For the academic year 2024-2025, 562,308 students have applied and among them 412,733 were admitted to Arkansas colleges. 131,406 students were finally enrolled into one of accepted schools.
The following table and chart illustrates the number of applicant, admitted, and enrolled students for Arkansas colleges.
Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled (2024-2025) Arkansas Colleges
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Total
562,308
412,733
131,406
Public Schools
456,583
346,751
110,068
4 Years (Or High)
448,169
339,302
106,245
2-4 Years
8,414
7,449
3,823
Less Than 2 Years
0
0
0
Private Schools
105,725
65,982
21,338
4 Years (Or High)
105,618
65,891
21,284
2-4 Years
88
73
39
Less Than 2 Years
19
18
15
[CHART#1] Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled for Arkansas Colleges
73.40% Acceptance Rate
The average acceptance rate of Arkansas colleges is 73.40% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average acceptance rate was 75.94% and the average rate of private schools was 62.41%. The following table and chart illustrates the average acceptance rate for Arkansas colleges with comparable factors.
[CHART#2] 73.40% Acceptance Rate for Arkansas Colleges
31.84% Yield
The average yield, also know as enrollment rate, of Arkansas colleges was 31.84% in academic year 2024-2025. Public schools' average admission yield was 31.74% and the average rate of private schools was 32.34%. The admission yield is a rate of number of enrolled students over number of students who are allowed to admit. The following table and chart illustrates the average admission yield for Arkansas colleges with comparable factors.
31.84% Yield (2024-2025) Arkansas Colleges
Admission Yield
All Schools Average
31.84%
Public Schools
31.74%
4 Years (Or High)
31.31%
2-4 Years
51.32%
Less Than 2 Years
0.00%
Private Schools
32.34%
4 Years (Or High)
32.30%
2-4 Years
53.42%
Less Than 2 Years
83.33%
[CHART#3] 31.84% Yield for Arkansas Colleges
1,087 SAT Score
The average SAT score of Arkansas colleges is 1,087 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average SAT score is 1,039 and private schools' average SAT score is 1,143.
The following table shows SAT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.
The average ACT score (Composite) of Arkansas colleges is 21 for the academic year 2024-2025. In public schools, the average ACT composite score is 20 and private schools' average ACT score is 23. The following table shows ACT average scores with percentile by subject and school type/level for the academic year 2024-2025.