Arkansas residents paid $7,254 to attend the four-year public institution this year – $150 more than the $7,104 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 74.8 percent more than residents this year, or $12,678. Their price tag grew 1.2 percent from $12,528 in 2017-18.
About 93 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents. About 5 percent are residents of other states and 2 percent are citizens of other countries.
Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,611 students received grants or scholarships totaling $10.9 million and 1,004 students took out student loans totaling more than $6.9 million.
Including all undergraduates (12,101), 7,565 students used grants or scholarships totaling $51.1 million, and 4,438 students took out $31 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 | ~11,254 | $6,192 | $6,624 | $7,104 | $7,254 | 17.2% |
| Out-of-state | ~605 | $11,352 | $11,880 | $12,528 | $12,678 | 11.7% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 961 | 55% | $4,590,952 | $4,777 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 1,115 | 63% | $1,275,283 | $1,144 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 883 | 50% | $4,990,322 | $5,652 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,611 | 92% | $10,856,557 | $6,739 |
| Federal student loans | 998 | 57% | $6,488,200 | $6,501 |
| Other student loans | 64 | 4% | $399,270 | $6,239 |
| Student loan aid | 1,004 | 57% | $6,887,470 | $6,860 |
| Total student aid | 1,671 | 95% | - | - |
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