Arkansas residents paid $5,252 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $82 more than the $5,170 charged for 2017-18.
Non-residents paid 22.8 percent more than residents this year, or $6,447. Their price tag grew 1.7 percent from $6,340 in 2017-18.
About 99 percent of the school's undergraduate population are Arkansas residents. And about 1 percent are residents of other states.
Data shows 89 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 441 students received grants or scholarships totaling $2 million and 273 students took out student loans totaling more than $863,443.
Including all undergraduates (4,531), 3,629 students used grants or scholarships totaling $15.2 million, and 2,613 students took out $11.3 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 | ~4,486 | $4,332 | $5,011 | $5,170 | $5,252 | 21.2% |
| Out-of-state | ~45 | $6,072 | $6,151 | $6,340 | $6,447 | 6.2% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 349 | 70% | $1,456,417 | $4,173 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 440 | 88% | $122,574 | $279 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 107 | 21% | $466,607 | $4,361 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 441 | 88% | $2,045,598 | $4,639 |
| Federal student loans | 272 | 54% | $860,843 | $3,165 |
| Other student loans | - | 0% | - | - |
| Student loan aid | 273 | 54% | $863,443 | $3,163 |
| Total student aid | 445 | 89% | - | - |
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