University of Arkansas Teaching Programs

Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, University of Arkansas is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is University of Arkansas?

Contact details for UARK are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1125 W Maple St, Administration Bldg 425, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone:	479-575-2000
Website:	www.uark.edu

How Do I Get Into UARK?

You can apply to UARK online at: https://admissions.uark.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for UARK

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into UARK?

The acceptance rate at University of Arkansas is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 31% of students accepted to UARK submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 610.

UARK received ACT scores from 75% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford University of Arkansas?

The overall average net price of UARK is $35,581. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UARK, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $7,864 a year. That adds up to $31,456 over four years for those students.

University of Arkansas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 24,265 undergraduate students at UARK, with 21,495 being full-time and 2,770 being part-time.

There are also 4,803 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,495 full-time undergraduates at UARK, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Arkansas students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	598
Black or African American	802
Hispanic or Latino	2,124
White	16,102
International Students	415
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,454

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Arkansas. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 118 countries are represented at UARK. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Panama.

Online Learning at University of Arkansas

There are 12 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at UARK. In 2022-2023, 11,034 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UARK has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UARK majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	15%
General Educational Leadership & Administration	5%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	54%

University of Arkansas Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	100	3	0	103
Elementary Education	57	10	33	0	100
General Special Education	19	9	19	0	47
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	17	0	30	0	47
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	42	0	0	0	42
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	1	31	9	41
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	32	5	37
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	14	14	28
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	20	5	25
Secondary Education	24	0	0	0	24
Teacher Education	0	0	24	0	24
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	0	0	11	9	20
Curriculum & Instruction	0	3	1	13	17
General Education	15	0	0	0	15
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	4	10	0	14
Agricultural Teacher Education	0	0	11	0	11
Technical Teacher Education	8	0	0	0	8
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	5	0	2	7
Community College Education	0	0	6	0	6
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	5	0	0	5
Art Education	4	0	0	0	4
Music Education	3	1	0	0	4
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	0	3	3
Mathematics Education	0	0	2	0	2
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Assessment, Testing, & Measurement	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	189	138	247	60	634

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

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