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University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is a public campus in Fort Smith proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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

$8,450

family income
under $30k

$9,256

$30–48k

$11,856

$48–75k

$13,295

$75–110k

$13,335

over $110k

Average net price

$10,5742023–24Skip 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-Fort Smith rose from $8,036 (2008) to $10,574 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$8,036
2009	$8,054
2010	$6,567
2011	$6,881
2012	$6,891
2013	$7,536
2014	$7,425
2015	$8,568
2016	$10,417
2017	$10,397
2018	$9,637
2019	$9,062
2020	$9,336
2021	$10,737
2022	$10,097
2023	$10,574

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$19,0482024–25Skip 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-Fort Smith rose from $12,811 (2009) to $19,048 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$12,811
2010	$13,534
2011	$14,353
2012	$14,148
2013	$14,335
2014	$13,983
2015	$13,897
2016	$15,693
2017	$16,554
2018	$16,434
2019	$16,391
2020	$17,288
2021	$18,174
2022	$17,947
2023	$18,052
2024	$19,048

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	$1,590	$3,090
2001	$1,590	$3,090
2002	$2,100	$6,480
2003	$2,220	$6,840
2004	$2,400	$7,350
2005	$2,830	$7,720
2006	$3,340	$8,170
2007	$4,060	$8,950
2008	$4,410	$9,600
2013	$4,528	$10,072
2014	$4,727	$10,511
2015	$5,062	$11,302
2016	$5,390	$12,038
2017	$5,577	$12,650
2018	$5,593	$12,666
2019	$5,754	$13,026
2020	$5,754	$13,026
2021	$5,754	$13,026
2022	$6,168	$13,440
2023	$6,906	$13,770

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reports published tuition by residency: $7,334 in-state versus $12,182 out-of-state — a $4,848 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith reports 4,091 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

37.9% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith 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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37.9%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-Fort Smith rose from 16.4% (entered 1992) to 37.9% (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
1992 cohort	16.4%
1993 cohort	22.1%
1994 cohort	14%
1995 cohort	15.3%
1996 cohort	17.9%
1997 cohort	19.9%
1998 cohort	15%
1999 cohort	22.6%
2000 cohort	18.5%
2001 cohort	18.2%
2002 cohort	19.2%
2003 cohort	18.5%
2004 cohort	18%
2005 cohort	18.5%
2006 cohort	22.7%
2007 cohort	22.9%
2008 cohort	25.8%
2009 cohort	22.9%
2010 cohort	25.5%
2011 cohort	29.8%
2012 cohort	31.5%
2013 cohort	34.9%
2014 cohort	31.1%
2015 cohort	33.4%
2016 cohort	42.1%
2017 cohort	37%
2018 cohort	37.9%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1992–2018

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 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$1,800
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$2,625	$1,750
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$3,500	$2,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$6,125	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$9,440	$2,958
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,750	$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,425	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$11,247	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$12,573	$3,695
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$14,050	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$15,870	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$16,407	$4,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$16,469	$4,456
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$15,000	$4,300
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$14,051	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$14,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$16,244	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$17,550	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$17,782	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,250	$7,484

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

$35,925

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$37,858

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$41,102

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-Fort Smith admitted 2,228 of 2,769 applicants in Fall 2024. The 80.5% rate describes that application pool.

80.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $6,906 in-state tuition · 2023–24 4,091 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

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Admissions

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

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
ACT Composite	18	20	23

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-Fort Smith received 2,769 applications and admitted 2,228 (80.5%), with 895 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

80.5%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-Fort Smith's change from 62.5% to 55.8% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2005 to Fall 2015.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2005	62.5%
Fall 2006	53.4%
Fall 2007	66.6%
Fall 2008	61.7%
Fall 2009	61.4%
Fall 2010	58.6%
Fall 2011	55.9%
Fall 2012	54.3%
Fall 2013	57.4%
Fall 2014	56.3%
Fall 2015	55.8%
Fall 2023	81.5%
Fall 2024	80.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2005–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

780–1160Fall 2013 · 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 2010	930	1100
Fall 2011	910	1150
Fall 2012	920	1200
Fall 2013	780	1160

IPEDS Fall 2010–2013, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–23Fall 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 2005	18	24
Fall 2006	19	26
Fall 2007	19	24
Fall 2008	19	24
Fall 2009	19	24
Fall 2010	19	24
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	19	24
Fall 2013	19	25
Fall 2023	18	23
Fall 2024	18	23

IPEDS Fall 2005–2024, 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

4,091Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith fell from 5,310 (Fall 2002) to 4,091 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	5,310
Fall 2003	5,843
Fall 2004	5,913
Fall 2005	5,912
Fall 2006	5,869
Fall 2007	5,870
Fall 2008	6,110
Fall 2009	6,582
Fall 2010	6,998
Fall 2011	6,817
Fall 2012	6,677
Fall 2013	6,508
Fall 2014	5,990
Fall 2015	5,754
Fall 2016	5,511
Fall 2017	5,455
Fall 2018	5,235
Fall 2019	4,883
Fall 2020	4,615
Fall 2021	4,188
Fall 2022	4,143
Fall 2023	4,133
Fall 2024	4,091

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%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-Fort Smith rose from 61% (Fall 2003) to 70% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	61%
Fall 2004 cohort	65%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	68%
Fall 2007 cohort	59%
Fall 2008 cohort	66%
Fall 2009 cohort	63%
Fall 2010 cohort	62%
Fall 2011 cohort	63%
Fall 2012 cohort	62%
Fall 2013 cohort	66%
Fall 2014 cohort	65%
Fall 2015 cohort	65%
Fall 2016 cohort	67%
Fall 2017 cohort	64%
Fall 2018 cohort	66%
Fall 2019 cohort	74%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	72%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

Faculty pay at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith averages $87,972 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Arkansas-Fort Smith as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 4,091 undergraduates live off campus, and 69.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Incoming students who submitted scores typically landed between 18 and 23 on the ACT composite. Put your own practice estimate on University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's range with the ACT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith is primarily an associate's-degree school that also runs bachelor's programs; University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's page covers the bachelor's side.

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-Fort Smith 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-Fort Smith80.5%

Arkansas median70.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith$7,334

Arkansas median$13,467

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith$41,102

Arkansas median$44,308

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Arkansas and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	Arkansas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	80.5%	70.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,334	$13,467	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$41,102	$44,308	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

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

View 15 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$82,688
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$73,708
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$72,074
Chemistry	$66,817
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$65,470
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$50,020
Biology, General	$48,712
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$45,378
Social Work	$45,275
History	$45,097
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,197
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$43,509
Psychology, General	$40,519
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$37,641
Communication and Media Studies	$35,760

These 15 fields listed for University of Arkansas-Fort Smith measure earnings after completion. The $41,102 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 14 additional University of Arkansas-Fort Smith fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith report?

The middle 50% of University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's enrolled Fall 2024 submitters reported ACT composites of 18–23; this dataset does not provide a GPA requirement.

What is University of Arkansas-Fort Smith's acceptance rate?

80.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,228 admitted from 2,769 applicants.

How much does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith cost?

In-state tuition is $7,334; out-of-state students pay $12,182. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Arkansas-Fort Smith report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $41,102. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Arkansas

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus — 75.3% admitted
Williams Baptist University — 83.4% admitted
Ouachita Baptist University — 67.5% admitted
John Brown University — 76.1% 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.