Public · Community college
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Hope, Arkansas · Distant town
- 12%
- Transfer rate
- $9,270
- Avg net price
- 57%
- Grad / completion
- $34,162
- Median earnings
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is a public certificate-granting institution in Hope, Arkansas (distant town setting), enrolling 583 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Hope, Arkansas
Hope is a city in Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas, United States. Hope began in 1873, when a railroad was built through the area. The town was named for Hope Loughborough, the daughter of a railroad executive. Hope is also known for growing watermelons and continues to produce records for the largest specimens in the world. The last record was set by Lloyd Bright in 2005 with a 268.8-pound watermelon. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant town
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 78 miles to Shreveport, LA
- To the ocean
- 253 miles
- Nearest airport
- 26 miles to Texarkana Regional Airport (Webb Field) (TXK)
How University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana compares
Higher than 45% · #18 of 47 in Arkansas
Higher than 38%
Higher than 46% · #18 of 43 in Arkansas
Cheaper than 73% · #19 cheapest of 49 in Arkansas
Lower than 73%
Larger than 65%
Percentiles compare University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana 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
Undergraduates by gender
- Women40269%
- Men18131%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White47%
- Black34%
- Hispanic14%
- Other or multiracial4.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 583
- Student–faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
- First-generation students
- 55%
- Students over 25
- 24%
- Median family income
- $17,783
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $46,467
- Endowment
- $3,638,887
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 155 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Arkansas96%
- Other U.S. states3.9%
Most first-years stay in state — University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana draws overwhelmingly from Arkansas.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $3,880
- Out-of-state tuition
- $5,560
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,513
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,307
- Average net price
- $9,270
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
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 67%
- Transferred to another college
- 12%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $30,007
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,162
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 52%
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (1,305 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.
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.
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: 28% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,601. 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 114 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)
- $34,162
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 33%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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 $10,070 (34%) 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
- 32°F
- Annual rain
- 55.7″
- Annual snow
- 2.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hope 3 NE, AR US station (5.2 mi from campus).
What University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana 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.