University of Arkansas at Little Rock Teaching Programs

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The city atmosphere of Little Rock makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is University of Arkansas at Little Rock?

Contact details for UA Little Rock are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2801 S University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone:	501-569-3000
Website:	ualr.edu/www/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/ualr.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ualr

How Do I Get Into UA Little Rock?

You can apply to UA Little Rock online at: ualr.edu/admissions/application/

Admission Requirements for UA Little Rock

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UA Little Rock?

With an acceptance rate of 56%, UA Little Rock does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 58%, and the acceptance rate for women is 55%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to UA Little Rock submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 580.

UA Little Rock received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

Can I Afford University of Arkansas at Little Rock?

The overall average net price of UA Little Rock is $30,345. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UA Little Rock, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,466 a year. That adds up to $25,864 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UA Little Rock is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,568 undergraduate students at UA Little Rock, with 3,541 being full-time and 3,027 being part-time.

There are also 2,331 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,541 full-time undergraduates at UA Little Rock, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	86
Black or African American	820
Hispanic or Latino	140
White	1,680
International Students	134
Other Races/Ethnicities	681

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 72 countries are represented at UA Little Rock. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

In 2019-2020, 7,456 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 5th most popular in Arkansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UA Little Rock

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Arkansas at Little Rock was $8,366 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,957. The following table shows how UA Little Rock is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	#10	#10
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	#13	#22
Elementary Education	#52	#70
Reading Teacher Education	#61	#64

Online Affordability Rankings of UA Little Rock Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Arkansas at Little Rock was $8,366 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,957. The following table shows how UA Little Rock is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	#4	#16
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	#7	#7
Reading Teacher Education	#24	#54
Special Education	#29	#49
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#30	#51
Instructional Media Design	#37	#88
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#37	#46
Educational/Instructional Technology	#37	#88

Online Growth Rankings of UA Little Rock

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Arkansas at Little Rock was 58.6%. This is the #405 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UA Little Rock regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UA Little Rock ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UA Little Rock.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	#4
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	#7
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	#13
Reading Teacher Education	#37
Educational/Instructional Technology	#58
Instructional Media Design	#58
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#87
Special Education	#88
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#130

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	38	0	0	0	38
Teacher Education	0	0	25	0	25
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	22	0	22
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	9	10	2	21
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	14	0	2	0	16
Reading Teacher Education	0	2	6	6	14
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	10	0	10
General Special Education	9	0	0	0	9
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	4	3	7
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	5	0	5
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	0	5	0	0	5
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	5	0	5
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	2	2	0	4
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	2	0	0	0	2
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	1	0	1
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0	0
Secondary Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	63	18	92	11	184

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 Ualrcomm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.