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Acceptance Rate 74.30%
Yield 29.15%
SAT Score 1,120
ACT Score 24
Applicants 30,555

Arkansas Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 74.3% at University of Arkansas. Total 30,555 students applied and 22,703 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,120 and the average ACT score is 24.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$40
Graduate Application Fees$60
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.uark.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.uark.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate74.30%
Average Test Scores1,120 SAT / 24 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 74.30%. A total of 30,555 students (12,589 men and 17,957 women) have applied to and 22,703 (8,894 men and 13,804 women) students admitted to University of Arkansas.
Among them, 2,773 male and 3,844 female students have enrolled into Arkansas and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 29.15%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Arkansas
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants30,55512,58917,95700
Admitted22,7038,89413,80400
Enrolled6,6182,7733,84400
Acceptance Rate 74.30% 70.65% 76.87% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 29.15% 31.18% 27.85% - -
[Chart] University of Arkansas Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Arkansas, 2,058 applicants (31% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 4,818 applicants (73%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,120 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 Total103011201220
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing520570620
Math510550600
ACT Composite212428
Math182326
English202328
[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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