University of Central Arkansas Teaching Programs

University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is University of Central Arkansas?

Contact details for UCA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 Donaghey Ave, Conway, AR 72035-0001
Phone:	501-450-5000
Website:	www.uca.edu

How Do I Get Into UCA?

You can apply to UCA online at: uca.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for UCA

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UCA?

Since UCA has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 2% of students accepted to UCA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

UCA received ACT scores from 95% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford University of Central Arkansas?

The overall average net price of UCA is $19,893. 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 UCA, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $5,993 a year. That adds up to $23,972 over four years for those students.

University of Central Arkansas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,244 undergraduate students at UCA, with 6,821 being full-time and 1,423 being part-time.

There are also 1,861 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,821 full-time undergraduates at UCA, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	153
Black or African American	1,129
Hispanic or Latino	441
White	4,464
International Students	274
Other Races/Ethnicities	360

Geographic Diversity

Arkansas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Central Arkansas. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 84 countries are represented at UCA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Côte d’Ivoire, Bahamas, and China.

Online Learning at University of Central Arkansas

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 24 master’s degree programs available online at UCA. In 2022-2023, 5,058 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 3rd 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 UCA majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	82%

University of Central Arkansas Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	68	68
Elementary Education	60	0	0	60
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	34	10	44
General Special Education	14	5	21	40
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	22	22
Reading Teacher Education	0	2	20	22
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	21	0	0	21
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	18	0	0	18
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	17	17
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	6	7	13
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	13	0	13
Music Education	9	0	0	9
General Education	0	0	8	8
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	7	0	0	7
Social Studies Education	4	0	0	4
Learning Sciences	0	3	0	3
TOTAL	133	63	173	369

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

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