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Acceptance Rate 78.93%
Yield 34.30%
SAT Score 1,110
ACT Score 24
Applicants 26,219

Arkansas Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 78.93% at University of Arkansas. Total 26,219 students applied and 20,695 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,110 and the average ACT score is 24.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Arkansas.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.uark.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.uark.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate78.93%
Average Test Scores1,110 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 78.93%. A total of 26,219 students (10,966 men and 15,253 women) have applied to and 20,695 (8,398 men and 12,297 women) students admitted to University of Arkansas.
Among them, 3,166 male and 3,933 female students have enrolled into Arkansas and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 34.30%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Arkansas
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants26,21910,96615,25300
Admitted20,6958,39812,29700
Enrolled7,0993,1663,93300
Acceptance Rate 78.93% 76.58% 80.62% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 34.30% 37.70% 31.98% - -
[Chart] University of Arkansas Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Arkansas, 2,179 applicants (31% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 5,315 applicants (75%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,110 at Arkansas. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,220 and 25th percentile score is 1,030.
The average ACT score is 24 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 28 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Arkansas. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Arkansas with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Arkansas
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total103011101220
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing520560610
Math510550610
ACT Composite212428
Math192326
English212429
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Arkansas, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for Arkansas
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Arkansas

The calendar system at University of Arkansas is Semester. University of Arkansas accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Arkansas accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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