University of Central Arkansas

University of Central Arkansas is a public college in Conway, AR. Its average net price is $16,423 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$14,394
$30,001 to $48,000$14,404
$48,001 to $75,000$15,095
$75,001 to $110,000$18,724
$110,001 and up$23,158
$10,940Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$18,746Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$16,423Average Net Price
$9,566Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,220Books and Supplies
$6,844Other Expenses
45.8%Students on Pell Grants
39.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

89.5%Acceptance Rate
480 to 590SAT Reading, Middle Half
430 to 580SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 25ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$42,481
8 years after entry$45,478
10 years after entry$49,756
53.9%Graduation Rate
73.3%Retention Rate
$19,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Conway, ARLocation
Small citySetting
7,762Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$49,021 Small program - rough guide n=35$21,243 Small program - rough guide n=35
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$66,925 Small program - rough guide n=41Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biology$30,909 Small program - rough guide n=63$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=69
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,272 Small program - rough guide n=64$14,997 Small program - rough guide n=31
Business and Commerce$43,020 Small program - rough guide n=35$17,750 Small program - rough guide n=87
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303$19,835 Small program - rough guide n=33
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$63,159 Small program - rough guide n=54$18,041 Small program - rough guide n=65
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminology$42,563 Small program - rough guide n=48$21,562 Small program - rough guide n=32
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$36,835 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468$20,250 Small program - rough guide n=34
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$31,658 Small program - rough guide n=37$25,523 Small program - rough guide n=64
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$25,352 Small program - rough guide n=42$24,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Finance and Financial Management Services$44,179 Small program - rough guide n=52$17,664 Small program - rough guide n=32
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$40,328 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Insurance$67,182 National median for this major n=1,506Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$38,257 Small program - rough guide n=32$32,608 Small program - rough guide n=63
Management Information Systems and Services$50,018 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$48,109 Small program - rough guide n=56$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=59
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$34,087 Small program - rough guide n=63$26,204 Small program - rough guide n=72
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Nutrition Sciences$36,429 National median for this major n=2,421Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$31,629 n=105$20,500 n=147
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$42,040 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Registered Nursing$72,654 n=158$20,331 n=124
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Sociology$39,455 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$35,673 Small program - rough guide n=79$21,450 n=126
Studio Art$39,138 Small program - rough guide n=39$24,260 Small program - rough guide n=49
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$44,940 Small program - rough guide n=53$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=46
Teaching$41,191 n=116$19,564 Small program - rough guide n=88

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