Arkansas residents paid $8,786 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $440 more than the $8,346 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 46.4 percent more than residents this year, or $12,866. Their price tag grew 5.8 percent from $12,156 in 2017-18.
About 71 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents. About 28 percent are residents of other states and 1 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 98 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 830 students received grants or scholarships totaling $7.5 million and 500 students took out student loans totaling more than $2.7 million.
Including all undergraduates (4,472), 2,894 students used grants or scholarships totaling $27.7 million, and 2,642 students took out $13.4 million in federal student loans.
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~3,175 | $7,961 | $8,196 | $8,346 | $8,786 | 10.4% |
| Out-of-state | ~1,252 | $11,531 | $11,856 | $12,156 | $12,866 | 11.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 465 | 54% | $2,249,032 | $4,837 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 458 | 53% | $528,540 | $1,154 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 706 | 82% | $4,673,000 | $6,619 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 830 | 97% | $7,450,572 | $8,977 |
| Federal student loans | 496 | 58% | $2,638,823 | $5,320 |
| Other student loans | 13 | 2% | $93,552 | $7,196 |
| Student loan aid | 500 | 58% | $2,732,375 | $5,465 |
| Total student aid | 842 | 98% | - | - |
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