Arkansas residents paid $2,818 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $28 more than the $2,790 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 16.2 percent more than residents this year, or $3,274. Non-resident tuition and fees were reduced 22.4 percent from $4,218 in 2017-18.
100 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents.
Data shows 95 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 221 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1.1 million and 30 students took out student loans totaling more than $139,364.
Including all undergraduates (1,319), 1,044 students used grants or scholarships totaling $3.8 million, and 214 students took out $1.1 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 | 1,319 | $2,562 | $2,562 | $2,790 | $2,818 | 10% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 148 | 61% | $765,642 | $5,173 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 113 | 47% | $101,767 | $901 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 116 | 48% | $190,317 | $1,641 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 221 | 91% | $1,057,726 | $4,786 |
| Federal student loans | 30 | 12% | $139,364 | $4,645 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 30 | 12% | $139,364 | $4,645 |
| Total student aid | 232 | 95% | - | - |
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