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Central Arkansas Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 6,875
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 83%
Average Aid Amount $8,652
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,790
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 100%

Financial Aid Information at Central Arkansas

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 6,875 students (83% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $8,652. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,790 students (100% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at University of Central Arkansas is $10,118 for Arkansas residents and $17,258 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 6,875 students (83% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $8,652. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at University of Central Arkansas for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at University of Central Arkansas
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid6,87583%$8,652
Pell Grants2,99536%$4,913
Federal Student Loans3,41141%$7,484

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,790 beginning students (100% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,781 students (99% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at University of Central Arkansas.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at University of Central Arkansas
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,790100%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,73597%$8,177
Federal Grants79744%$5,256
Pell Grants79744%$5,067
Other Federal Grants1559%$971
State/Local Grants1,18766%$1,812
Institutional Grants1,35376%$5,799
Student Loans93052%$6,198
Federal Student Loans91051%$5,167
Other Student Loans955%$11,174

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,550 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended University of Central Arkansas. Among them, 1,241 students have lived on campus and 59 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at University of Central Arkansas
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus1,3339931,241
Living Off-Campus with Family162159168
Living Off-Campus without Family495259

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at University of Central Arkansas
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,1051,059$8,042,695$7,278
$0 - $30,000362362$3,463,039$9,566
$30,001 - $48,000221221$1,956,141$8,851
$48,001 - $75,000194182$1,221,828$6,298
$75,001 - $110,000149135$663,409$4,452
$110,001 or more179159$738,278$4,124