14 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 5 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 42% 10,150 students
- 20-21 37% 8,972 students
- 22-24 12% 2,914 students
- 25-29 4% 905 students
- 30-34 2% 404 students
- 40-49 1% 319 students
- 35-39 1% 280 students
- 50-64 1% 127 students
- 22-24 29% 1,393 students
- 25-29 27% 1,314 students
- 30-34 16% 770 students
- 40-49 12% 556 students
- 35-39 10% 459 students
- 50-64 5% 221 students
- 20-21 1% 69 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Arkansas in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2,615 | 43.45% | |
| Texas | 2,014 | 33.46% | |
| Missouri | 448 | 7.44% | |
| Oklahoma | 289 | 4.80% | |
| Kansas | 281 | 4.67% | |
| Illinois | 70 | 1.16% | |
| Tennessee | 68 | 1.13% | |
| Louisiana | 58 | less than 1% | |
| California | 26 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 8 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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