Public · Community college

University of Arkansas at Monticello

Monticello, Arkansas · Remote town

10%
Transfer rate
$14,287
Avg net price
49%
Grad / completion
$36,902
Median earnings

University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public certificate-granting institution in Monticello, Arkansas (remote town setting), enrolling 1,933 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,933 undergradsRemote townNCAA Division II with football · Great American Conference

About Monticello, Arkansas

Monticello is the county seat of Drew County, Arkansas. When Drew County was founded on November 26, 1846, it was a sparsely settled frontier. A hilltop settlement named Rough and Ready, named for Zachary Taylor, was the primary settlement in the county at the time of creation and served as the first county seat. A season 5 episode of the Discovery Channel series A Haunting, called "The Haunting of Allen House", takes place in Monticello in 2005. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
240 miles
Nearest airport
48 miles to Mid Delta (GLH)

How University of Arkansas at Monticello compares

Graduation rate49%

Higher than 35% · #30 of 47 in Arkansas

First-year retention72%

Higher than 48%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,902

Higher than 56% · #9 of 43 in Arkansas

Average net price$14,287

Cheaper than 53% · #33 cheapest of 49 in Arkansas

Median debt at graduation$19,971

Lower than 7%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment1,933

Larger than 81%

Percentiles compare University of Arkansas at Monticello with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arkansas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,332students
  • Undergraduate1,93383%
  • Graduate39917%

Undergraduates by gender

1,933undergrads
  • Women1,03854%
  • Men89546%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Black31%
  • Hispanic9.5%
  • Other or multiracial5.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,933
Graduate enrollment
399
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
50%
First-generation students
45%
Students over 25
21%
Median family income
$23,351
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$55,449
Endowment
$4,692,143

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,292
Out-of-state tuition
$14,857
Room & board
$8,600
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$22,519
Average net price
$14,287

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
49%
Graduated on time (4 years)
28%
First-year retention
72%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,332
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,902
Median debt at graduation
$19,971
Students with federal loans
39%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
50%

About 21% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
28%
Low-income (Pell)
19%
First-generation
19%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
725
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
38%
Housing charge (year)
$3,670
Meal plan (year)
$4,050
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Great American Conference
Varsity athletes
279 (208 men · 71 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Football135
Baseball41
Basketball28
Softball26
Golf18
Volleyball16
Cross Country15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (2,856 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7
Rape
0.3
Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$13,626
$30–48k
$12,896
$48–75k
$14,792
$75–110k
$17,532
$110k+
$17,741

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$68,573

$14,792/year × about 4.6 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

46%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,997
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 46% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,997. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 374 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$36,902
Typical debt at graduation
$19,971
Debt vs. one year's pay
54%
Out-earn a HS grad
42%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$33,198
Men
$42,161

Men out-earn women by $8,963 (27%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
53″
Annual snow
0.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.06.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Monticello Muni AP, AR US station (4.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.