Arkansas residents paid $8,752 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $228 more than the $8,524 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 74.5 percent more than residents this year, or $15,275. Their price tag grew 1.5 percent from $15,047 in 2017-18.
About 88 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents. About 10 percent are residents of other states and 2 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, 1,832 students received grants or scholarships totaling $13.8 million and 994 students took out student loans totaling more than $8.5 million.
Including all undergraduates (11,177), 7,874 students used grants or scholarships totaling $62.3 million, and 4,994 students took out $38.5 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 | ~9,836 | $7,889 | $8,224 | $8,524 | $8,752 | 10.9% |
| Out-of-state | ~1,118 | $13,806 | $14,447 | $15,047 | $15,275 | 10.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 815 | 42% | $4,030,326 | $4,945 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,377 | 71% | $2,058,076 | $1,495 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,158 | 60% | $7,685,965 | $6,637 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,832 | 95% | $13,774,367 | $7,519 |
| Federal student loans | 981 | 51% | $8,056,279 | $8,212 |
| Other student loans | 49 | 3% | $436,898 | $8,916 |
| Student loan aid | 994 | 52% | $8,493,177 | $8,544 |
| Total student aid | 1,880 | 98% | - | - |
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