University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Fort Smith, AR · Public · https://uafs.edu/ ↗

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is a public college in Fort Smith, Arkansas, set in a small city. It mostly awards associate degrees and has 4,091 undergraduate degree-seeking students. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Engineering, General; and Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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University of Arkansas-Fort Smith at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
4,091
Similar schools: 2,949
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$9,653
Similar schools: $7,415
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
80.5%
Similar schools: 79.0%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
41.9%
Similar schools: 32.0%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$44,252
Similar schools: $44,836
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$20,500
Similar schools: $10,597
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
69.8%
Similar schools: 59.6%

What the data shows about University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Comparisons below use the medians for the 630 public schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $9,653 a year, higher than the $7,415 median for similar schools. It admits 80.5% of applicants, about the same as the 79.0% median. 69.8% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 59.6%). 41.9% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 32.0% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $44,252, about the same as the $44,836 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $20,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $10,597).