Arkansas residents paid $3,855 to attend the two-year public institution this year – $375 more than the $3,480 charged for 2017-18.
Non-resident students would have paid 74.7 percent more than residents this year, or $6,735. Non-resident tuition and fees grew 7.2 percent from $6,280 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, 154 students received grants or scholarships totaling $1 million and 106 students took out student loans totaling more than $328,819.
Including all undergraduates (1,119), 1,093 students used grants or scholarships totaling $5.2 million, and 659 students took out $2.5 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 | 1,119 | $3,070 | $3,190 | $3,480 | $3,855 | 25.6% |
| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 141 | 82% | $959,826 | $6,807 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 19 | 11% | $14,500 | $763 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 48 | 28% | $39,098 | $815 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 154 | 90% | $1,013,424 | $6,581 |
| Federal student loans | 106 | 62% | $328,819 | $3,102 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | - |
| Student loan aid | 106 | 62% | $328,819 | $3,102 |
| Total student aid | 163 | 95% | - | - |
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