University of Central Arkansas Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Small city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
7,762 students
Larger than 86% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 45.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassDoctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division I
Nearby college towns
- Morrilton16.6 mi
- North Little Rock22.3 mi
- N Little Rock24.7 mi
- Little Rock25.4 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at University of Central Arkansas, the largest reported group is White (63.5%), followed by Black (16.7%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Asian | 2.1% | 7.7% |
| Black | 16.7% | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 8.8% | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| White | 63.5% | 78.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% | 1.7% |
| Non-resident | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Unknown | 0.1% | 0.2% |
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- 89.5%University of Central Arkansas admitted 5,595 of 6,057 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 33%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,844 of 5,595.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $16,423average net price after grants for aided students, against $18,746 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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