University of Arkansas

For Fall 2025, 32,928 first-year students applied to Arkansas, 24,326 were admitted and 6,956 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 73.9%.

Source: University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025

Source: University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. The U of A's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by college or major.

Source: University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early action. The U of A has no early decision plan. The Common Data Set lists a nonbinding early action plan with a November 1 closing date and December 15 notification, but does not report how many applied or were admitted under it, so it gives no early acceptance rate.

Source: University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

You apply to the university, and most students have time to choose a major. Two areas want an early choice:

• Architecture. Declare the major at the time of admission.
• Engineering. Declare the major during the First-Year Engineering program.

Source: University of Arkansas Admissions, New Freshman (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

91 majors across 8 schools. Every undergraduate major in the University of Arkansas Catalog of Studies 2026-27, grouped by the college or school that offers it, as the catalog lists them. The list does not name the degree for each major, so none is shown except where it does. Minors, certificates and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

The fall application opens July 15. Applying by November 1 gives early housing and orientation options, and applicants who send everything by then get the greatest consideration. The priority scholarship deadline is November 15 and the final scholarship deadline is February 1. Deferred applicants hear on or about February 1. The U of A does not publish other decision dates.

Source: University of Arkansas Admissions, New Freshman (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Test-optional if your high school GPA is 3.20 or higher on a 4.00 scale. Below 3.20, send ACT, SAT, Next Generation Accuplacer or Classic Learning Test scores when you apply; home-schooled applicants and those from schools with narrative transcripts need scores too. Every admitted student must have one of those scores on file by May 1, 2027, for placement and enrollment, and most merit scholarships need ACT or SAT scores by February 1, 2027.

Source: University of Arkansas Admissions, New Freshman (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Common Data Set marks the SAT or ACT as required for some applicants for fall 2027, with scores due by August 1.

Source: University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Arkansas's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: University of Arkansas Admissions, New Freshman (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Arkansas, 2026-2027:

For a full-time undergraduate living on campus, fall and spring. The Common Data Set notes that tuition and fees vary by program.

Source: University of Arkansas Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections G1, G4 and G5. Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from the U of A's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to University of Arkansas on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• University of HoustonHouston, TX · Public75.8% admitted$14,276 average net price
• Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK · Public73.7% admitted$17,447 average net price
• Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA · Public69.4% admitted$19,151 average net price
• Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX · Public69.1% admitted$19,070 average net price
• The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX · Public69.1% admitted$18,267 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.