Arkansas residents paid $3,216 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $192 more than the $3,024 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 22.4 percent more than residents this year, or $3,936. Their price tag was reduced 30.2 percent from $5,640 in 2017-18.
About 96 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents. And about 4 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 118 students received grants or scholarships totaling $620,630.
Including all undergraduates (814), 431 students used grants or scholarships totaling $2.2 million.
Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In-state | ~781 | $2,784 | $2,904 | $3,024 | $3,216 | 15.5% |
Out-of-state | ~33 | $5,400 | $5,520 | $5,640 | $3,936 | -27.1% |
Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
---|---|---|---|---|
Federal grants | 111 | 90% | $481,361 | $4,337 |
State / local grant or scholarship | 52 | 42% | $71,065 | $1,367 |
Institutional grants or scholarships | 42 | 34% | $68,204 | $1,624 |
Grant or scholarship aid total | 118 | 95% | $620,630 | $5,260 |
Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Student loan aid | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
Total student aid | 118 | 95% | - | - |