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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is based in the town of Pine Bluff, AR — a public campus in a small-town setting. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation. The federal record identifies it as a land-grant institution.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,558

family income
under $30k

$11,091

$30–48k

$14,740

$48–75k

$15,719

$75–110k

$15,423

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$12,6532023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff rose from $9,572 (2008) to $12,653 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$9,572
2009	$8,685
2010	$8,151
2011	$8,929
2012	$7,695
2013	$8,134
2014	$7,959
2015	$8,180
2016	$8,692
2017	$10,684
2018	$12,320
2019	$11,631
2020	$11,192
2021	$9,607
2022	$11,679
2023	$12,653

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$21,1292024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff rose from $14,478 (2009) to $21,129 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,478
2010	$14,837
2011	$15,579
2012	$15,952
2013	$15,414
2014	$15,409
2015	$15,994
2016	$16,319
2017	$16,264
2018	$17,689
2019	$19,108
2020	$19,541
2021	$18,904
2022	$19,968
2023	$20,907
2024	$21,129

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,090	$6,240
2001	$3,209	$6,509
2002	$3,458	$6,989
2003	$3,687	$7,437
2004	$4,044	$8,019
2005	$4,254	$8,439
2006	$4,454	$8,864
2007	$4,499	$8,909
2008	$4,676	$9,236
2013	$5,938	$11,638
2014	$6,178	$11,908
2015	$6,538	$12,268
2016	$6,898	$12,988
2017	$7,408	$13,738
2018	$8,038	$14,398
2019	$8,248	$14,908
2020	$8,248	$14,908
2021	$8,398	$15,268
2022	$8,668	$15,838
2023	$9,019	$17,029

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff reports published tuition by residency: $9,412 in-state versus $17,992 out-of-state — a $8,580 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff reports 1,807 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

40.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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40.4%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff rose from 27.9% (entered 1991) to 40.4% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	27.9%
1992 cohort	25%
1993 cohort	24.1%
1994 cohort	25.3%
1995 cohort	23.4%
1996 cohort	27.5%
1997 cohort	31.1%
1998 cohort	28.7%
1999 cohort	30.3%
2000 cohort	29.1%
2001 cohort	32.9%
2002 cohort	28%
2003 cohort	25%
2004 cohort	24.2%
2005 cohort	23%
2006 cohort	27.8%
2007 cohort	25.8%
2008 cohort	27.2%
2009 cohort	26.5%
2010 cohort	23.6%
2011 cohort	28.5%
2012 cohort	28.8%
2013 cohort	33.5%
2014 cohort	38.9%
2015 cohort	40.8%
2016 cohort	41.1%
2017 cohort	39.7%
2018 cohort	40.4%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$12,196	$2,925
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,196	$3,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,295	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,625	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,800	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,904	$2,626
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,959	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,375	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$19,415	$5,251
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$21,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$22,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$23,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$24,000	$5,582
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$22,417	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,593	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,739	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,183	$7,013
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,501	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,748	$8,793
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$26,197	$9,136
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,487	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,553	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,058	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,202	$10,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$31,161

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$33,831

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$35,550

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff admitted 2,728 of 6,625 applicants in Fall 2024. The 41.2% rate describes that application pool.

41.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,019 in-state tuition · 2023–24 1,807 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 845–11081600

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Admissions

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	425	500	570
SAT Math	420	485	538
ACT Composite	14	16	18

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff received 6,625 applications and admitted 2,728 (41.2%), with 411 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

41.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's change from 71.9% to 41.2% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	71.9%
Fall 2002	71.9%
Fall 2003	70.4%
Fall 2004	63.9%
Fall 2005	88.5%
Fall 2006	63.5%
Fall 2007	64.3%
Fall 2008	58.4%
Fall 2009	32.7%
Fall 2010	30.2%
Fall 2011	29.4%
Fall 2012	32.8%
Fall 2013	27.7%
Fall 2014	38.7%
Fall 2015	46.2%
Fall 2016	41.9%
Fall 2017	46.7%
Fall 2018	44.4%
Fall 2019	43.9%
Fall 2020	59.7%
Fall 2021	67.5%
Fall 2022	69.3%
Fall 2023	57.5%
Fall 2024	41.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

845–1108Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	750	910
Fall 2004	695	965
Fall 2005	708	940
Fall 2006	748	993
Fall 2007	700	890
Fall 2008	680	900
Fall 2009	730	970
Fall 2010	680	935
Fall 2011	760	1000
Fall 2012	700	910
Fall 2013	678	923
Fall 2014	763	910
Fall 2015	780	1000
Fall 2016	838	1065
Fall 2017	883	1060
Fall 2018	890	1040
Fall 2019	890	1050
Fall 2020	800	1000
Fall 2021	810	1016
Fall 2022	805	1045
Fall 2023	880	1048
Fall 2024	845	1108

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

14–18Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	14	18
Fall 2003	14	18
Fall 2004	14	18
Fall 2005	14	18
Fall 2006	14	18
Fall 2007	14	18
Fall 2008	14	18
Fall 2009	14	18
Fall 2010	14	18
Fall 2011	15	20
Fall 2012	14	19
Fall 2013	15	20
Fall 2014	16	21
Fall 2015	16	20
Fall 2016	16	21
Fall 2017	16	20
Fall 2018	16	20
Fall 2019	16	20
Fall 2020	14	18
Fall 2021	14	18
Fall 2022	14	18
Fall 2023	14	18
Fall 2024	14	18

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,807Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff fell from 2,971 (Fall 2002) to 1,807 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,971
Fall 2003	3,045
Fall 2004	3,129
Fall 2005	3,100
Fall 2006	2,998
Fall 2007	3,048
Fall 2008	3,352
Fall 2009	3,624
Fall 2010	3,265
Fall 2011	3,049
Fall 2012	2,707
Fall 2013	2,503
Fall 2014	2,391
Fall 2015	2,526
Fall 2016	2,711
Fall 2017	2,510
Fall 2018	2,467
Fall 2019	2,333
Fall 2020	2,440
Fall 2021	2,444
Fall 2022	2,155
Fall 2023	1,899
Fall 2024	1,807

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

64%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 74% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 64%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	64%
Fall 2003 cohort	62%
Fall 2004 cohort	56%
Fall 2005 cohort	54%
Fall 2006 cohort	57%
Fall 2007 cohort	60%
Fall 2008 cohort	64%
Fall 2009 cohort	57%
Fall 2010 cohort	56%
Fall 2011 cohort	55%
Fall 2012 cohort	56%
Fall 2013 cohort	62%
Fall 2014 cohort	70%
Fall 2015 cohort	70%
Fall 2016 cohort	71%
Fall 2017 cohort	70%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	63%
Fall 2021 cohort	59%
Fall 2022 cohort	65%
Fall 2023 cohort	64%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Faculty pay at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff averages $74,412 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as a primarily residential campus of 1,807 undergraduates — and 64.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's SAT section-percentile sums are 845–1108 — their midpoint is below the AR four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff41.2%

Arkansas median70.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff$9,412

Arkansas median$13,467

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff$35,550

Arkansas median$44,308

National median$53,781

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University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Arkansas and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	Arkansas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	41.2%	70.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,412	$13,467	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$35,550	$44,308	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$71,983
Accounting and Related Services	$60,272
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$59,597
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$53,255
Biology, General	$50,141
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,323
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$42,902
Agricultural Business and Management	$42,184
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$41,327
Journalism	$40,515
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$39,026
Social Work	$38,652

These 12 fields listed for University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff measure earnings after completion. The $35,550 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 21 additional University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff report?

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 845–1108 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's acceptance rate?

41.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,728 admitted from 6,625 applicants.

How much does University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff cost?

In-state tuition is $9,412; out-of-state students pay $17,992. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $35,550. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Arkansas

University of Arkansas at Little Rock — 58.8% admitted
Hendrix College — 55.6% admitted
University of the Ozarks — 59.5% admitted
University of Arkansas — 74.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.