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University of Arkansas Grantham
LIttle Rock, Arkansas · Midsize city
- —
- Admit rate
- $8,370
- Avg net price
- 43%
- Graduation rate
- $63,496
- Median earnings
University of Arkansas Grantham is a public bachelor's-granting institution in LIttle Rock, Arkansas (midsize city setting), enrolling 2,833 undergraduates. Programs are offered entirely online.
About LIttle Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Little Rock was named for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark, which marked the transition from the flat Mississippi Delta region to the Ouachita Mountain foothills. The Arkansas Arboretum at the park features flora and tree plantings correspond to Arkansas's six geographical regions. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 4 miles to Little Rock, AR
- To the ocean
- 327 miles
How University of Arkansas Grantham compares
Higher than 28% · #11 of 21 in Arkansas
Higher than 2%
Higher than 75% · #2 of 22 in Arkansas
Cheaper than 94% · #1 cheapest of 21 in Arkansas
Lower than 60%
Lower than 10%
Larger than 67%
Percentiles compare University of Arkansas Grantham with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Arkansas.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate2,83350%
- Graduate2,80850%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women1,85365%
- Men98035%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White39%
- Black35%
- Hispanic8.1%
- Asian0.7%
- Other or multiracial17%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2,833
- Graduate enrollment
- 2,808
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 72%
- First-generation students
- 59%
- Students over 25
- 95%
- Median family income
- $12,855
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $55,269
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $8,520
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $0
- Total cost of attendance
- $15,318
- Average net price
- $8,370
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)
- 43%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 17%
- First-year retention
- 30%
- Transferred to another college
- 55%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $26,870
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,496
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,956
- Students with federal loans
- 73%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 21%
About 26% 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)
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
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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%.
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.
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.
$9,938/year × about 4.9 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.
Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,094. 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 131 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)
- $63,496
- Typical debt at graduation
- $21,956
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 35%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $32,848 (82%) 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
- 91°F
- Winter low
- 32°F
- Annual rain
- 51.9″
- Annual snow
- 3.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Rock, AR US station (6.2 mi from campus).
What University of Arkansas Grantham graduates study — and earn
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.